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Top 5 Healthiest Beverages According to Dr. Oren Gersten
By Dr. Oren Gersten We’re taking a break from Covid news this month (in this column at least) to talk about so...

Practices for Making the Most of Challenging Years
By Michael Stern For many of us, 2020 was one of the most challenging years of our lives. As we move through 2...

Turning A Corner… Into A Dark Tunnel – An Astrological Forecast
Perspectives from the SkyAstrological Forecast for December 2020 Turning a Corner… Into a Dark Tunnel By Leo K...

Election Day brings challenges and hope of major transformation
Perspectives from the Sky November 2020 Major Transformation Begins By Leo Knighton Tallarico We are now movin...

Finding Balance as Chaos Battles Order in October’s Astrological Perspective
Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast October 2020 By Leo Knighton Tallarico October’s astro...

Adaptability is Essential for Uncertain Times
ADAPTABILITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY By Michael Stern Like millions of parents around the countr...

Empathy Across Differences in a Divided Time
What is Empathy? By Michael Stern Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, describes three types of e...

Winds of Change brought in by 2 eclipse seasons
Perspectives from the Sky Astrological Forecast for July 2020 with Leo Knighton Tallarico As we enter the seco...

Coping with Uncertainty
By Michael Stern The challenging emotions that come along with deep uncertainty in times of transition are an...

Three Retrograde Planets in 4 Days
Perspectives from the Sky Astrological Forecast May 2020 By Leo Knighton Tallarico May and June are transition...

Back to School & Summer Reading
From back to school supplies to summer reading… Portland Buy Local businesses have you covered By Mary A...

Is it stock, is it broth… maybe it’s just a good idea?
“Those that scraped the fire were slaine with the sword; some hewed to peeces, others rune throw with their ra...

Protecting Land Along the Appalachian Trail – Peloton Posts
Every Month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice catches up with a Peloton member. This month Liz talks with Mark Che...

Birth Roots – WEN Featured Nonprofit
FEATURED NONPROFIT Birth Roots Birth Roots supports the community by supporting families. They provide communi...

Julie Laukkanen – First Friday Art at PelotonLabs
July First Friday Art at Peloton: Julie Laukkanen Every Month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice catches up with a...

Collards
For all you people who’ve discovered kale in the last five to 10 years, welcome to the party. We’ve been eatin...

Tulip Mania
A flower journey though Amsterdam … and beyond. By Nancy Dorrans In 1994 as a non-traditional college undergra...

Organic Lawn & Garden… It’s never too soon
By Tony Zeli, Editor The Portland pesticide ban was passed early this year. City property goes organic this su...

Tim Yount – Fiber Networks & Maine
PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-working space in Portland’s West End wi...

Peer-to-Peer Outdoor Adventure – PelotonPosts
PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-working space in Portland’s West End wi...

Rats!!!
The Amos Farm by Christian Torp RATS! DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this article is to be taken as a potential solut...

SCOUTbox – PelotonPosts
SCOUTbox – A Subscription Box ‘For Scouts, By Scouts’ PelotonPosts is a monthly inter...

Mercury Retrograde & Winter Solstice
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE SKY – ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST DECEMBER 2017 by Leo Knighton Tallarico Hard to believe anot...

Why not ask an independent travel agent?
A Day in the Life of an Independent Travel Agent by Nancy Dorrans First, A Look Ahead at Upcoming Trips Shakin...

Hospital Food Reviewed – MMC & Mercy Cafeterias
THE PORTLAND PALATE West End Hospitals: The Affordable Food Alternative Part 2 by James Fereira My frie...

Eddie’s Nails – A Family Affair
FROM (SO FAR) AWAY: STORIES OF IMMIGRANT BUSINESSES IN MAINE Eddie’s Nails – A Family Affair by Marilyn...

Guthook creates online guides for long walks here and abroad
Guthook creates online hiking guides PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-wo...

