Carried Away with justkim
Maybe it’s the holiday display in the window (including the wonderful snowman apron and old sewing machine). Maybe it’s the riot of color from row after row of practical, fanciful bags. Maybe it’s the...
View ArticleThe Iconic Element: The Salt Cellar
Newly opened in a subterranean space near Post Office Park, The Salt Cellar is a celebration of just one thing: the humble sodium chloride, the only rock that we eat on a regular basis. Modeled on...
View ArticleA Country Christmas
A cornerstone (almost literally) of Exchange Street for decades, Country Noel brings a taste of the holiday season to the Old Port all year ’round. Descend the steps at the corner of Middle and...
View ArticleThe Well Curated Home
So, on Saturday, there we were. It was blustrey and cold, and my son was complaining a bit about walking down Commercial street. I was puzzling over when they put an Ethan Allen and a Starbucks into...
View ArticleFriday Features & Finds (Holiday Circus Edition)
Tonight is the First Friday Art Walk, an event which promises to be the most epic evening in the history of the Art Walk. In addtion to all the regular Art Walk activities, they are closing Congress...
View ArticleWinter Market
On Saturday morning I went to check out the new home of the Portland Winter Farmer’s Market, hosted by Urban Farm Fermentory at 200 Anderson St. In addition to UFF, the building is also home to Maine...
View ArticleA Gathering Place
Tucked away in a nondescript building in Bayside is a business that is very different from most other shops and stores in Portland … because what you buy from them is not so much a finished product,...
View ArticleFriday Features & Finds (Find The Yeti Edition)
So much to do in this town. Sometimes (like this weekend) it’s just hard to choose. Here’s a few suggestions. (I’m going to try and be as brief as I can.) Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 23rd Annual...
View ArticleSummer Fizz
Tucked away over on the edge of the Old Port is one of the most interesting and inventive shops in Portland – Vena’s Fizz House. Part antique store, part foodie supply, and part new-fashioned soda...
View ArticleThe Flavor Shop
Tucked away in a quiet, granite fronted space on Commercial street, Vervacious has, for close to four years, been spicing up Portland’s culinary scene. A feast for the senses, this little brick-lined...
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