BELMONT—The garden space is still fallow on a dreary March day at  77 Halls Corner Road in Belmont, but a bright, hand-painted wooden cupboard at the end of the driveway beckons neighbors to…

BELFAST—Nicolle Littrell, founder of DoryWoman Rowing, unveiled a new service to her business, a wood-fired six-person sauna at 15 Front Street Belfast, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday…

BUCKSPORT—In the Penobscot River harbor town of Bucksport, one joint is jumping on a Tuesday afternoon. It's the new restaurant of chef/owner Cory LaForge and, because it's Taco Tuesday—three…

CAMDEN—Summertime is for light snacking, and Allison Warren capitalized on the whole grazing trend by opening her first business, Camden Charcuterie, this past Memorial Day.

The sit-down…

CAMDEN—When Jeff Clarke opened String Theory, his first music store, in October 2024, he had dreams that…

NORTHPORT— Spark Bagel, owned by Shawn Williams, is the latest addition in Northport for anyone looking for a sweet or savory breakfast treat.

The bagel shop recently opened to the public…

ROCKPORT—You know what Maine can never see enough of? Great Mexican food.

Joe Simko, owner/chef of the new Taco Joe’s food truck, opened quietly last week in the parking lot of The Country…

BATH—Captain Angus McGregor Crosby was a lobsterman since he was 14 on Georgetown Island before he died unexpectedly in 2021. His daughters, Lauren Crosby, 29, and Sadia Crosby, 28, each had her…

MIDCOAST—Two micro-bakeries have quietly opened their doors this summer. Take a look at what they’re offering:

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WARREN — Anyone craving authentic jerk chicken, tender and juicy, slow-cooked on the grill, along with rice and peas, a classic Jamaican…

SEARSPORT—The humble shop that sits at the Hobby Horse Antiques Marketplace in Searsport (383 E. Main Street) is actually a hub of creative collaboration between…

BELFAST—There’s a handwritten sign on the door of Belfast’s newest independent bookshop, Grump & Sunshine at 159 High Street, that reads: “Shame does not exist between these four walls.…

ROCKPORT—“Living the dream.” That’s what people often say when asked how they are doing. For Bonnie Brooks, owner of Bonnie’s Place, a market for Maine artisans, that sentiment is the truth.

ROCKLAND—The little food stand on 346 Main Street, in Rockland, formerly The Shack, is reopening under a new owner Friday, May 5.

Kyle Apel is set to open Wiley’s, his grandmother’s surname…

DAMARISCOTTA—One portrait is the deep, bold blue of twlight whereas the other two are the hot orange fire of Autumn.

River Arts Gallery is currently hosting its Members’ Show featuring 160…

LINCOLNVILLE—In the summertime, people drive by rural, roadside farm stands like they’re a dime a dozen. But, there is such art and beauty in a local hutch at the end of a dirt driveway.

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NORTHPORT—Down the road on Route 1 from The Only Doughnut sits the newly built brick-and-mortar home of The Scone Goddess.

“We call this area of Route 1 ‘The Corridor of Yum,’ ” said…

THOMASTON—One Midcoast man is on a mission to free up landfills from junked computers and to turn those parts into usable devices for people who can’t afford a new computer.

Gordon Knowlton…

BROOKS—As Marsh River Cooperative’s manager Matthew McKillop will tell you, “You’d be surprised to know there’s a lot going on in Brooks.”

A tiny town in Waldo County with a population of…