Say, What Are Hospitalists Anyway?
Hospitalists: At the Heart of the Hospital by Dr. Ravi Chandrasekaran The PCP Model I began my career in 2003...

Winter Comes… It’s Time to Decide – An Astrological Forecast for November 2017
Perspectives From The Sky – Astrological Forecast November 2017 Winter Comes… It’s Time to Decide by Leo Knigh...

Architectural Salvage – How to decorate and restore your home with found items
by Tony Taylor The decorative use of architectural salvage, distressed finishes, and weathered and rusted surf...

Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland
Off the Beaten Path Finding Warmth (and Learning to Spell) in Iceland By Nancy Dorrans Once or twice a year Ad...

Pavilion Grill Coffee Shop – The Portland Palate
The Portland Palate Review: West End Hospitals The Affordable Food Alternative Part 1 by James Fereira My goo...

Apples – What to do with all those apples!
THE AMOS FARM APPLES The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall. -Ern...

The only breast cancer screening method proven to save lives
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by Suzanne A. Hoekstra MD FACS Growing up, I always e...

Brothers Open The Francis Hotel
PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-working space in Portland’s West End wi...

Reheating in October – Astrological Forecast October 2017
Perspectives from the Sky : Astrological Forecast October 2017 Reheating in October by Leo Knighton Tallarico...

Ruski’s – Still a Neighborhood Bar
The Portland Palate Ruski’s Tavern – Still a Neighborhood Bar? Sometimes it’s the patrons who best de...

Local Print News Is Important
Interview with WEN Publisher-Editor Tony Zeli PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs...

Miglena and Sparkling Clean – An Immigrant Business Story
From (So Far) Away: Stories of Immigrant Business in Maine Miglena and Sparkling Clean by Marilyn Miller Migle...

Flu Season – Get Prepared!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Preparing for the Cold and Flu Season by Dr. Regina Y. Kim, MD As students in Maine go b...

Maine Women March Forth
by Nancy Dorrans Resistance… Resistance is by definition, “the refusal to accept or comply with somethin...

Transformation
Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast for September 2017 Transformation by Leo Knighton Tall...

Oh No Cafe Review by The Portland Palate
The Portland Palate Review: Oh No Cafe by James Fereira This month I’m reviewing Oh No Café, Portland’s Wes...

Accidental Gardener
The Art and Craft of the Accidental Gardener by Nancy Dorrans If you have a garden and a library, you have eve...

Portland Mediation Group – PelotonPosts
Divorce Mediation Can Be Amicable PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-worki...

Solar Eclipse Erupts into Our Lives
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast for August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Erupts into Our Lives by...

Back to Biking Basics
Ideas for Biking from Locals and From Away… by Nancy Dorrans There’s a sense of freedom and control that wraps...

Buy Local Guide Is Out
Portland Buy Local Elects New Officers and Prints Record Number of Directories by Jenn Thompson, PBL Executive...

Dylan Stewart and His Wood-Burned Fish – PelotonPosts
PelotonPosts is an interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-working community in Portland’s West End. This...

Bonobo Wood Fire Pizza – Review by The Portland Palate
The Portland Palate Bonobo Wood Fire Pizza by James Fereira Before we get to the Bonobo review… One acti...

Roll Out the Red Carpet for Eclipse Season
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast for July 2017 Roll Out the Red Carpet for Eclipse Season by L...

LAYERING – The Amos Farm
The Amos Farm LAYERING by Christian Torp Poor Mary. They married her to Jesus, and Jesus is an asexual circumc...

Bucket Lists and Tips for Senior Travelers
Bucket Lists and Travel Tips What is on your bucket list? Or maybe I should start with, “What is a Bucket List...

The New West End Markets
The Portland Palate West End Markets Part II: The New by James Fereira I set out on a quest, visiting five loc...

Mindful Leadership with Margaret Kelsey – PelotonPosts
PelotonPosts is an interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-working community in Portland’s West End. This...

