Local Services

Protecting What Matters Most

The big—and sometimes little—changes in life are worth an insurance check-in Article by Becca Abramson One minute you’re buying your first home; the next, there’s a baby in the backseat. Maybe you’ve started a business, inherited a family property, or entered retirement. The milestones themselves are exciting—often the very things we’re most thankful for—but they can also be a good reminder to take stock of what needs protecting. According to Cailyn Healy of Comparion Insurance, these moments...

Food + Beverage

Last Call, First Stop

The people behind Portland’s bars reveal where they go when the workday ends Article by Becca Abramson When the shift is over and the last tab is closed, where does Portland’s bar crowd go? We asked local bartenders to share their favorite post-shift haunts, from late-night bites to neighborhood watering holes. Consider this your insider’s guide to where the industry unwinds after hours. Couper Jepson / Lucky Cheetah I specifically like to go to Blythe & Burrows, as they have a phenomenal...

Life + Culture

Stitched Together

What started with one unfinished sweater has become a global community built on generosity, connection, and the simple act of helping Article by Becca Abramson | Photography by Winky Lewis There is something wonderfully Maine about helping without making a big production of it. You bring a casserole to a neighbor who’s having a hard week. You shovel the walkway before anyone asks. You know someone who knows someone who can fix the thing that needs fixing. And if you happen to know how to knit...

Arts + Culture

A Life Well-Lived

Erin Flett on finding home, inspiration, and a slower rhythm at The Yellow Field Article by Becca Abramson | Photography by Carney Abbott You’ve written that “home” is your theme for 2026. With the year coming to a close, how have you found yourself embracing that theme? For so many years I was running—raising girls, building a business, making payroll, making things, dreaming up the next thing. Always moving. This farm, the Yellow Field, has somehow asked me to stop, or at least slow down...