Adrien Polky, a fourth grader, finds his great-grandfather’s name carved into the desk the boy uses at school. The great-grandfather, Wayne Healey, also of Winthrop, was a gifted artist, too.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Vegan Kitchen: Pop-ups, burgers, smoothies and more
A roundup of the state’s vegan news.
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Maine Gardener: The forest edge is a critical environmental zone, and you can enhance it
For many wild creatures, living on the edge has benefits.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Thoreau’s Maine Woods: A Legacy for Conservation’
Thoreau’s Maine woods excursions in maps and illustrations
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Italian seafood coming to Kennebunk, a new vegan-friendly brunch menu in Portland
An Italian osteria in Washington D.C. expands to Kennebunk this spring, vegan brunch launches at Bird & Co., plus restaurant reopenings and expansions in Portland.
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Maine Restaurant Week pairs eager diners with empty tables
As the food service industry weathers its second pandemic winter, Maine Restaurant Week’s mission to boost business is more relevant than ever.
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As more breweries open their own kitchens, tasting rooms are getting tastier
To stay competitive and keep customers happy, more Maine breweries are offering full menus of food made in-house.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Shucked Apart’ and ‘Got Warrants? Dispatches from the Dooryard’
A new mystery from the Maine Clambake series, and 80 vignettes about drunks, shoplifters and other morons doing stupid things
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Woody Allen releasing new book June 7
He consistently denies sexually abusing his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow.
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James Beard Foundation Awards semifinalists include 10 from Maine
These will be the first awards given by the New York-based foundation in two years.