Portland Buy Local Executive Director Search
Jenn Thompson Says Farewell Portland Buy Local begins its search for a new Executive Director to lead the buy...

HEATING UP! June Astrological Forecast
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast June 2017 HEATING UP by Leo Knighton Tallarico June is the tr...

Beehives – Keeping Bees Part 2
The Amos Farm All A’Buzz Beehives by Christian Torp First off, before you get your beehives going, don’t...

West End Markets Overlooked
Picnic, Anyone? West End Markets Part I: The Overlooked This month’s review deviates from the previous two in...

Spring Camping at Kentucky’s Natural Bridge State Resort
by Nancy Dorrans Last month I traveled south just before Easter. While it was still cool, damp and gray/brown...

Early Stage Entrepreneurs – 4 Tips to Plant the Seeds for Success
Small Business Owners Plant the Seeds for Success 4 Tips for Early Stage Entrepreneurs by Marilyn Miller Are...

Ghosts of Bayside Past
An Architectural Look at Bayside Past Part I of Tony Taylor’s Bayside Past and Future Series by Tony Tay...

Buy Local: Celebrate Spring and Community
by Caitlin Cameron Did you know you can be an individual member of Portland Buy Local? I am a proud individual...

Finding Clarity and Direction
Perspectives from the Sky By Leo Knighton Tallarico May 2017 As May begins we are experiencing the waxing (gro...

Architectural Secrets of the Columned Porch
From Athens to Cumberland Avenue: Architectural Secrets of the Columned Porch by Tony Taylor Editor’s No...

Bermuda Adventure – Beyond the Beach
by Nancy Dorrans Earlier this winter I was invited by the Bermuda Tourism Authority to learn more about the is...

Busted-up Flatbread – A Favorite Dish from Trinidad
by Lindsay Sterling One Saturday night, twenty people were gathered in a Portland kitchen for a hands-on cooki...

Keeping Bees Part I – Tools and Resources
The Amos Farm Keeping Bees – Part One by Christian Torp “‘The bottom line is, if something is not done t...

Artemisia Review by The Portland Palate
The Portland Palate Artemisia ‘A Good Choice Off the Beaten Path’ by James Fereira This cozy restaurant, hidde...

Sharing the beauty and the story of Maine… Norman Patry of Summer Feet Cycling
PelotonPosts interviews Norman Patry PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-wo...

Pizzaiolo – A Passion for Pizza
Pizzaiolo A Passion for Pizza in West Bayside by Marilyn Miller As a Portland resident, formerly “from away” –...

688 Million Reasons to Buy Local
by Norman Patry My favorite statistic from the Buy Local movement is that 76% more money stays in the local ec...

Opportunity to Create an Improved World
Perspectives from the Sky by Leo Knighton Tallarico April 2017 It is quite obvious that we as a human family h...

Benchmark Top Tips – Green / Energy Saving Improvements
Top Tips from Benchmark Real Estate Green / Energy Saving Improvements Improvements that will help you use les...

Zack’s PHS Luncheonette
by Tony Taylor As a lifelong walker of downtown neighborhoods in many cities, I’ve found that an eye for archi...

Boda Remains a Favorite
The Portland Palate An Introduction to WEN’s New Food Review Ask and you shall receive… After our 2016 Reader...

Millennials and Housing
by Luke deNatale and Tony Zeli In the third and final part of our series on millennials living in Maine we exa...

Sunny Side Positive Posts
Travel with Nancy Dorrans Sunny Side Positive Posts One of my Facebook friends posted this plea in late Januar...

Growing Year-Round in Greenhouses with Replenova Farm – Peloton Posts
Growing Year-Round in Greenhouses PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs, a co-worki...

Jeremy Bloom is keeping it positive!
A Fresh Coat of Paint On Vipassana Meditation, Facilities Management and Keeping It Positive by Jeremy Bloom D...

