Reimagining the romance of Vacationland, one logo at a time The black and white vintage sign that says “Murphy Empire Design” looks anachronistic. Mounted on a historic Center Street building, the enigmatic, spare emblem offers few clues. No lights, no
A community that runs deep at the waters edge It is a few minutes before the starting horn of the Portland Yacht Club’s Thursday night race. In a light breeze, sailboats of various shapes and sizes glide across the sheltered,
“The prodigal son returns. I really don’t know what that means, but I do know it’s what one is supposed to say in this situation,” says Jay Villani. This is typical of him: an offhand comment that is seemingly dismissive,
Fostering the art of the possible There is a beautifully surreal glow on Portland’s Congress Street on this late May afternoon, the kind of bittersweet hue that comes after a thunderstorm. Hints of color emerging from forsythia shrubs and birch
“Back in 2007, I learned that 38 percent of kids in Knox County needed aid every day in order to eat,” explains Bettina Doulton. A former portfolio manager who worked at Fidelity Investments in Boston for 21 years, Doulton had
The ABCs of Sailing and other nautical tales from the man who built Handy Boat. A person’s house can tell you a lot about them. The things they accumulate, the mementos they keep, the art they surround themselves with—these items
Photographs + stories by Maine magazine staff:Jen DeRose, Managing Editor, Old Port magazine Jen DeRose, Managing Editor, Old Port magazine Its Memorial Day weekend, and as my husband, Sam, and I drive through quaint Boothbay, were happy to find
Photographs + stories by Maine magazine staff: Jess Goodwin, Production Manager Jess Goodwin, Production Manager My fondest memory of Old Orchard Beach is as a 10-year-old, piling into the car with my best friend and her family on a
Following my visit to Caiola’s, co-owner Lisa Vaccaro told me, “it was nice to actually sit down and relax in my own restaurant, I haven’t done that in quite a long time.” She added it was nice to remember ”why
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