Coffee By Design owner Mary Allen Lindemann stays grounded with the arts, healthful foods and connections to friends around the globe.
My Perfect Day
My Perfect Day: The Greenbelt, Mr. Chickpea and Evie’s are among her hometown haunts
South Portland dance instructor Kristin Sutton would also cross the bridge for a tap dance class at Casco Bay Movers and Szechuan green beans at Paper Tiger.
My Perfect Day: Portland tour guide heads to central Maine for history, mini golf and cake
Dugan Murphy, of Portland by the Foot, would also visit Nowetah’s Indian Store and Museum and take in a show at the Theater at Monmouth.
My Perfect Day: Maine lobster marketer fills up on her favorite crustacean
How Marianne LaCroix, executive director of the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative, would make the most of Maine Lobster Week, running through Sunday.
My Perfect Day: PSO music director Eckart Preu would take a nap
He’d cap his day with a meal and a drink at Fore Street restaurant.
My Perfect Day: It’s surfing, Sichuan wings and stand-up for this Portland comedian
Chris Neuguth, who’ll perform at the Portland Maine Comedy Festival this week, would keep ’em laughing while enjoying the area’s restaurants from morning till night.
My Perfect Day: Portland resident enjoys the city without spending a penny
Shoshana Hoose would bike to Back Cove, Mackworth Island and Payson Park, enjoying art, the ocean and music along the way, all for free.
My Perfect Day: Belfast poet laureate would drink in Midcoast beauty and 2 cups of coffee
Maya Stein would start with a sunrise and a panoply of word puzzles and end with a seaside stroll and maybe a game of mah-jongg.
My Perfect Day: An outdoors writer explores her favorite parts of Acadia
Working for Friends of Acadia, Shannon Bryan has gotten to know all of the national park’s nooks and crannies.
For author in Midcoast, the ideal day includes dog friends, pub fries and football
With a house full of pawed pals, mystery writer David Rosenfelt imagines the best way to spend time in autumn (minus the marathon).