By appointment only: Elizabeth and Liberty welcome guests to Kennebunk Auction Gallery, where hundreds of antique dolls await their next homes. The Route 1 gallery isn't a traditional retail store, but the headquarters of Beth's growing online auction business, connecting Maine treasures with buyers across the country. Photo by Cy Cyr Going Once, Going Twice: Elizabeth Nowicki Finds Her Dream in Kennebunk, Maine From commercial photography in New York City to a colorful aucti

Tom Riva and his custom made sauna at Fortunes Rocks in Biddeford, Maine on Monday, October 12, 2026. Photo by Cy Cyr. By Cy Cyr | Brick+Tides On a chilly October morning at Fortunes Rocks Beach in Biddeford, two women arrived separately for a little warmth. Neither knew the other, but both had come for the same reason: a wood-fired sauna overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Sherri had traveled from Old Orchard Beach and quite literally jumped for joy when she learned she could en

Flo Leighton came to Biddeford in 2021 knowing almost no one. Five years later, the psychiatric nurse practitioner, educator and community advocate has built a life deeply connected to the city she now calls home. Photo by Cy Cyr The rain had moved through Biddeford overnight and finally cleared around 8 on Monday, September 14th. An hour later, Florence “Flo” Leighton walked into the Biddeford Mills carrying a handbag and sunglasses, dressed in white and wearing the enormous

Biddeford eighth graders faced off against Seacoast on Sunday, September 20, 202 at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford, Maine. The Tigers took home a 35-0 victory against the visitors. Brick+Tides celebrates the people, places and businesses that give York County, Maine, its character — through original photography, thoughtful interviews and stories you might not find anywhere else. Each week, we sit down with someone from our community, listen to their story and share a little m

The Biddeford Tigers Womens soccer team hosted the Portland Bulldogs at Waterhouse Field on Thursday, September 17, 2026. Brick+Tides celebrates the people, places and businesses that give York County, Maine, its character — through original photography, thoughtful interviews and stories you might not find anywhere else. Each week, we sit down with someone from our community, listen to their story and share a little more about the people who live, work, create and build thing

Biddeford vs. Noble at Waterhouse Field on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Brick+Tides celebrates the people, places and businesses that give York County, Maine, its character — through original photography, thoughtful interviews and stories you might not find anywhere else. Each week, we sit down with someone from our community, listen to their story and share a little more about the people who live, work, create and build things here. If you enjoy discovering the people behi

Game of the Week: Biddeford Football v. Gorham at Waterhouse Field on September 11, 2026 in Biddeford, Maine. Brick+Tides celebrates the people, places and businesses that give York County, Maine, its character — through original photography, thoughtful interviews and stories you might not find anywhere else. Each week, we sit down with someone from our community, listen to their story and share a little more about the popel who live, work, create and build things here.. If

Emma Bouthillette with Savvy, left and Glinda, right. Photo by Cy Cyr The fog was so thick at Fortunes Rocks Beach Tuesday evening that the Atlantic Ocean seemed to disappear just beyond the breaking waves. Emma Bouthillette walked barefoot across the wet sand with Savvy (11) and Glinda (6), her two corgis, as we settled in for a conversation about Biddeford, writing, history, family, yoga and a life spent telling stories. Over the next hour, several dogs—and their people—wou

Nick Blunier stands atop his Community Art Bus in Biddeford, Maine — a former 1981 school bus transformed into a mobile studio designed to bring art directly into the community. Photo by Cy Cyr / BrickTides.com It is an old four-window school bus covered in paint and graffiti, with sea creatures swimming across its exterior, business names worked into the artwork, solar power on top and a rooftop deck. Children have painted it. Adults have painted it. A graffiti artist has pa

Meet Krista Gagne, who grew Maine Homestead in Lyman from one batch of pickles into a Maine-made food brand sold in 850 stores nationwide.

