The Snow Pond Center for the Arts renovates its outdoor stage, the Bowl in the Pines amphitheater, which officials say should allow the organization to provide enhanced experiences for audiences and artists.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBooks
Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Natives (and a few others) to grow in your shade garden
A shade garden needn’t be a poor stepchild to the sunnier spots. Here are some suggestions for what to plant.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Why aren’t you making your own salad dressing?
There is nothing to it, and it saves tons of plastic waste.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
The ingredients every Maine beach read needs
Dead body, old family cottage, crusty lobsterman, dark secrets… bingo. Sounds like you’ve got a classic Maine beach read.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: And for a Massachusetts beach read, read on
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inFood & Dining
Good Waffle Hunting: Is there a waffle-size hole in Portland breakfast menus?
When waffle-loving foodie Charlie Beck lamented the lack of waffles in Portland, we took him out to sample the few we could find.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Eager customers line up at vegan food trucks and carts
But food truck owners say diners are patient about the waits.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World, New England
Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest
The U.S. baby formula shortage stemmed from a safety recall and supply disruptions and has captured national attention with panicked parents looking to swap and buy formula online.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Nonprofit board fires DaPonte String Quartet musicians, changes mission
The group that has managed the ensemble for decades told the quartet’s members this week that they would no longer be paid as salaried musicians.