Bangor Metro - April 2009

April 2009

My Favorite Room

Melanie Brooks
What do a senator, a weatherman, and a musician have in common? They're all hard workers who value their time off at home. Find out where they chill, play, and cook.

Camp Mainea

Leslie Bowman
Summer camp: It's a Maine institution more than a century old. And it's still a place where kids can find fresh air, new friends, and priceless adventure.

Lasagna Gardening

Craig Idlebrook
Bob Jones' no-dig garden is not only inventive but it's easy. You can go from grass to garden in no time at all.

Nuts about Doughnuts

J. B. Sonnenberg
Brian Brooks' home doughnuts are more than yummy–they're a family tradition that was almost forgotten.

The Korn Identity

Annaliese Jakimides
No one, says Peter Korn, writes a book or makes a piece of furniture because the world needs more books or furniture. Fans of his work would beg to differ with him.

Help Behind Bars

Craig Idlebrook
Volunteers at the Hancock County Jail are working to help inmates get healthy before transitioning back to the real world.

Born to Ride

Henry Garfield
Bryn Redman Walsh knows horses. She's owned and operated the largest indoor riding arena in Maine for nine years and she's only 28 years old. You do the math.

Garden of Eden

Brad Eden
Getting anxious to get your hands dirty? Try these tips and enjoy a bountiful harvest this year.

Earl Hornswaggle: Gardening Journal

Mark Ricketts
Earl Hornswaggle, the oldest man in Bangor.

Perspectives: Joyce Tenneson

Photographs by Joyce Tenneson
Joyce Tenneson may be best known for her mythic portraits of women. Her unique style of recording the ethereal and spiritual essence of her subject is demonstrated here in her flower portraits. They go beyond a pure surface documentation and give us an almost audible statement of strength and beauty in spite of the fragility each blossom represents.

Message from Cupid

Annaliese Jakimides
What you can learn from a little organization.

Soapbox Derby: Cell Phones

Scott K Fish and Sean Faircloth
Most of us are guilty of using our cell phones while driving even though common sense tells use we shouldn't. Will there be a fine for adults who OWT (operate while texting) in our future? Fish and Faircloth dial in...