The Portland Sea Dogs are selling substitute ice cream sandwiches until Gifford’s can get the ingredients it needs to make them.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining
For a fun way to cool down, make your own popsicles
Come up with your own flavor combinations or follow these recipes for an easy, rewarding summertime treat.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘The Hotel Nantucket,’ ‘This Will Not Pass’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books and More in South Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Book review: In fictional ‘Oslo, Maine,’ a musical couple from away collides with the locals
Unfortunately, neither the characters nor the town are believably drawn.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: A ray of hope for getting rid of the destructive emerald ash borer
A group of UMaine students and their professor are on the job, combining an array of tactics to try to eliminate the invasive pest, which could decimate Maine’s ash trees.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Writer Anthony Doerr does it again
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: For perfect kebabs, start with metal skewers
Using the sustainable tool is one of several tips that will ensure proper, efficient preparation of the summertime favorite.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
OFF RADAR: ‘Lucky Turtle: A Novel’
An exuberantly good read, and an insightful look at how racial prejudice actually works to shape, and misshape, actual lives.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Kneading Conference returns to Skowhegan for 15th year
Also, a new bakery opening in the West End will offer pay-forward options, Definitive Brewing opens a beer garden in Old Orchard Beach and Dover-Foxcroft celebrates a new bar and lounge.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Levant author getting buzz for first story collection, set on Penobscot reservation
Morgan Talty’s book, ‘Night of the Living Rez,’ is fictional but draws heavily from his experiences.