“Portland Magazine celebrates the region’s native appeal with award-winning columns on the waterfront; profiles of the region’s business and people; and features on the area’s arts, getaways, maritime history, geography, and cuisine.”
Portland Public Library’s collection of Portland Monthly is complete, and begins with the first issue, October 1985. The hard copies are available in the Portland Room.
Submissions from 2005
Article on subarctic alpine flora, with descriptions of plants found on Mt. Kata, Justin Latici
Article tracing the whereabouts of the 93-foot schooner Kestrel II, designed by, Justin Latici
"Chowder" piece on "Cleophas and His Own," an epic poem by Maine-based painter M, Justin Latici
Interview in question-and-answer format with Bruce Schwab, captain of the Portla, Justin Latici
The $12.5 million Gulf of Maine Research Institute on Commercial Street in Portl, Justin Latici
"You Can't Get There From Here" piece on Maine places that are difficult or impo, Justin Latici
"Chowder" piece on Jeannie Mooney of Bangor, who makes pigment from earth and us, Chea-Yinn Lee
Interview in question-and-answer format with actor John O'Hurley. Known for his, Chea-Yinn Lee
Detailed description of "Rockwell Kent: The Mythic and The Modern," an exhibitio, Stephen May
Winston McGill, who is sometimes taken to be the first African-American firefigh, Winston McGill
Article on the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) and the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), comparing the, David Outerbridge
"Chowder" piece on the newly opened Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural Heritage Ce, Matt Pascarella
Interview with actor Hal Holbrook, who has been impersonating Mark Twain for fif, Cathy Nelson Price
In 1968, for $7,562, Martha Porch's parents bought the Two Lights property in Ca, Polly Pruneau
"In & about town" piece on Creative Conversations, discussions on local art issu, Seth Rigoletti
"in&about town" piece on how, despite the death of Tony Montanaro in 2002, the C, Seth Rigoletti
"in&about town" piece on the Cassandra Project, a week-long showcase of original, Seth Rigoletti
"American Journey," an ongoing series on the immigrant and refugee experience in, Diane Russell
"American Journey," an ongoing series on the immigrant and refugee experience in, Diane Russell
"Chowder" piece on the game Ta-Ka-Radi, produced by Patti and Jeff Parsons of Be, Diane Russell
Gerald Talbot, 73, three-time president of the Portland chapter of the NAACP and, Diane Russell
Six ocean-view homes, Diane Russell
A brief article on a lobster telephone called "Telephone Aphrodisiaque," created, Jed Rutherford
"Chowder" piece on the 34-pound, solid 14K gold lobster with tourmaline eyes tha, Jed Rutherford
"Chowder" piece on Thurston Searfoss of Blueberry Pond Observatory in Pownal, wh, Jed Rutherford
A $1.5 billion back-scatter radar array, built in the 1980s on a 1,200 stretch o, Colin Sargent
An article on and interview with Westbrook native Kevin Eastman, 41, who created, Colin Sargent
An article on and interview with World Cup skier and Raymond native Kirsten Clar, Colin Sargent
An article on former Lawrence High School and University of Maine basketball sta, Colin Sargent
An article on "organic museums," where visitors can encounter the intimate and t, Colin Sargent
An article on Robert B. Parker's new thriller, "Bad Business," in which Boston d, Colin Sargent
An article questioning why Bath Iron Works can't competitively build civilian sh, Colin Sargent
An interview piece with Harpswell's Patrick Dempsey, who has a starring role as, Colin Sargent
An interview with Maine author Tess Gerritsen, who speaks about her acclaimed ne, Colin Sargent
Article on Randall cattle, with a focus on Jim Stampone and Kate LeRoyer who rec, Colin Sargent
Bruce King of Hodgdon's Yachts in East Boothbay attended a ceremony in Monaco,, Colin Sargent
Framing his question in the context of the peace activists who protested Bath Ir, Colin Sargent
"goings on" piece on actress Liv Ullman's connection with the Belfast Maskers Th, Colin Sargent
"House of the Month" piece on 22 Hartford Lane in Standish, a Southern-style co, Colin Sargent
"House of the month" piece on a John Calvin Stevens-designed brick duplex at 187, Colin Sargent
"house of the month" piece on a late Victorian Eastlake mansion at 37 Pleasant S, Colin Sargent
"house of the month" piece on a Park Street town house nicknamed Red Door that h, Colin Sargent
"house of the month" piece on a yellow and green Victorian on the corner of Emer, Colin Sargent
"house of the month" piece on Coventry Hall in York Village, designed by a great, Colin Sargent
"House of the month" piece on Portland's Thomas Delano House on Pleasant St., wh, Colin Sargent
"House of the month" piece on Rocky Pasture, the Kennebunkport mansion of author, Colin Sargent
"House of the Month" piece on the Lady Pepperrell House in Kittery Point. When, Colin Sargent
