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Portland, Maine
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Title
Comic Relief
Year
2013
In Portland, Coast City Comics has the typical atmosphere of a comic shop, which is inviting and fun. Mitch Borden profiles how Tristan Gallagher's horrible experiences allowed him to create his comic shop.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Life On The Water
Year
2013
Living life on the water, Karl Brunner is very close to his boat. Richard Forbes profiles Brunner's life as a sailor.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Nikki Hunt is Going to be Famous
Year
2013
Every weekend, Nikki Hunt goes to night-clubs to hula hoop. Rufus Nicoll documents how Hunt performs as a go-go hoop dancer and has a dream to be famous.
Type
Multimedia
Title
For Sale By Owner
Year
2013
Living in Maine can be hard for a single person, and for Judith Saffron it is no different. Rufus Nicoll profiles Saffron's decision to move away.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Behind Glass
Year
2013
Lee Stoddard has thousands of shells that his father started collecting overseas during World War II, and shares them with the public through the Kenneth E. Stoddard Museum. Sara Hoover profiles Stoddard's efforts to showcase his father's shell collection.
Type
Multimedia
Title
An Upward Calling
Year
2013
At the age of 65, Jonathan "Elias" Cloud decided to leave modern society and join an Amish community in Maine. Scott Ruderman documents how Elias made his choice to come to Unity and his efforts to become a part of the Amish community.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Elements of Style
Year
2013
Behind all of the graffiti and tagging in Portland, there is a complex and exclusive subculture. Steven Jackson highlights how the members of this community are artists dedicated to their artform and its governing rules.
Type
Multimedia
Title
The Banjournalist
Year
2013
Combining his news gathering and banjo playing skills, Troy Bennett became Maine's first banjournalist. Tracy Mumford profiles how Bennett brings his two worlds together.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Healing People, Healing Plants
Year
2013
An as herbalist and medicine maker in Belfast, August Sender provides tinctures and salves to free medicine clinics around the country. Alice Quinlan provides a profile on Sender's work.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Beautiful of Inganzo
Year
2013
Alison Hudson profiles how one Rwandan refugee brings his traditional dances to Portland.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Finding Balance
Year
2013
As a young woman who was raised in another country for half of her life, Nyalat Biliew strives to maintain one part of herself, without losing the other. Yevonnie Lowe documents how Nyalat faces the challenges of balancing two distinct cultures: American and Nuer.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Ocean Harvest: Seaweed Aquaculture on the Coast of Maine
Year
2014
Farming seaweed allows individuals to enjoy a part of the sea on their plates at home. Alana Fichman documents how one seaweed farmer views the importance of seaweed, and her desire to become a seaweed farmer.
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