Portland

Alan Spear

Q+A-March 2013 By Sophie Nelson Photograph by Greta Tucker   NAME: Alan Spear AGE: 51 OCCUPATION: owner of Coffee By Design When Alan Spear and his wife Mary Allen Lindemann started Coffee By Design 18 years ago, they were front-runners in the

Life in Motion

WELLNESS-March 2013 By Sophie Nelson Photographs by Nicole Wolf Nancy Etnier of Portland Pilates Brings Strength of Body and Mind to Maine Nancy Etnier first encountered Pilates as a dance student at SUNY Purchase. She took mat classes taught by

The Front Room, Portland

It’s a cold January evening and I’m on a mission to find hearty, comfort food. When the temperature drops and there’s ice and snow on the ground, I crave braised meats and stew. I want to be comforted with warm

Valerie Beman Kyros

Q+A-February 2013 By Sophie Nelson Photograph by Greta Tucker   NAME: Valerie Beman Kyros AGE: 42 OCCUPATION: Owner and designer at Papier What’s your connection to Maine? I moved here about 19 years ago. My husband grew up here, and

Portland Museum of Art

  Fine and Decorative Arts, Sculpture and Photography 7 Congress Square Portland, ME 04101 207.775.6148 portlandmuseum.org Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–5pm Friday, 10am–9pm Memorial Day through Columbus Day: Open Mondays, 10am–5pm Free every Friday from 5pm–9pm Admission: $12 (special exhibition fees may apply)

Flat Iron Gallery

  594 Congress Street (above Starbucks) Portland, ME 04102 207.939.5854 artcollectormaine.com [email protected] Monday–Saturday, 12pm–5pm   Flat Iron Gallery, located in the heart of Portland’s arts district, offers contemporary art, sculpture, and jewelry from some of Maine’s finest emerging and established

Inspiration: Vintage in Vogue

INSPIRATION WEDDINGS-February 2013 Photographs by Emily Delamater Design + Styling by Aurora Provisions   The Portland Museum of Art houses a boundless amount of art in its many galleries, but the Great Hall is an austere, vast, sleek space that

Chris + Tracee

REAL WEDDINGS-February 2013 APRIL 28 | PORTLAND Photographs by Denise Farwell and Stephen Phillips of emilie inc. photography     After spending seven years together, Tracee answered with an unequivocal yes! when Chris popped the question. Married by Chris’s uncle,

Fore Street

  After 16 years in operation, Fore Street continues to grow more captivating. If you happen to stroll by the restaurant around 4:15 on any given evening, you will observe patrons already starting to line up outside the doors, which