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Maine Aims for the Stars (or at Least Outer Space)
No full textAn overview of the contribution of several Maine manufacturing companies to the space industry. Details projects undertaken by FMI and Elmet Technologies to make equipment components for NASA; bluShift Aerospace and Silvex\u27s forays into commercial space vessels; and Greisen Aerospace\u27s ongoing design and manufacturing work for Boeing
Good Things From Maine: Dream Weaver
No full textBrief profile of Halley Phillips, a South Portland-based textile artist. Discusses the woven abstract landscape wall-hangings she sells under the name Weavings by Halley
Maine Homes: One Plant Led to Another
No full textThe story of the home garden of Lisa Colburn, a Fort Kent native who has spent the past 20 years transforming the yard of her Orono home into a lush landscape densely packed with a wide variety of plants
The List: Notable Commercial Property Sales in Maine
No full textA list of ten notable commercial property sales in Maine, ranked by sale price in 2021
The Last 20 Miles
No full textA discussion about the future of working waterfronts in Maine. Using properties in Rockland, Yarmouth, and Portland as examples, describes the need for waterfront property dedicated to marine-based businesses such as fishing, boatbuilding, and marinas. Also describes the threats to working waterfronts, from the effects of climate change to the growing trend of building restaurants, hotels, and other non-marine businesses on waterfront property
On the Record: Leslie Hyman
No full textBrief interview with Leslie Hyman, co-founder and CEO of Circa, a rent-payment provider. Topics include the focus and scope of her business and her experience participating in the Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator program
Grainy Picture
No full textVery brief piece about growing grain in Maine for use in the craft beer industry, with some statistics about the number of malthouses in the state and acres of barley planted
Kelping Out
No full textBrief look at Seaweed Week, founded by Josh Rogers in 2019 to support the local seaweed industry. The latest Seaweed Week featured an array of seaweed drinks, including a seaweed stout from Foulmouthed Brewing, seaweed-smoked whiskey from Maine Craft Distilling, and Rogers\u27s own Cup of Sea tea line
Room With a View: A Climate of Sun and Fun?
No full textMicro essay in which the author remembers the fogs that used to characterize Maine summers and wonders if the past summer, all but fogless, is a result of a changing climate
Sticking It Out
No full textStephen Miller, co-founder and executive director of Islesboro Islands Trust, makes walking sticks by hand from tree limbs he has pruned or scavenged. He recently launched a website, Greyfeather Woodcraft, where he sells his one-of-a-kind sticks