October 2011

Bresca, Portland

Posted on October 19, 2011by Joe Ricchio Up until a few years ago, the world of Greek wines remained completely foreign to me. I, like most at the time, associated the entire country’s viticulture with the astringent, piney elixir known

The Osher Family

PROFILE-November + December 2011 By Kathleen MacKay Photographs by Christopher Churchill The Osher Family’s Credo: Giving Is a Way of Life.   “ “In our house, our parents kept a small rectangular tin can with a slot at the top, like

Sharyn Paul Brusie

Q+A-November + December 2011 By Sophie Nelson Photograph by Kevin Brusie   NAME: Sharyn Paul Brusie Age: 48 Occupation: Filmmaker + owner of Wonder Dog Films How did you become interested in filmmaking? When I was a kid growing up in Bangor,

Long Grain

EAT-November + December 2011 By Joe Ricchio Photographs by Kristin Teig Traditional Asian street food is greatly enhanced when it is created with fresh Maine ingredients. This seems simple enough. But if you still require proof, let Long Grain show

November + December

LISTEN-November + December 2011 By William Ethridge Photograph by Bryan Bruchman William Ethridge 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

Christopher Seid

POETRY-November + December 2011 Poem by Christopher Seid Edited by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc Artwork by Petrea Noyes   “Morning Poem” I’m not the kind of lover you’d expect: reclusive rain- walker, late sleeper and lingerer into a too long night. You are

Shirah Neumann

SEE-November + December 2011 By Lauren Fensterstock A Curator’s Perspective: Shirah Neumann’s Untitled 2011, oil on panel, 48” x 48”     Shirah Neumann was born in Los Angeles, spent her childhood in Buffalo, and has since lived in Brooklyn, in

Get Your Glow On

WELLNESS-November + December 2011 By Genevieve Morgan Illustration by Jamie Hogan Unwrap your skin’’s potential   I know it’s Grinch-like to start off with a negative, but it’s hard to think of a marketing term I find more repugnant than

Trattoria Athena, Brunswick

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Joe Ricchio   Due to the specifications of my body, it is not hard for me to be directly in the way of traffic in Trattoria Athena’s small, bustling dining room. It’s not that