Interview, in question-and-answer format, with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, with, Colin Sargent
LandVest is asking $1,450,000 for a Shingle Style "cottage" on Great Diamond Isl, Colin Sargent
Lou Miller works for L. P. Murray, which deals with sewage, digs holes for cemet, Colin Sargent
Profile of George Whitman, 93, who, in 1951, bought the famous Left Bank bookst, Colin Sargent
Profile of Maxine Drinkwater Simmons, who as second baseman had a .947 fielding, Colin Sargent
"Real Estate" piece examining five of Maine's most exclusive homes for sale. Hi, Colin Sargent
"Real Estate" piece examining five of Maine's most exclusive homes for sale. Hi, Colin Sargent
Scot Houldin's innovative Conn.-based firm, National Resources, is transforming, Colin Sargent
Hotels, inns, and B&Bs are increasingly welcoming dogs as guests, and some Portl, Morgan Shepard
"Payback." Fiction by Julie Sherman., Julie Sherman
A successful expansion of a home in Freeport overlooking Harraseeket Harbor invo, Scott Simons
"Chowder" piece on Paul Ruitenberg of New Jersey, who bought the "When and If,", Rebecca Sizemore
An article on dry humor, written by "the humble Farmer," Robert Skoglund, with e, Robert Skoglund
An essay on the various terms used in Maine to describe tourists and summer peop, Robert Skoglund
An article on Anthony's Italian Kitchen in Portland' Old Port, where a customer, Andrew R. Sparda
"Chowder" piece on the Route 77 glacial outcropping that has become a canvas for, Andrew R. Sparda
"Chowder" piece on the 138th mile marker on the former Old Post Road, which can, Leischen Stelter
"Chowder" piece on the Scotia Prince, which used to run from Portland to Nova Sc, Leischen Stelter
An article on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford, a part-time Maine resi, Lindsay Sterling
An article on Cold River Potato Vodka, made by Maine Distilleries of Freeport., Emily Van Strien
"Chowder" piece on artist Robert Wilson, whose works made of tinfoil are found i, Emily Van Strien
"Chowder" piece on Meg Perry, 25, of People's Free Space in Portland, one of 10, Emily Van Strien
Article on the historic Hotel Everett on Portland's Oak Street, most recently kn, Tricia Summers
Article on the Maine Solar System Model, the world's largest complete, three-dim, Tricia Summers
Brief article on cliff-jumping at Pleasant Point Park at Salmon Falls. After th, Tricia Summers
Chowder piece on Lisa Kuronya, Tricia Summers
Article on "Gulls, Ravens and a Vulture: The Ornithological Paintings of Jamie W, Lance Tapley
Some 18 Maine book lovers, including U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, give their recomme, Lance Tapley
"Chowder" piece noting that one of the perks of Falmouth resident Joe Giordano's, Elizabeth Valente
Interview, in question-and-answer format, with Rick Moody, author of the memoir, Elizabeth Valente
"Chowder" piece on a new North African restaurant, the Nile, in Portland, run by, Miranda Valentine
"Chowder" piece on Portland's new wooded, eight-acre Quarry Run Dog Park on Ocea, Miranda Valentine
"Chowder" piece on the Maine Wabanaki tradition of making beaded accessories, wi, Miranda Valentine
"The Maine 100." List, with detailed captions, of Maine's top 100 firms in orde, John Willard
An article on Caiola's, a new Portland restaurant located on the site of the for, Joanne Wood
"Cuiscene" piece on holiday pastries and the Portland bakers who make them, incl, Joanne Wood
An article on American Impressionist artist and native Portlander Walter Griffin, Nenad Zoric
Profiles of four immigrants currently living in Maine., Nenad Zoric
Submissions from 2004
"chowder" piece on a discovery in the attic of Portland's City Hall of a certifi
"chowder" piece on a postage stamp honoring former Maine summer resident R. Buck
"chowder" piece on Houlton native William Dufris, a.k.a. William Duffy, director
"chowder" piece on Julie Berry, a 1999 graduate of Gorham High School, who is on
"chowder" piece on Michael Roberts, a recent Bates graduate and the recipient of
"chowder" piece on South Portland-based Lone Wolf Documentary Group, a film comp
"chowder" piece on the Chapman Building, located at 477 Congress Street in Portl
"chowder" piece on the massive, 151,000-ton "Queen Mary 2," cruise ship which vi
"chowder" piece on Vineet Shende, 32, a professor of musical composition at Bowd
"chowder" piece reporting that the Frontier Oil has opened a biodiesel pump in S
"chowder" piece reporting that the Land for Maine's Future Program has purchased
Letters to the editor from Del Voter of South Portland and Samuel Hartman. Voter
"Outdoor Adventure" piece on the volunteers who help maintain Maine's 267 miles
Profiles of the "10 Most Intriguing People in Maine," with interviews in questio
Account of the historic 1927 visit to Old Orchard Beach by aviator Charles Lindb, Matthew Jude Barker