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Title Like Father, Like Son: Dan's More Than a Shoe Repairman
Year 2015
Despite all of the change in Portland, Dan Lentz's shop, Roy's Shoes, has stayed the same. Emma Nobel profiles the work Lentz does as a cobbler.
Type Writing
Title Dreams of a 50-Something Rocker
Year 2012
Even as adults, a group of grown men have dreams of being rock stars, signing up for an Adult Rock Camp. Claire Jeffers highlights the work that these men put into trying to be rock stars and speaks to them about their music.
Type Radio
Title It's Pizza Time
Year 2009
A delivery man for Pizza Time in Portland, Tom Witkowski highlights his job delivering pizza to customers. Witkowski speaks about his love for pizza and his experiences while on the job.
Type published content
Title August 1989 Salt Magazine, Back Cover
Year 1989
Back cover for the August 1989 Salt Magazine, with advertisement for Tom's of Maine.
Type Photography
Title The Church of Lafayette St.
Year 2008
Stephanie Ewens and Zachary Crabtree speak to members of the Banyamulenge community in Portland, showing how they come together as a church community.
Type published content
Title We Do This Way We Stay Together
Year 2004
Lisa Merlini highlights the lives of Mira Cua and Cong Ba Nguyen, a couple who have different nationalities, but were able to mix and meld them into the family they started.
Type Photography
Title Artigiano
Year 2012
From a shop in Portland, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Kimberlee Poole profiles Cooper's work on violins and the efforts of his artisans.
Type Photography
Title Custom House Wharf, 1996
Year 1996
The Custom House Wharf in Portland serves as a major hub for the local fish business. Sharon Mayer captures various areas of the wharf.
Type published content
Title Off the Maine Road: To Be Raymond Strout
Year 2005
Holly Wilmeth captures the work of Raymond Strout, a carpenter by trade, who is a blood wormer by nature.
Type Writing
Title Public Displays of Eccentricity
Year 2000
Jaimson York discusses the lives of several collectors, who collect different kinds of objects, but are united in their connection to place since they all live in Maine. York uncovers the differences among collectors and how they view their collections.
Type Radio
Title Mainer than Ficition
Year 2014
In Maine, there are stage storytellers who keep stories about the state alive, in part due to state pride. Tim Peterson documents the work that storytellers do to recount stories about Maine, and speaks about the different themes that present themselves in the stories.
Type Multimedia
Title A Universal Language
Year 2015
Living in Portland from Guniea, West Africa, Namory Keita is a drumming instructor and drum-maker. Lindsey Kilbride profiles Keita's passion for drumming and having to adjust to life in the U.S.