From festivals and fairs to marathons and boat races, there’s plenty of events in Maine this summer to put on your calendar.

Ellen Jackson lives on a busy road in Farmingdale, but her home seems to float above the din, tucked behind a curtain of lilac, mock orange, and sour-cherry blossoms. Like many first-time visitors, I ...

Although he’s Korean, chef Hwansoo Kim has nursed a fascination with Japanese culture ever since he was a kid reading manga comics in Seoul. It was there, in the South Korean capital, that he trained ...