Boom Town
The Rise of Commercial Real Estate in Portland These days, when I visit Portland, I find myself wondering, “When did that get there?” New hotels in the Old Port, townhouses on Munjoy Hill, shops where there once were empty storefronts
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How Freedom Works
The Power of New Life at the Freedom Mill Prentice Grassi may not have known exactly what he wanted to do when he graduated from Colby College in Waterville with a degree in biology in 1994, but he knew
CIEE
Creating Global Citizens Founded in 1947, CIEE was originally known as the Council on Student Travel (CST). It was part of a post-World War II attempt to foster harmonious relationships between countries. According to CIEE, the CST was one
Art Has a Home Here
Sharon Corwin and the Great Works of the Colby College Museum of Art I’m on the ground floor of Colby College Museum of Art’s new wing, the Alfond- Lunder Family Pavilion, where the offices of the museum’s staff are
Academe at the Kennebunk Inn
“We want a place that feels like home.” This continues to be the driving philosophy that owners Brian and Shanna O’Hea strive to maintain at Academe on a daily basis. Although it is common for a restaurant to want their
Joshua’s
“I always wanted to own a restaurant,” Joshua Mather tells me. ”When I was a kid drew out a big picture of my ideal place, complete with its own garden and my private quarters attached. It was called Lunchtime. ”
The Well at Jordan’s Farm
The manner in which Jason Williams has transformed a small patch of farm into a restaurant boasting one of the most sought-after dinner reservations in southern Maine is nothing short of genius. I met Williams some time ago, when he
Christina Baker Kline
Christina Baker Kline is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling novel Orphan Train. Kline lives with her family in Montclair, New Jersey, and spends summers on Mount Desert Island. What were the orphan trains? The
Beloved by Artists
The Sunday River Covered Bridge While many of our modern bridges are architectural marvels of steel and sky, there is an undeniable charm to the traditional covered bridges of New England. In Newry stands a striking example of a