Venus Retrograde – What does it mean for your relationship?
Perspectives from the Sky by Leo Knighton Tallarico March 2017 The last few months have erupted in big change....

Selling Season – Benchmark Real Estate Top Tips
Top Tips – ‘Selling Season’ Is there a ‘selling season’ or an ideal time to list and sell your home? Sellers t...

Maine to DC: Nancy Goes to the Women’s March
From Maine to DC We got they-ah from he-ah! Nancy charters a bus to the Women’s March by Nancy Dorrans While i...

Millennials and the minimum wage
by Luke deNatale and Tony Zeli Many struggle in Maine’s economy, but is it particularly difficult for millenni...

Landscaping business is about more than just plants – PelotonPosts
The Landscaping Business: Plants, Engineering, Marketing, and More PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a...

My Mother is My Hero – Madeleine’s Story
MY STORY: English language learners from Portland Adult Education share their story in their own words. My Mot...

Wisdom and Her Ways of Pleasantness – The Spiritual Side
The Spiritual Side Wisdom and Her Ways of Pleasantness by Rick Ness In previous articles, I have written about...

Planetary Storms and Culture War
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast February 2017 PLANETARY STORMS by Leo Knighton Tallarico Febr...

Millennials Struggle in Maine
The Plight of Millennials by Luke deNatale and Tony Zeli No one ever said it was easy being young. People in t...

Animal Production – The Amos Farm
The Amos Farm ANIMAL PRODUCTION by Christian Torp, Master Gardner The increasing consumption of animal protein...

Nancy organizes trip to Women’s March in DC
Happy New Year and Peace on Earth by Nancy Dorrans “Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now, with...

Benchmark Top Tips – Selling in a Changing Season
Benchmark Top Tips Selling in a Changing Season With the time change and the colder weather, what are some tip...

Your local newspaper is your passport to your own neighborhood
Local Newspaper readers are more likely to be involved in community and to buy local. by Adam Nyhan, Portland...

Holocaust Survivor Makes False Claims
Holocaust survivor Max Slabotzky made fraudulent claims about surviving some of most infamous camps. He fooled...

Post-Election Solace and the Light in Others
The Spiritual Side Post-Election Solace by Rick Ness To have a happy life In December I attended a lunc...

Experiential Language Classes Connect Immigrants to Community
PelotonPosts New experiential language school helps immigrants connect to community while improving English. P...

Friendship by Muntather Alsawad
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Leo predicts challenges ahead for Trump, USA
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast January 2017 USA, TRUMP AND CHALLENGES AHEAD by Leo Knighton...

Andres’ Story – El Salvador and Christmas
MY STORY English language learners from Portland Adult Education share their story in their own words. My name...

Spiritual Side: Take Time to Reflect and Meditate
The Spiritual Side Take Time to Reflect and Meditate This Holiday Season by Rick Ness We are not human beings...

7 Gifts You Can Give Your Business
by Marilyn Miller For six weeks every year many of us eat too much, spend too much and rush around too much. W...

Embrace warmth over the Holidays. Visit Iceland or Quebec!
How to embrace warmth with a little insight from those who know the cold. by Nancy Dorrans Last December, Port...

Camp Alsing Helps Kids Soar
PelotonPosts: Emily Chaleff and Camp Alsing PelotonPosts is a monthly interview with a member of PelotonLabs,...

Front Yard Insurrection
The Amos Farm How Christian’s front yard ignited a fight for social justice by Christian Torp Legal disc...

Winter Solstice and Mercury Retrograde
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast December 2016 Mercury Retrograde and the Winter Solstice by L...

GIVING FOOD AT THANKSGIVING
Helpful tips for giving food at Thanksgiving or anytime. by Jeremy Bloom Giving food at Thanksgiving is maybe...

Top 5 Tax Planning Tips for Small Business
Tax Planning for Small Business by Guest Columnist Michael Kelly 1. Special Depreciation When planning to purc...

