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Mega ships arrive, bringing mega dollars

The white whale docked in Portland in late September. While it wasn’t Moby Dick — rather, it was Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Explorer of the Seas – the event marked the coming of the mega ship era in Maine. Onlookers marveled as the cumbersome 15-passenger-deck ever-so-delicately docked. “The ship had an unusual arrival,” notes Jeff

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And for the over-indulgent? Home Runners!

If the spotlight on the re-invented Black Point Inn now shines mainly on the dining experience, accompanying the menu is an impressive wine list. Norine Kotts, food and beverage director, encourages diners to indulge with great gusto. Like any seasoned connoisseur, she believes that fine wine should be sipped and savored — by the bottle,

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The Summer Shack Cookbook

W.W. Norton & Company $35.00 A Seafood Cookbook for the Entire Family In his sleep, the legendary Jasper White can easily whip up cherrystone seviche, Portuguese-Style pan fried hake and Fra Diavolo sauce. Yet in his recently released cookbook, The Summer Shack Cookbook, readers are also served terrific recipes for the most delightfully and deliciously

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Ocean vs. Olympia: To the Victor Goes the Pier

Only two proposals for the redevelopment of Maine State Pier met the stringent four-month late February deadline of Portland’s Community Development Committee (CDC). Both suggest a hotel, office building and accommodations for the high-speed Cat as well as the city’s tugboat fleet. Furthermore, both remarkably carry the same $90 million price tag. Currently the CDC

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