“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 2018
Vanishing Maine; Beautiful Ruins: So much of the history behind these fading buildings is lost to time, but not all, Sofia Voltin
Submissions from 2017
Chowder; A Tasty Blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong
Chowder; A Tasty Blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong
Chowder; A Tasty Blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong
Chowder: A tasty blend of the fabulous, the eyebrow raising and the just plain wrong
Summer of Love: You're spoiled for choice during Maine's packed summer festival season
Bow Spirits, Herb Adams
Dreamboat at the Expo, Herb Adams
Landmarks; The Silver Screen Dream, Herb Adams
Portland After Dark; Around the World in Eight Drinks, Madison Andrews
Material Girl: One of the First Professional Female Impersonators in America, Tom Martelle Was a Star of the 1920s Stage and a Regular Sensation in Maine, William David Barry and Danielle Fazio
Chowder; A Tasty Blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong, Blair Best
Newsmakers; Peril on the Sea, Blair Best
Perspectives; Maine Painters, A Catalog, Vol. III, Blair Best, Ryanne Desjardins, and Angela Fernandez
Fiction. Why I Hate the Promenade, Doug Bost
Fiction. A Shaggy Dog, Joan Connor
Restaurant Review: Fresh Latitudes, Claire Z. Cramer
Great Big Fun, Claire Z. Cramer
Hungry Eye. Alluring Curing, Claire Z. Cramer
Hungry Eye. Back on the Menu, Claire Z. Cramer
Hungry Eye; Cooks' Books: These beautiful Maine cookbooks reflect the rhythms of the seasons, Claire Z. Cramer
Hungry Eye; Mid East Feast, Claire Z. Cramer
Hungry Eye; New Wave Asian, Claire Z. Cramer
Hungry Eye. Pasta Fantastica, Claire Z. Cramer
Hungry Eye. The Second Skill: Maine's Star Chefs Find Creativity Beyond the Kitchen, Claire Z. Cramer
Longfellow's Heart, Claire Z. Cramer
Restaurant Review; A Restaurant with Rooms, Claire Z. Cramer
Restaurant Review; Catch of the Season, Claire Z. Cramer
House of the Month. The Lively Lady, Sharon Cummings
House of the Month; East of Eden, Brad Emerson
Authentic Maine. The Floating Opera, Patricia Pierce Erikson
Made In Maine; End Games: Where does a bath Iron Works yacht go to drop her final anchor?, Michael L. Grace
Around the World in Maine: A Wedding-the Perfect Place for a Colorful Collison of Cultures & Traditions, Olivia Gunn
Home Port: What does Navy Week mean to us?, Olivia Gunn
Maine Wedding Guide. Wedding Zen, Olivia Gunn
Portland After Dark. Cover Me, Olivia Gunn
Portland After Dark. Night is a Cabaret, Olivia Gunn
Real Estate. Us Versus the Property Market, Olivia Gunn
Theater Guide. Wheels of Dream, Olivia Gunn
Portland After Dark; Party of One, Olivia Kostishevskaya Gunn
Fiction. Pickpocket, William Hall
Portland After Dark. How to be Single in Portland, Karen Hofreiter
Portland After Dark. The Curtain Call, Karen Hofreiter
Restaurant Review. Escape the City, Diane Hudson
Restaurant Review. Next Stop Chengdu, Diane Hudson
Restaurant Review. Tokyo Gastropub, Diane Hudson
Restaurant Review. West End Story, Diane Hudson
Authentic Maine. Voices: Now That’s Maine, Diane Hudson, photographer; Blair Best, photographer; and Ryan Desjardins, photographer
Arts; Art Agitators: Stir it up: Social activism thrives in Maine's fine art world, Daniel Kany
The Arts. David Driskell: Portrait of the Artist, Daniel Kany
Fiction: Patience Boston, Michael Kimball
Hungry Eye; Plat du Jour, Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya
Concierge: Experience, Willis Kuelthau
Authentic Maine. Overjoyed, Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Elizabeth Maynard
Hungry Eye. Tasting Maine with Barbara Lynch, Nina Livingstone
Fiction. The Shirt, John Manderino
Authentic Maine. To the Lighthouse, Fujio Mino, photographer
Love in Bloom, Sarah Moore, compiler
Authentic Maine. The Ice Caves, Sarah Moore
Isn't That…Bright Spark: Anita Shreve Returns to Maine in Her Latest Novel, Sarah Moore
Midnight Feasts, Sarah Moore
New Oyster Cult: It’s Rising Tide for Ostreophiles, Sarah Moore
Personalities; Maine's 10 Most Intriguing Earth Angels, Sarah Moore
Portland After Dark; Starry Nights: Savor the last sips of September sun on Portland patios, Sarah Moore
Trends; Lasting Impressions, Sarah Moore
Hungry Eye. A Gastronome's Guide to Planet Maine, Sarah Moore, Bailey O'Brien, Kate Odden, and Willis Kuelthau
Dollars & Sense; This is the Year Your Ship Comes In, Christopher Murray
Fiction. Post Traumatic, Wren Pearson
Maine Classics, Portland Monthly staff writers
Portland After Dark. Turner Classic Maine, Portland Monthly staff writers
Winterguide, Portland Monthly staff writers
L'Espirit de L'Escalier; Evangeline, The Original Beat Icon, Rhea Cote Robbins
L'Espirit de l'Escalier; Ta Vie dans l'Maine, Rhea Cote Robbins
L'Esprit de L'Escalier; Bright Soul: A true friendship transcends time and circumstance, Rhea Cote Robbins
L'Esprit de L'Escalier; Tiny Gifts, Rhea Cote Robbins
L’Esprit de L’Escalier, Rhea Côté Robbins
L'Esprit de L'Escalier. And You From Yours, Rhea Côté Robbins
L'Esprit de l'Escalier. A Queen in Wooden Shoes, Rhea Côté Robbins
L'Esprit de L'Escalier. Consider the Tomato, Rhea Côté Robbins
L'Esprit de L'Escalier. Germinal: A Grandfather's Apple Core Takes Root in the Family Tree, Rhea Côté Robbins
Fiction; The Great White Whale, Dylan Robinson
Crystal Ball City, Colin W. Sargent
Authentic Maine. Bowdoin at 100, Colin W. Sargent
Authentic Maine. Edna’s Fortress of Solitude, Colin W. Sargent
Authentic Maine. Maine’s Time-Space Portal, Colin W. Sargent