Karma Crawford on Collective Impact – PelotonPosts
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Nancy’s love of travel started with Grandma Dorrans
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Election Energies and the Spirit of the Holidays
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Vegetable Storage – Preserve Your Harvest!
The Amos Farm Vegetable Storage by Christian Torp Before we get to vegetable storage I want to ask, do you rem...

Filmmaker Scott Taylor – PelotonPosts
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Jill Stein and the Tradition of the Protest Candidate
Jill Stein is a protest candidate … and that is nothing new by Tony Zeli It is not often that a communit...

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on Values and Service
Where Can I Be of Service: Lessons from Anna Eleanor Roosevelt by Nancy Dorrans Last month I joined the Maine...

Verra’s Story – I want to work for the President
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Fall Lawn Care Tips that Benefit Casco Bay
Reduce your use of fertilizers using these fall lawn care tips by Bridget Chase How you treat your yard this f...

Seed Saving, The Amos Farm
The Amos Farm SEED SAVING by Christian Torp We witnessed, and continue to witness, other paradoxes. With nucle...

A Fair Wage and Other Ways to Engage Employees
Tips to Engage Employees by Marilyn Miller “If you take care of your employees they will take care of your cus...

Renewed Clarity and Explosive World Events
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Millennial Food Insecurity
A Personal Account of Millennial Food Insecurity by Autumn Minery Editor’s Note: One of two companion pi...

Food (In)Security and Clean Drinking Water
Food Security and Clean Drinking Are Inseparable by Bryer Sousa In our companion articles, Autumn Minery and I...

Gerau Luzito – I Worked in the Movies
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Black Dinah Chocolatiers Manages Sustainability and Sweetness
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Socially Responsible Tuna – PelotonPosts
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Season’s End and Putting Your Garden to Bed
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Mexico Mango and Travelling Fruits
Mexico Mango and Traveling Fruits by Nancy Dorrans This week I ate the most delicious Mango… It was perfectly...

Food Waste? Not For Our Pigs!
Turning Food Waste Into Food Sovereignty by Jeremy Bloom This is a story of how one family is using food waste...

Mercury Retrograde – Don’t Jump to Conclusions
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Tomato Weekend Like a Family Business
Tomato Weekend is an Italian American tradition that runs like a family business. by Marilyn Miller What do yo...

Tomato Trellising
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Jenti’s Story – Many Friends in Munjoy
Many Friends in Munjoy – Jenti’s Story MY STORY: English language learners from Portland Adult Edu...

Why Travel Adviser
When and why you should know and use a travel adviser by Nancy Dorrans A good travel adviser will un-clutter t...

Zoe Lewin, Be The Way
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Got You Covered: Small Business Risk Management
The Art of Insurance and Small Business Risk Management by Marilyn Miller If you risk money in the stock marke...

Fun Loving Leo to Discerning Virgo
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Adventurous Traveler Safety Tips
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Is Your Business Safe?
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Marie-Immaculee
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Healing Plants of Maine
Mischa Shuler and the Healing Plants of Maine by Marilyn Miller When you ask Mischa Shuler how she became inte...

Chris Byers, Namaste Solar
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New Beginnings – July Astrological Forecast
Perspectives from the Sky – July 2016 Time for Action and New Beginnings by Leo Knighton Tallarico At th...

When Small Business Owners Don’t Get Paid
When small business owners don’t get paid, it can get personal! by Marilyn Miller “Trusting someone is m...

WATER CONSERVATION
The Amos Farm: WATER CONSERVATION by Christian Torp Why is water conservation an important step for the urban...

MOAC Moxiestock and Blackfly Ball
MOAC Moxiestock and Blackfly Ball by Nancy Dorrans Maine Outdoor Adventure Club (MOAC) can take you and your f...

My Story – Mohamud’s Story
Mohamud’s Story: I wish to see my wife and children MY STORY: English language learners from Portland Adult Ed...

