Food & Travel Archives - Page 13 of 17

Keeping it all together.

Posted By: Christian Torpon: May 27, 2018In: Cause Blog, Food, Print VersionNo Comments

Christian L. Torp is an attorney, missionary, activist, urban-farmer, master gardener, foster parent and advocate for social change who lives at Justice House (facebook: Justice House) with... Read more

Tulip Mania

Posted By: Nancy Dorranson: May 07, 2018In: The Broader Picture, TravelNo Comments

A flower journey though Amsterdam … and beyond. By Nancy Dorrans In 1994 as a non-traditional college undergrad, I spent three months in the Netherlands as an InterFuture scholar, conducting... Read more

The Wonders of Gardening

Posted By: Nancy Dorranson: May 04, 2018In: Featured, Health and Wellness, Provided by Seventy-Five State Street, TravelNo Comments

By Lynn Larochelle, Facilities Director The sensory appeal of having a garden is unquestioned: smelling the colorful bulbs, touching soft leaves and petals, admiring their beauty, and just l... Read more

Why not ask an independent travel agent?

Posted By: Nancy Dorranson: November 22, 2017In: Business and Community, The Broader Picture, TravelNo Comments

A Day in the Life of an Independent Travel Agent by Nancy Dorrans First, A Look Ahead at Upcoming Trips Shaking my snow globe, the flakes swirl round and round… And I’m dreaming of a White C... Read more

Hospital Food Reviewed – MMC & Mercy Cafeterias

Posted By: James Fereiraon: November 17, 2017In: Food, The Broader PictureNo Comments

THE PORTLAND PALATE West End Hospitals: The Affordable Food Alternative Part 2 by James Fereira My friend Fran and I set out on a quest to check out institutional eateries right in ou... Read more

Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland

Posted By: Nancy Dorranson: October 28, 2017In: The Broader Picture, TravelNo Comments

Off the Beaten Path Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland By Nancy Dorrans Once or twice a year Adventure Marketplace goes “off the beaten path” and leads a small tour group to l... Read more

Pavilion Grill Coffee Shop – The Portland Palate

Posted By: James Fereiraon: October 17, 2017In: Food, The Broader PictureNo Comments

The Portland Palate Review: West End Hospitals The Affordable Food Alternative Part 1 by James Fereira My good friend Fran approached me about my WEN column. She encouraged me to review ins... Read more

Ruski’s – Still a Neighborhood Bar

Posted By: James Fereiraon: September 25, 2017In: Featured, Food, The Broader PictureNo Comments

The Portland Palate Ruski’s Tavern – Still a Neighborhood Bar? Sometimes it’s the patrons who best define the zeitgeist of a business rather than the business defining itself. Rus... Read more

Maine Women March Forth

Posted By: Nancy Dorranson: August 31, 2017In: The Broader Picture, TravelNo Comments

by Nancy Dorrans Resistance… Resistance is by definition, “the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument. Secondly, resistance... Read more

Oh No Cafe Review by The Portland Palate

Posted By: James Fereiraon: August 07, 2017In: Food, The Broader PictureNo Comments

The Portland Palate Review: Oh No Cafe by James Fereira This month I’m reviewing Oh No Café, Portland’s West End. Oh No has been a staple establishment at the corner of Brackett and Gray... Read more

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