Barbershops are social places with a crowd of regulars. Julia Mickenberg takes readers inside two barbershops to highlight the culture within a barbershop.

Located on Congress Street in Portland, John Keaney's Ye Olde Pancake Shoppe has a certain character to it that makes it stand out and has customers return for more. Carrie Robbins documents the business of the restaurant, speaking to employees and patrons.

The forestry industry in Maine comprises mainly of heavy machinery that allows loggers to get their wood, but among these loggers are horse loggers. Kelsey Bulger highlights the work of John Plowden, a horse logger, who makes a conscious effort to help the environment by using horses and his own hands for logging.

James Hixon discusses the life of Antoinette Pezet, a minister for Circle of Hope Church, and transsexual woman. Pezet speaks about her experiences as a transsexual, entering into the ministry, and her family.

As a resident of Swan's Island, Ruth Moulden shares her thoughts and life with Anne Pierter. Moulden discusses life on the island and working there.

Sheryl Lane meets with Helen Perley of Pine Point to speak about the old days, her animals, and personal philosophies.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. George Carey documents the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine was the first place in Maine built just for racing cars, and while it is no Daytona, the individuals who attend and participate at the speedway take it serious. Erin Collins discusses with drivers and crew members what it is like to race stock cars at Beech Ridge.

As a way to bridge the medical world and the spiritual world, serveral women became involved with a concept known as parish nursing. Margaret Conti highlights the lives of several women who perform duties as a parish nurse, showing their importance within their church community.

At Peabody House in Portland, Cynthia Cushing is able to receive care from nurses and volunteers to ensure she takes her AIDS medication, and also have a place to sleep. Renee Nemmers discusses the life of Cushing, recounting her life with drug abuse, being tested positive for HIV/AIDS, and changing her life.

Laura Lynn Lane documents the life of Mary Anne Toft Walton.

London Chretien discusses the topic of community supported agriculture and how certain individuals practice this type of alternative farming in Maine.