With several new businesses, Maine’s vegan footprint just keeps expanding.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Review: Biographies of a musician and a painter succeed admirably in conveying the arts to young children
‘Look!’ and learn from two compelling new picture books, one about Scott Joplin, the other Winslow Homer.
A passion for feeding the world’s marginalized people
Trained by the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris, a Maine man spends his retirement years helping feed hungry people worldwide, including Ukrainian war refugees.
Best-Sellers: ‘Sea of Tranquility,’ ‘Time is a Mother’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
102 marathons in 102 days: Amputee’s unofficial world record
An amputee athlete from Arizona has set an unofficial world record, running 102 marathons in 102 days.
After decades painting in private, Bowdoinham artist readies his first exhibit
A dozen paintings and one sculpture by David Mann will be on display at the Merrymeeting Arts Center in Bowdoinham, beginning Friday.
Dine Out Maine: Despite occasional missteps, much to savor at Leeward
The Italian, pasta-centric restaurant is only getting better.
Green Plate Special: Right-sized bagels for a healthier you
Cathy Barrow’s latest cookbook lavishes love upon the bagel and restores it to its proper dimensions.
‘Tasha’ is a bracing account of one woman’s final years
Brian Morton imbues his memoir with a wry, pained tenderness.
Top ginger salmon patties with wasabi aioli for a little kick
This flavorful recipe can be made with other fish as well, such as tuna, snapper or sea bass.