Barbershops are social places with a crowd of regulars. Julia Mickenberg takes readers inside two barbershops to highlight the culture within a barbershop.

At 21 years old, Matthew Lajoie is running for the school board seat at-large in Brunswick. Rebecca Cohen speaks to Lajoie about the trouble he has had with the law and his experience running for the school board.

The 158 Bakery, located blocks away from Willard Beach in Portland, specializes in selling bagels and sees so much business that it had to limit the number of bulk and wholesale orders it took in. Leah Bruns highlights the bakery and speaks to the owners about how they help to serve the community.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. George Carey documents the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

For nearly half a century, Ken Campbell has been caulking boats. Carl Young speaks to Campbell about getting into the trade and the work that goes into repairing a boat.

As a master boat builder, Herb Baum, Sr. understands the intricacies of building a boat. Herb Baum III and Kathi Preble document the work that goes into designing and building a boat.

For the town of Patten, Maine, the logging industry made a large impact, being considered the lumbering center of the world. Regina Baker and Nancy Noyes document how lumbering became ingrained into the local history, and write about the museum that holds that history.

Neil Rolde offers a list of Salt's capital needs.

Salt covers the subject of wilderness living and primitive skills.

Testimonials on the Salt program and projects.

For the sea urchin industry, a rough economy is causing tensions to grow between government regulators and sea urchin fishermen. Meghan Daniels explores how the Department of Marine Resources and sea urchin fishermen are encountering issues regarding regulations on how many days are set for urchin fishing a year.

In Fall 2019, Central Maine Community College debuted its esports program—one of the first in Maine. Jayden Garrison, a varsity athlete on CMCC’s League of Legends team, is learning just what it’ll take to fulfill his dream of playing video games for a living. NOTE: This audio piece contains profanity.