Articles

Commercial Street’s Rising Tide

FEATURE-November + December 2010 By Meghan Conley Photographs by Leah Fisher Arsenault Commercial Street wakes up in the hours before dawn. Groggy sternmen clutch their coffee as they head to their boats, the first ferries sound their horns, and empty

In Land We Trust

FEATURE-November + December 2010 By Maura Ewing Illustrations by Eric Hou A journey to Maine has always promised an escape into the woods, a breath of fresh air, and the opportunity to lounge on pristine beaches. Thanks to a network

Katharine Cobey

WORKSPACE-October 2010 Text + photograph by Meggan Gould Katharine Cobey is a fiber artist who spins and knits intricate sculptural creations. Her studio, on a hill overlooking the small Meduncook River in Cushing, is both gallery and workspace.    The

November + December

LISTEN-November + December 2010 Text + Photograph by Bryan Bruchman Bryan Bruchman doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to music happenings around Maine. Every issue he fills the calendar with the best concerts, album releases, and news from your

Portland

By Joe Riccio Local 188 I’m often at my most content while hunkered down on one of Local 188’s comfortable bar stools, drinking a bottle of Riesling and wolfing down a plate of chicken livers with shallots. One of Portland’s

Cassie Jones

SEE-October 2010 By Deborah Weisgall All Together Now 2010, acrylic on Dura-Lar, 10’ x 16’   Cassie Jones grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, and studied art at Bowdoin College. She lost her heart to Maine and came back to

Jeffrey Thomson

POETRY-October 2010 Poem by Jeffrey Thomson Edited by Christopher Seid Artwork by Rockwell Kent   “Poem Trying Not to Be a Nature Poem” The whales are the color of the ocean today, their backs rising like scissors through canvas, scarred with

Brooklyn’s Latest Export

COOK-October 2010 By Annemarie Ahearn Photograph from The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual reveals the simple magic behind the food that has set a new precedent for Italian cuisine in