Contrasting textures and Middle Eastern flavors mark this hearty pearl barley-based bowl dish.
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture
Country star Tim McGraw and biographer Jon Meacham team up to write a book
The unlikely duo’s shared love of music and history leads to ‘Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation.’
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Uncategorized
Exhibit explores how a vision blossomed into Haystack center of craft
The Portland Museum of Art blockbuster tells the school’s early story, providing the context for its continued success and influence.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Despite the cold, wet spring, your gardens may be right as rain
Many shrubs that blossom in the spring have liked all the rain, and consider this: You don’t have to constantly drag hoses around the yard.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Life & Culture
Great Lost Bear roars into its 5th decade in Portland
The restaurant, a favorite for fans of burgers and craft beer, celebrates its 40th anniversary this month.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine
Three Maine students dazzle judges with mobile apps
The winners of the 2019 Tyler Technologies Maine App Challenge receive scholarships totaling $10,000.
Posted inLife & Culture
O.J. Simpson on Twitter: ‘I got a little gettin’ even to do’
In the video he posted, he says followers will get to read his thoughts on ‘just about everything.’
Posted inLife & Culture
Fans wait over 5 hours in line for new Harry Potter ride
Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure opened on Thursday at Universal Orlando Resort’s Islands of Adventure park.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture
Dyado concert set for June 20 at UMF
Dyado, the project of east coast songwriters Louisa Stancioff and Matt Lohan, will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at the Emery Community Art Center on the University of Maine at Farmington campus on Academy Street. Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Dyado is the partnership of two cousins who reconnected later […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Swift calls out homophobes on new song, announces 7th album
The pop star releases a tune called ‘You Need to Calm Down,’ in which she addresses her own haters but also calls out those who attack the LGBTQ community.