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2023 Cloudy Forecast
No full textThe \u27outlook\u27 feature for 2023. Twenty-one mini-articles check in with various members of Maine\u27s business community for their opinions on the current state of their industry and a forecast for the coming year. Common themes are recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the challenge of the labor shortage, and the potential for an economic recession. Featured are: Matt Lewis, president and CEO and HospitalityMaine; Kristan Porter, president of the Maine Lobstermen\u27s Association; Kristine Logan, executive director of Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, Dava Davin, owner of Portside Real Estate Group; Joseph Malone, president of Malone Commercial Brokers; Larry Barker, president and CEO of Machias Savings Bank; Rebecca Hatfield, president and CEO of Avesta Housing; Leigh Saufley, dean of the University of Maine School of Law; Amanda Rector, Maine state economist; Rob Tod, founder of Allagash Brewing Company; Curtis Picard, president and CEO of the Retail Association of Maine; Amber Lamble, CEO of Maine Grains, inc.; Nancy Marshall, owner of Marshal Communications; David Green, president of Colby College; Matt Powell and George Trinovitch, owners of the Pentagoet Inn in Castine; Phil Coupe, cofounder of ReVision Energy; Andrew Butcher of the Maine Connectivity Authority; Andrew Marden, co-owner of Marden\u27s Surplus and Salvage; John Reny, president of Renys department stores; Todd Mason, president and CEO of the Maine Credit Union League; and Alexander White, senior vice president of Waterstone Properties Group
The World Through Kaleidoscope Eyes
No full textDetailed biography of painter Lynne Drexler (1928-1999). Describes the trajectory of her life from a Virginia childhood to New York City to Monhegan Island. Discusses the evolution of her work from an early association with abstract expressionism to a style all her own, and how life on Monhegan informed her art. Relates the circumstances and people who propelled Drexler\u27s work from obscurity to the forefront of the art world two decades after her death
Maine Homes: Hall of Fame
No full textFour snippets offer facts about the Mechanics\u27 Hall building, recently named a landmark building by the National Register of Historic Places
My Favorite Place: Kate Stookey: Falls Bridge, Blue Hill
No full textBrief profile of Kate Stookey, president and CEO of Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Discusses Stookey\u27s childhood in Blue Hill, her path to a career in land conservation, and her hopes for preserving access to Maine places for future generations
Maine Homes: House Tour: Bringing Their A Game
No full textPhotographic house tour of the home of Whitney Gill and Amory Raymond. The house is a granite A-frame in Bowdoin
What We Saw Touring the Gulf of Maine Shore
No full textA recollection by two members of the 2002 Gulf of Maine Expedition, a sea kayaking trip that was organized to promote awareness of the ecological and cultural importance of this watershed. The team paddled for five months, starting in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and ending at Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. The couple talks about the birds they saw, the herring weir they were invited to explore, and a right whale sighting. They also reflect on climate change -- not so much a topic of discussion during that 2002 trip -- and how some of the sights they experienced then would not be possible now
Island Bound -- A Home Away, Yet Not Away
No full textExcerpt adapted from the author\u27s memoir, High Time, in which she reflects on her childhood, on family ties, privilege and hardship, her career as a journalist, and how through it all, the family compound on Vinalhaven was a place of refuge
Food and Drink: Home Brewed
No full textParagraph noting Aroma Joe\u27s as they top one hundred locations open. Accompanying snippets offer facts about the Portland-based coffee chain
Waterville Under the Bridge
No full textAn exploration of recent efforts to revitalize Waterville. Describes how a large investment of revenue by Colby College, the city, and others has renovated the downtown area. Notes how long-term economic and class issues still simmer around Waterville, and questions whether new developments will bring prosperity to all, or enlarge the divide between town and gown
Maine Fauna A to Z: D is for Dogs
No full textThe story of Chili Bean, a trained conservation dog who uses scent to locate endangered wood turtles in Maine so they can be tagged and studied in an effort to save the population. Discusses how Lindsay Ware, Chili Bean\u27s handler, became involved in conservation, as well as how a turtle-spotting dog is trained and goes about its work