HALLOWELL — Geoff Houghton owns The Liberal Cup restaurant and brew pub in Hallowell and the Run of the Mill in Saco. Between the two businesses, he employs about 120 people.
Bob Keyes
Bob Keyes writes about the visual and performing arts for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He appreciates that his job requires him to visit museums and attend plays and concerts across Maine, and most enjoys interviewing artists in their studios. He’s a New Englander by birth, and has lived in Maine off and on, most recently since 2002. He lives in Berwick with his wife, Vicki, and their son Luke.
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Off the Trail: A view from the orchard: We’re in trouble
In rural York County, there’s little enthusiasm for the presidential race, but plenty of concerns.
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Five Maine artists win record $13K fellowships
The fellowships are believed to be the highest awards for individual artists made by any state arts agency in the country.
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Off the Trail: Strong views in small, struggling town
Another in a weekly series on what Mainers across the state say about the race for the White House – and what they want from the next president. MILLINOCKET – There’s a verse in the Bruce Springsteen song “My Hometown” that could have been written about Millinocket: “Now Main Street’s whitewashed windows and vacant stores […]
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Off the Trail: Blue-collar workers seek candidate who’ll make life less of a struggle
Money issues, from personal earnings to social spending, are critical to some making a living in the fishing industry.
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Museum sets fall Winslow Homer homage
On Sept. 25, the Portland Museum of Art opens Winslow Homer’s wood-walled studio to the public for the first time since an extensive restoration project returned it to how it looked when Homer lived and created there. On Saturday, the museum unveils a major exhibition that focuses on the paintings he made there.
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Off the Trail: When it comes to her vote, she’s sure it matters
So Sarah Schindler will cast it for the one she thinks will be best at advancing gender equity and personal rights.
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Off the Trail: Early jolt shapes worker’s priorities
Another in a weekly series on what Mainers across the state say about the race for the White House — and what they want from the next president. PENOBSCOT – As a teenager, Roland Leclerc watched as both parents, an aunt and an uncle all lost their shoe-factory jobs in Berlin, N.H., when their employer […]
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Off the Trail: Obama, Romney, whoever. Here, it’s the thoughts that count
A group of buddies dubbed the North Pownal Think Tank takes on issues ranging from the weather to politics.
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Off the Trail: Around the paddock, voters are as skittish as the horses
In Topsham, denizens of the harness racing world express deep dissatisfaction with the way things are. Watch the video