Mars Goes Direct – Astrological Forecast for June 2016
Perspectives from the Sky – June 2016 New Energy on the Way as Mars Goes Direct by Leo Knighton Tallaric...

Max Slabotzky, Holocaust Survivor Part II
Max Slabotzky Survives the Holocaust and Shares His Story by Bryer C. Sousa and Autumn Minery In Part I we lea...

The Thing About Business Goals
Small business goals are important, but… by Marilyn Miller ‘Sal, we gotta go and never stop going...

MY STORY: Faida’s Story
MY STORY English-language learners from Portland Adult Education share their stories in their words. My name i...

Intensive Gardening
The Amos Farm: Intensive Gardening by Christian Torp Consider the wastes incidental to the crowding into citie...

Maine Festival Chorus Goes to Carnegie Hall
Take a trip with Maine Festival Chorus to NYC! by Nancy Dorrans How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Ask Richard N...

Time for Reflection: Astrological Forecast for May
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast May 2016 by Leo Knighton Tallarico We move into May with many...

Naloxone: Saving Lives or Enticing Addicts
Addiction specialist takes a look at the uncharted territory of increased access to overdose medication naloxo...

Max Slabotzky: Holocaust Survivor
Max Slabotzky Sharing His Story as a Holocaust Survivor Part I by Bryer C. Sousa & Autumn Minery During my...

Authentic Travel
The Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown Visits the Maine Governor’s Conference on Tourism by Nancy Dorrans “A Fres...

Addiction… An Ounce of Prevention
$2.5 Million for Addiction Treatment Just a Start by Dr. TJ Kozma Back in January, Governor LePage signed a bi...

Eclipses and Retrogrades – Astrological Forecast for April 2016
Perspectives from the Sky – April 2016 Eclipses and Retrogrades: Sitting Between Life’s Chapters b...

Clinton on Travel Agents
Hillary Clinton says Travel Changes Minds by Nancy Dorrans If travel can change your life can it also change y...

Getting Started: The Amos Farm
AMOS FARM: Getting Started Early by Christian Torp We could all do with more time, unfortunately, I don’t know...

Cash Flow: The Entrepreneurs’ Guide
Entrepreneurs’ Guide to Better Cash Flow “I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today” -Wimpy, charact...

Breakdowns and Breakthroughs: March Astrological Forecast
Perspectives from the Sky Astrological Forecast for March 2016 by Leo Knighton Tallarico March promises to be...

Small Business Advice: Trust and Contracts
Small Business Advice by Marilyn Miller “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none” – William Shakespeare, All’s...

Romantic Travel Plans
Romantic Plans… It “is” the thought that counts! by Nancy Dorrans Many years ago I was a ski instructor at Bos...

Randazzo Factor
Does your small business have the Randazzo Factor? by Marilyn Miller My dad is the son of Italian immigrants....

Amos Farm: Compost Part 2
AMOS FARM: Compost II by Christian Torp I said we had to work on the environment because it is now or never. I...

Astrology Predicts the 2016 Primary
Perspectives from the Sky – February 2016 Astrology Forecast by Leo Knighton Tallarico As we enter Febru...

Five Great Resolutions for Entrepreneurs
by Marilyn Miller “Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progre...

Compost Part 1
AMOS FARM Compost Part I

Can Travel and Skiing Change Your Life?
by Nancy Dorrans Travel and skiing, have transformed and enriched my life in many ways. Both release me from m...

Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast for January 2016
by Leo Knighton Tallarico It should be obvious to all who are tuned in, that our world is going through huge t...

Ski Season Dead Ahead
by Nancy Dorrans It was by chance that I met Governor Paul LePage. Boston hosted the Boston.com Ski & Snow...

The Amos Farm: On Designing an Urban Ag System
by Christian Torp First and foremost, what do you like to eat? Some crops may be more suitable for you than ot...

