Portland’s easygoing quality of life is praised in the April 1st feature. The list was compiled based on a leisure index, crime data and 5-year cost of living average and unemployment figures. Kudos for local highlights go to Grittys, Cinque Terre, Blackpoint Inn and Cold River Vodka!

Susan Gentile-Hackett has just published The 30 Day Marriage, her first book, and number one in a series of unusual self-help workbooks.

The 30 Day Marriage helps you capture the magical sense of discovery in the early days of courtship that often gets put aside as life gets in the way. According to Susan, The 30 Day Marriage is not your average self-help book. It is an action book first and a book you enjoy reading second.  Available on 30daymarriage.com and on Amazon.com.