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48 Hours In…Portland

October 2010 | By Melissa Coleman  | Photographs by Cara Slifka  | Illustration by Jennifer Judd-McGee 48 hours, and more, of our favorite places to browse, eat, listen, drink, shop, play, and stay   OCTOBER 12: In lieu of Oktoberfest,

Meredith Alex

Q+A- October 2010 Photograph by Zack Bowen   What is the Madgirl World? It’s a world that combines color, whimsy, design, fashion, sculpture, and lots of love. What’s your latest fashion accomplishment? I recently finished a wedding dress for Rachel

Boda

EAT-October 2010 By Annemarie Ahearn Photographs by Kristin Teig What was once a restaurant focused on traditional cuisine and takeout orders is now the hip and hospitable Boda—Portland’s first destination Thai restaurant.   Located across the street from Longfellow Square

Tim Whelan

PROFILE-October 2010 By Will Bleakley Photographs by Cig Harvey When Tim Whelan stands behind the register of his Rockport store, he is framed by two photographic prints—of Che Guevara and the Blues Brothers—that hover over his shoulder like manifestations of

Rallied

FEATURE-October 2010 By Sarah Devlin Photographs by Jonathan Kozowyk The New England Forest Rally attracts thousands to Western Maine every year. These car enthusiasts would spend every penny to participate in this three-day adrenaline rush over logging passes and closed

A Meetinghouse of Artistic Visions

FEATURE-October 2010 By Dawn Potter Photographs by Thomas Birtwistle Today’s cloudy spring light filters through the windowpanes of the South Solon Meetinghouse, illuminating the hundreds of dried-up flies and ladybugs that litter the sills and pews. They look like the

Kennebunk & Kennebunkport

  Every month in Eat Maine the staff at Maine magazine share our knowledge, as well as information garnered from our readers and Eat Maine fans, about the many must-go places to eat in the state. In each edition we

Shipping & Receiving

FEATURE-September 2010 By Chelsea Holden Baker Photographs by Mark Marchesi Every year Portland is visited by roughly 200 tanker ships from around the world. These monoliths are part of the Portland landscape, and yet they are as anonymous as the

Kate Barnes

POETRY-September 2010 Poem by Kate Barnes Edited by Christopher Seid Artwork by Yeshe Parks   “Why Do You Ask?” I can’t make any story about my life tonight. The house is like an overturned wastebasket; the radio is predicting more