Cultural organizations are putting together events, exhibits and other programs to mark the state’s bicentennial.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
More Portland restaurants embrace charging fees for ‘no-shows’
Blowing off dinner reservations ‘hurts everybody,’ restaurateurs say.
Cold and woo season: Restaurants fight slow winters with special events, deals
Tourists and snowbirds have gone, and profits dwindle – time to beckon people inside.
Skip grocery shopping this week. Try eating the freezer
What you’ve stashed away could be the makings of an energy-saving dinner.
Steam dream: Aroma Joe’s expanding its footprint
‘We think there’s room for a coffee company … that can compete with Dunkin’ and Starbucks,’ its CEO says.
What’s that noise coming from the basement? Oh, it’s just a large horse
A Minnesota resident is greeted with a sturdy surprise.
Year of the whippet at Westminster?
Whiskey the whippet will give it a shot to be America’s top dog at Westminster.
Pope Francis will meet with migrants in Morocco
He will also visit a training institute for imams that seeks to be a bulwark against Islamic extremism.
Andrew J. McMullan Jr., accomplished PSO musician, dies at 95
McMullan, who also conducted the Maine Opera, died on Jan. 26.
Maine Episcopalians elect openly gay bishop
One of five finalists, the Rev. Thomas James Brown ‘clearly … made an impression.’ He expects to be consecrated in June.