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Brook DeLormeClothing Designer
Brook DeLorme has been sewing since she was twelve, and selling clothing in Portland boutiques for the past ten years. In 2009 she decided to make the leap and open her own retail store under the name Brook There…
Carolyn Mix and Darcy Doniger2 Note Botanical Perfumery
Carolyn Mix and Darcy Doniger are both New Yorkers, Carolyn from Upstate, Darcy from the City. Carolyn moved to Portland over a decade ago to study writing at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies…
Daniel and Marcia MinterArtist and Creative Director
Daniel and Marcia Minter moved to Portland from Chicago in 2003 with their son, now twelve. Marcia was recruited by a headhunter to consider working in her current role, Vice President Creative Director at LL Bean…
John McVeighOpera Singer and Jewelry Designer
John McVeigh is a Metropolitan Opera tenor, jeweler, and co-owner of Compositions boutique—a creative triad that would never have seemed possible before he moved here from New York almost ten years ago…
Kristin MesiresResearch Scientist, IDEXX Laboratories
Kristin and her husband thought it was going to be a challenge to find work for two PhDs here, but they have. “Maine is a good place to do research” — and a great place to live. …
Mike Paterniti and Sara CorbettWriters and Founders, The Telling Room
Mike and Sara, both freelance journalists for national publications, could live anywhere, but they feel Portland gives them the space to push their creative boundaries…
Rob Evans and Nancy PughChef and Co-Owners, Hugo’s
Rob Evans and his wife Nancy Pugh moved to Portland from the Bay Area in 2000. Rob was working in the kitchen of The French Laundry. They moved to Maine with next to no money, unsure of their next move…
Wade Brainerd and Jennie HahnComputer Programmer & Theater Director
Wade and Jennie both grew up in Maine and moved away after high school, but by their late twenties, their one bedroom apartment in LA was feeling way too small to raise a family…
Angela Adams and Sherwood HamillPattern and Furniture Designers
Angela and Sherwood chose Portland as the city to start their fledging design business which is now the national lifestyle brand Angela Adams with more than twenty creative employees…