The Myth of the Write Off
by Marilyn Miller “The only man who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend is a creditor.” –Unk...

Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast for December 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico In the global picture, there were many explosive events that shook up our world in N...

Enchanted by the Emerald Isle
by Nancy Dorrans I realize it is November but my thoughts are on October. October is a long month… and, as you...

The Amos Farm: Everything Urban Farming
by Christian Torp “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When the plowman will overtake the reaper And...

Small Business and Credit: First Step is Knowing Your Limits
by Marilyn Miller Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowi...

Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast for November 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico We enter November with the clocks turned back an hour, giving the impression of dark...

My Sense of Adventure Takes Me to Africa
by Nancy Dorrans We travel, some of us forever to seek other states, other lives, other souls – Anais Ni...

Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast for October 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico As I am away on a Pilgrimage through southern France’s Mary Magdalene and Cath...

Fermentation Adventure Destinations!
by Nancy Dorrans Where are the latest fermentation destinations? Answer is almost anywhere! Although fermentat...

Mystique of the Travel Agent
by Nancy Dorrans “World travelers,” they say. “Always on the go.” “Must be nice to get all those free tr...

Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast for August 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico August begins with an important planetary shift. Saturn, considered the hand of time...

Perspectives from the Sky – July 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico A very powerful Spring Season 2015 passed at Summer Solstice on June 21st. And for m...

Airfare Facts and Lore
by Nancy Dorrans As a travel agent since 1982, give or take a few years, I’ve seen a lot of changes in the ind...

‘From Away’ Comes to Visit: Day Trip Advice
by Nancy Dorrans When I’m away traveling and I tell people I live in Portland, Maine, the reaction is dreamy....

PERSPECTIVES FROM THE SKY – June 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico The stage has been set from the important planetary aspects earlier this spring. The...

Perspectives From the Sky – Astrological Forecast May 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico May 2015 The first half of Spring 2015 has set the stage for continuing important ch...

Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast for April 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico April 2015 continues to bring us important planetary movements that promise big chan...

Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast for March 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico March opens up a major portal of change. As this portal opens, intensified winds of...

Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast for February 2015
Expect another big year of change in the world this year. Last spring/summer there was a Cardinal Grand Cross...

Perspectives from the Sky – January 2015
Metaphorically speaking, sometimes it seems as if there is a thumb in the dike of our current world order, hol...

Perspectives from the Sky – December 2014
As I write this on December 16, 2014, we have just passed another Uranus square Pluto exact aspect on December...

Perspectives from the Sky – November 2014
Astrology, for many of you reading this, is either new to you or seems like superstition or silliness. This is...

Perspectives from the Sky – October 2014
By Leo Knighton Tallarico As we wrote about last issue, our human family is at a major crossroads on the way t...

Perspectives from the Sky – September 2014
An Astrological Guide for Worldview and Personal Transformation during these Changing Times on Planet Earth By...





































































































































































































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ADAPTABILITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY By Michael Stern Like millions of parents around the country, I’m feeling slightly overwhelmed by the changes we’re currently navigating in... Read more
What is Empathy? By Michael Stern Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, describes three types of empathy: Cognitive empathy means understanding the perspectives of others, includ... Read more
Perspectives from the Sky Astrological Forecast for July 2020 with Leo Knighton Tallarico As we enter the second half of 2020, we are going full force into the gale winds of a Lunar Eclipse... Read more
By Michael Stern The challenging emotions that come along with deep uncertainty in times of transition are an inevitable part of life. But resilience is not about never getting knocked down.... Read more
Perspectives from the Sky Astrological Forecast May 2020 By Leo Knighton Tallarico May and June are transitional months, which hopefully means we will be turning toward a new normal with the... Read more
Perspectives from the Sky – Astrological Forecast for September 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico As we enter September 2015 we are already feeling the winds of the Eclipse Season. W...