Situated in the hub of downtown Portland at 18 Monument Square, Shay’s Grill Pub is a cozy, convivial neighborhood restaurant with a terrific selection of local microbrews. Brian Brenerman has owned Shay’s since 2006, and he told us, “We’re busy year round thanks to the wide variety of regular clientele that come in, from twenty-somethings…
SALT Associates is a Maine-based “customer-centric” consulting firm that provides expertise and services to disability insurance companies, helping them develop streamlined processes for managing disability claims, absent employees, and other related issues. SALT founder Don Russell and business partner Jeff Verrill recognized a gap for companies needing custom solutions and simplified processes when it comes…
If you’re looking for unique, inexpensive gifts for family and friends, consider socks! But not just plain socks. Socks with sharks on them, or stars or elephants or musical notes. That’s just a sample representation of the variety of socks you can find in The Sock Shack boutique at 564 Congress Street in Portland, Maine.…
For families helping their aging parents remain at home as long as possible — even with debilitating illnesses such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or chronic diabetes — most people assume that home care is or must be provided by nurses and other medical experts. In reality, the majority of home care services are non-medical, and that’s where…
Jordan’s Farm has been a Cape Elizabeth “family tradition” for 5 generations (and counting!). Each summer, you can count on stopping by the stand on Wells Road for fresh, farm-grown produce and flowers in abundance. Last summer (2014), the family opened “The Farm Stand,” a year-round market in South Portland for the convenience of more…
There are advertising agencies and public relations firms… and there are interactive media companies and public affairs consultants. But it’s rare to find a combination of all these disciplines in a single agency. That’s why Industrium is unique in Maine. Dave Goldberg, one of the four agency partners along with Don Fibich, Derek LaVallee and…
Frank has been a writer, ghostwriter and writing coach for 30 years… but recently he came out from behind the “ghostwriter curtain” with a published novel of his own. His novel, Dream Singer, was released in October, and was a finalist for the Bellwether Prize, given, “in support of a literature of social change,” championed…
After being a schoolteacher for eight years, Scot Fuller decided to follow a different path. He offered inn-sitting services, temporarily taking care of bed-and-breakfast inns so the owners could take a break. Then, in August of 2010, the owner of The Chadwick Bed and Breakfast, located at 140 Chadwick Street in Portland, contacted Scot about…
Justine Carlisle had been enjoying her 15-year marketing communications career when she was suddenly injured and turned to yoga for healing. Though it was a physical ailment that brought her to the studio, she couldn’t deny the impact her practice had on her spiritually and mentally. She enrolled in a 200-hour teacher training program with…
Maine has a unique history of being a place where community citizens can indeed affect major change in public policy and laws. No-one knows this more than Joanne D’Arcangelo, owner of JD’A Consulting, Inc. She’s a policy and advocacy consultant with over twenty years of experience in public policy development, civic engagement, legislative advocacy, voter…
