Favorite Posts of 2008: April

My favorite posts from April 2008, in chronological order:

1. "On Location: Stroudwater Place Workshop" An account of one of the first--if not the first-- public hearings devoted to the project.
2. "Good Salary. Little Work. Soft Snap!" Why don't classified ads carry this jobs with this labor description anymore?
3. "Jumpers, 1919" One of my favorite all-time photographs. An explanation here.
4. "Westbrook's Ghosthunters" Like I've said, you never know what you'll find at the Westbrook Historical Society.
5. "Ironic Sign of the Day" St. Mary's Church, post-demolition.
6. "Overheard at Riverbank" Stay classy, Paper City.
7. "Piano Legs" Westbrook's prowess in baseball goes well beyond the 2005 Little League World Series team (explanation here).
8. "On Location: Riverbank Park" Seven ways to improve Westbrook's civic capital.
9. "Why You Should Become a Scarborough Downer" The case for frequenting Scarborough Downs.
10. "Better Know a Rep: Drew Gattine" Read about City Councilor Gattine's supposedly hairy back.
11. "On Location: Don's Lunch" The last refuge of a blue-collar burger.
12. "Quote, Unquote: W.H.S. Ellingwood" A school superintendent, before the age of political correctness.

- John C.L. Morgan