Apr 30, 2018 | All Categories, General News, Health & Wellness
More than just a farm By David Muise | Photographs provided by Pineland Farms Within this single campus, one will find: a working farm, a diverse business community, educational programs for children and adults alike, a wide variety of year-round recreational...
Mar 8, 2018 | Food, General News, Music, Restaurant
Fondue Restaurant and Show Lounge by Michael Krapovicky Entering Lava Fondue Restaurant and Show Lounge through a sliding bookcase door recalls the speakeasies of the 1920s Prohibition Era. The atmosphere is cozy and elegant, the feel intimate and unique. Marcus...
Mar 1, 2018 | All Categories, Food, General News
Your beer’s second most important ingredient by Peggy Faye Brown | Photography by Heidi Sawyer What is your beer made with? Water, yes. Hops, probably. Malt, definitely. Water is the main ingredient by volume in beer. Did you know that the second main ingredient by...
Feb 13, 2018 | All Categories, Business, General News, Music
by Peggy DeBlois | Photography by Heidi Sawyer Dedicated to community Maine’s Big Z radio station is, ironically, rather small. Housed in a converted home on Center Street in Auburn, the studio is the first thing you see when you open the door. Continue down the...
Feb 7, 2018 | All Categories, Business, Home, Home Design, Interior Design
by David Muise Manufacturers are still going strong If you follow the news, you might be inclined to believe that manufacturing is a dying industry in the United States. The headlines are everywhere, reminding us just how many of these jobs are moving overseas. If you...
Jan 31, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Business, General News
by Karen Landry | Photography by Heidi Sawyer “Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past.” — Jack London Have you ever thought of getting a tattoo? Or do you want more? Whether the thought of permanent art on your dermis entices or...
Dec 11, 2017 | All Categories, Business, LA Metro Magazine
For Immediate Release LA METRO MAGAZINE ADDS NEW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AUBURN, Maine – December 7, 2017 – LA Metro Magazine adds Pam Ashby, veteran graphic designer, as Editor-in-Chief. Ashby brings 16 years of graphic design experience to the magazine,...
Oct 1, 2017 | All Categories, Business, Community History, Food & Health, Home
The next generation for Roy I. Snow, Inc. by Toby Haber-Giasson THE SPARK Roy I. Snow learned the electrical trade by working in the shoe shops with his father, Roy A. Snow. With a thriving shoe industry and little competition, Roy I. founded his own company in 1947....
Oct 1, 2017 | All Categories
51 years of service to the community by Michael Krapovicky The Cote Corporation has been in operation for 51 years, and continues to be a versatile, dynamic entity in today’s fluctuating industrial market. Armand and his wife Carmen Cote founded the company in 1966 to...
Sep 1, 2017 | All Categories, Business, Fashion, General News
The possibilities are endless by Peggy DeBlois It’s a warm summer day and the corner of Main and Lisbon Streets in Lewiston is busy with traffic. Hot wind from vehicles speeding up Main Street blows dust in the air while unidentifiable music seeps from cars waiting at...