<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/1211-south-portland-alumni.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>All in the neighborhood</title><author>Jodi Frank</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>12/01/2025 02:58:12 PM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Alumni Laura Marston ’02, Luke Myers ’97, and Megan White Abercrombie ’98 have helped build a mini-Skidmore community in South Portland, Maine, that celebrates creativity, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.</description><category>Alumni Stories</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2025/images/ctm-banner-550.jpg" alt="A Creative Thought Matters banner"/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2025/images/1211-south-porland-graphic.png" alt="A postcard-style graphic showing alumni from South Portland, Maine"/></image><caption>Alumni Laura Marston ’02, Luke Myers ’97, and Megan White Abercrombie ’98 have helped build a mini-Skidmore community in South Portland, Maine, that celebrates creativity, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.</caption></item>