For over 14 years, Lou Alexander has been a crossing guard in Portland and developed a rapport among the students. David Foster captures Lou's life in retirement and his interactions with students.

Despite all of the change in Portland, Dan Lentz's shop, Roy's Shoes, has stayed the same. Emma Nobel profiles the work Lentz does as a cobbler.

Brendan Haskins recounts the life of Rita Prout-Farley, the owner of a vintage clothing store in Portland. Rita discusses her business and the obstacles she had to overcome.

From a shop in Portland, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Kimberlee Poole profiles Cooper's work on violins and the efforts of his artisans.

In the process of cracking open sea urchins, David Gavril observes two men looking for roe.

Living on home confinement, one women in Portland is the only person in the state who is serving a prison sentence from home. Natasha Haverty highlights how this women is trying to find her way back into society.

As two performers who are at different stages in their musical careers, Gail and Obi are both fiddle players in a community fiddle group based in Portland. Ali Scattergood documents how the two performers weave music into their lives.

Christine Youngberg captures the services provided by Youth and Family Outreach in Portland, which supports youths who are living on the street.

In his barbershop with a single chair, Bob Feeny speaks to regular clients every day. Jessica Rosenburg visits Bob's Barbership in Portland to speak to Feeny about the barbering culture and observes his interactions with the regulars.

In an effort to assist the homeless population of Portland, Logan Place offers homeless individuals their own permanent apartments, and a way to turn their lives around. Liz Lance captures the work done at Logan Place.

Having dreamt of becoming a minster since childhood, Rali Weaver is a minister in training at First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Portland. Karl Lipke captures Weaver's life, beliefs, and journey to become a minister.

Speaking about Darfur nearly all of the time, Hassan Cober, a journalist born in Darfur came to Portland with his family because of the Sudanese people safe in America. Hannah Fox captures the life of Cober.