John Lee Dumas on his family's dock on Kennebunk Pond in Lyman, Maine. Dumas' podcast, Entrepreneurs on Fire, started in 2012 and has been downloaded millions of times. Photo by Cy Cyr The Fire Still Burns at Home John Lee Dumas has recorded thousands of daily business podcast interviews, built a global audience and created a life that carried him far beyond York County. But on a warm August morning in Lyman, Maine, he was barefoot on the dock at his parents’ home on Kennebu

Gabe Kidd, left, Sam Rush, center, and Levi Rush own Kelp and Cafe 64 in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Three friends, two neighboring businesses and one very unlikely phone call brought a little West Coast energy to Old Orchard Beach. On a rainy summer morning, Kelp feels like a burst of color along Old Orchard Street. A mirrored disco wall catches the light. Plants climb above shelves filled with candles, jewelry, books and locally made goods. A hat embroidered with a lobster pr

Pyper LeBlanc, 6, of Ogunquit, leaps off a rock near a six foot tall metal rooster in Wells, Maine on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Photo by Cy Cyr For the past month, six-year-old Pyper LeBlanc and her beloved roosters have appeared in news reports across Maine and around the country. On Tuesday,, I saw what happens after the headlines. Dave, Sara and Pyper in Wells, Maine. I followed Pyper and her parents, Sara and Dave LeBlanc, from their family’s Omelette Factory in Ogunquit t

Gary Hill, left and Dennis Boothby pose on the beach at Ocean Park in Saco, Maine on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The longtime friends and former co-workers use their metal-detecting experience to help strangers recover rings, jewelry and other meaningful belongings. Photo by Cy Cyr Meet Dennis Boothby and Gary Hill of Ring Finders of Maine By 6:30 Tuesday evening, heavy fog had swallowed most of Ocean Park Beach. The horizon was gone. The ocean was barely visible beyond the wet

Scott McPheeters and Niki Cousineau pause inside the light-filled studio they created for artists seeking uninterrupted time to explore ideas. Subcircle is one of only a handful of artist residencies in Maine devoted primarily to contemporary performance, dance and interdisciplinary art. Photo by Cy Cyr. On Guinea Road, an old barn has become a place where artists find something increasingly difficult to come by: time. The first thing I did after climbing the stairs was take

Painting Joy How Adrienne Kernan LaVallée spent a lifetime finding her own artistic voice Sea Watch Chopped Sea Clams cans make for great paint brush holders. On one of the first truly warm days of summer, the doors to Adrienne Kernan LaVallée's studio stood open in Biddeford. Sunlight spilled across unfinished canvases, palette knives rested beside thick pools of oil paint, and dozens of brushes stood upright in recycled clam cans. Just down the road, Biddeford Pool shimmere

Steve Ryder has dismantled 300 pianos and turned them into art, tables, walls, chairs and more from his shop at 12 Pepperell Square in Saco, Maine. Find additional photos in the gallery below. Photos by Cy Cyr The first thing I noticed was hanging outside a garage door in downtown Saco. Birds made from piano keys. I was walking to lunch at Quiero Cafe with two friends when I spotted them about 50 feet away. Behind the birds were old pianos, furniture, clocks, and enough inte

Ten years after opening a tiny yoga studio in Saco, Sarah Spiegel has created one of Biddeford's most enduring communities. The Ocean She Built Dark clouds drifted across the sky above Biddeford Pool as Sarah Spiegel stepped into the grass and looked toward the horizon. For 45 minutes, the sun had remained hidden behind a thick layer of blue-gray clouds, leaving only hints of what might happen before nightfall. Then, just before disappearing below the horizon, it found a narr

Maureen Massey, left, and Linda McLaughlin, owners of Between the Tides in Biddeford Pool, Maine, have opened for their 16th season. Between the Tides in Biddeford Pool, Maine. Forty years ago, Linda McLaughlin received a collect call about a man she had never met. Actually, she received a collect call about two men. Neither of them was coming home. It was the mid-1980s, before cell phones, text messages, or any easy way to explain that everything was fine. Linda's husband an

At 7:30 on a June evening, Ashley Nadeau and Tina Gosselin were already joking that they were up past their bedtime. A cool breeze drifted across the rooftop of their downtown Biddeford apartment building. At 63 degrees, the air felt a little chilly for June, but neither woman seemed eager to leave. The view helped. Below them, downtown Biddeford settled into the evening. The Saco River reflected the last light of the day while streaks of orange, pink, and purple stretched ac