Portland

Portland Lobster Company

July, 2014 | By: Irene Yadao | Photography: Nicole Wolf

…Maine Seafood, and other local distributors. Their consistently warm, attentive service is in large part thanks to the committed staff of 34 who return every season, including kitchen manager Chris… Continue reading →

Freeport | Bath

Working in Wellness: Bath Ironworks and L.L.Bean

March, 2015 | By: Kathleen Pierce | Photography: Nicole Wolf

…of employees is 49—“the company needed to get healthier,” Dundas notes. Back in 1986, when he started at the company, improving employees’ physical condition was not a company imperative. “We… Continue reading →

Learn More: Bath | Bath Iron Works | Healthy Bean | L.L Bean | Lee Strout

Portland

Maine’s New Passion Projects

August, 2015 | By: Sophie Nelson | Photography: Greta Rybus

…to some healthy competition. Aaron Black, the general manager of the Inn at Diamond Cove, says that leading up to the summer months every hotel in town was “working hard… Continue reading →

Learn More: Camden Harbour Inn | Diamond Cove | Inn at Diamond Cove | Maine Hospitality and Tourism Alliance | Michael Strejcek | Portland | Raymond Brunyanszki | the Danforth Inn | The Press Hotel

Bangor

Bangor

October, 2015 | By: Elizabeth Quaglieri, COO for Maine Media Collective

…warmly lit, humming with low conversations, and without an empty seat. The restaurant feels like a neighborhood spot, welcoming and familiar. Laura, the manager, has a lot to do with… Continue reading →

Learn More: 11 Central | Antique Marketplace & Cafe | Blaze | Blue Heron | Dysarts | Fiddlehead Restaurant | Four Points | Giacomos | Godfrey’s Grille and Lounge | Juice Cellar | Maine Discovery Museum | Massimo’s Cucina Italiana | Mel Chaiken | Nocturnem Draft Haus | Paul Bunyan statue | Sea Dog Brewing Co. | University of Maine Museum of Art

Carrabassett Valley

Sugarloaf’s New Guard

December, 2015 | By: Sophie Nelson | Photography: Greta Rybus

…native. Both Will and Hilary talk about how rewarding it’s been to watch their sons come into their own on a real mountain, among this tight-knit community of people they… Continue reading →

Learn More: Carrabassett Region New England Mountain Bike Association | Coplin Plantation | Java Joes | Maine Huts and Trails | Sugarloaf | Sugarloaf Mountain

Carrabassett Valley

Carrabassett Valley

December, 2015 | By: Mali Welch, Art Director at The Brand Company

…week, but I thought I’d come up heah to watch somma those youngstas huck themselves off Ripsaw.” He is referring to the Ski the East competition. We check out the… Continue reading →

Learn More: Shipyard Brew Haus | Sugarloaf Mountain | Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel | Village on the Green

Camden | Rockport | Hope

Camden, Rockport + Hope

…Jocelyn and I meet up at the inn and head over to the Camden Snow Bowl, a community-owned and community-loved mountain. Last weekend, teams from all over Maine took the… Continue reading →

Portland

Uplifting New Sounds, Still Rustic Overtones

…shockwaves and profit-margin worries, big music reorganized. There was a complete regime change at Arista, and the “industry people” who had been Rustic Overtones’s advocates vanished. “One guy who compared… Continue reading →

Kennebunkport

Sun-kissed KPT

June, 2016 | By: Sandy Lang | Photography: Peter Frank Edwards

…Pond suggestions for me. Pick flowers in the garden for your cottage, they say, and make sure to go to Goose Rocks Beach. While checking in I meet manager Justin… Continue reading →

Learn More: Danielle Walker | Earth at Hidden Pond | Justin Walker | Ken Oringer | Kennebunkport | Tim Harrington

Portland

Cantina El Rayo

April, 2013 | By: Amy K. Anderson | Photography: Kristin Teig

…from scrap metal into something special. They are looking forward to this summer when they can share it with the community. 85 York St. | Portland | 207.780.8466 | elrayocantina.com… Continue reading →

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