This is the second of a three-part series recollecting the look and feel of Portland in the 1960s, '70s and '80s by a Maine writer who spent his youth there.

In the 1970s, Portland grew up.

If Maine is to grow its economy and provide opportunity for innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly for those under the age of 40, we must understand Portland beyond definitions of city and geography...

Margaret Wise Brown, author of such children's classics as Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny and The Little Island, had a deep love for Vinalhaven.

Arts organizations, drawing people to events, exhibits, classes and more, are the seeds for healthy, diversified growth…

There is a side to island life that might be eclipsed by fishermen’s working lobster boats and pickup trucks, and tourists walking off ferries.

I didn’t expect to hear that a student complained that I forced my kids to make a “gay wall.”

The idea behind the new Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) building on Winter Street just off Main Street in Rockland is to “turn a traditional museum inside out,” says executive director Suzette McAvoy.

While the centennial of the founding of Acadia National Park is being celebrated this year, the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport has chosen the 100th anniversary of another event as the focus for its summer’s exhibitions: Post Card Day.

Barn timbers dating back to the 1850s make a powerful interior design statement as the framework of a new house that is otherwise sleek and modern.