Breaking All the Rules

Portland designer Angela Adams has hit the big time by following her own eccentric muse.

By Virginia Wright, Photography by Carl D.Walsh

Going to Extremes

For one Georgetown couple, the best way to preserve their seaside dream home was in pieces.

By Rebecca Martin Evarts, Photography by Brian Vanden Brink

How To Hire a Contractor

Here are ten tips on finding the right person for your own Maine makeover.

By Jeff Clark

On the Rocks

A Maine quarry enjoys a second act, thanks to one determined gardener.

By Rebecca Sawyer-Fay, Photography by Lynn Karlin

Portland's Big Boom

The biggest wave of development in years is about to hit the city's East End between the Old Port and Munjoy Hill.

By Edgar Allen Beem

Radical Transformations

Three outdated buildings have found new lives at the hands of some ingenious Maine renovators.

By Joshua F. Moore

Where in Maine?

Famed for its beach, this picturesque piece of the Maine coast is awash with controversy.

March Highlights

A flower show and a film festival foretell the return of spring to Maine.

Beale Street Barbeque

Ten years ago, Michael Quigg gambled that Mainers would embrace BBQ. He was right.

By Andrew Vietze

Home Sweet Homicide

The latest whodunit from an Eastport author combines home repair and a coven of witches.

By Rosemary Herbert

Maine Summer Camps

It?s not too early to begin planning your child?s summer in Maine.

Pizza Perfection

The mad geniuses behind Caf? Miranda and Borealis Breads team up to make pies.

By Andrew Vietze

Fear of Old Houses

My father was not only unafraid of old homes, he embraced them.

By Scott Warner

Letters to the Editor

North by East

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Bold Education Reform

Tinkering isn?t enough to fix what?s wrong in Maine?s schools.

Wretched Refuse

Should Mainers worry that the state is becoming a dumping ground for out-of-state waste?

By Jeff Clark

Blank Slate

Mining put the North Woods town of Monson on the map -- in more ways than one.

By Joshua F. Moore