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Ri Ra goes Whole Hog with plans for barbecue spot

by Meredith Goad July 18, 2018July 17, 2018

The Irish pub and restaurant in Portland is getting in on the business, with plans to open a Congress Street restaurant in November.

Food & Dining, Recipes

Beloved blueberry cake shows why Marjorie Standish is Maine’s home cooking icon

by Peggy Grodinsky July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

The 1950s recipe for Melt-in-Your-Mouth Blueberry Cake still holds up today.

Business, Life & Culture, Nation & World

Fashion design process upended as companies focus on speed, trends

by ANNE D'INNOCENZIO July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

Digital technology shortens the time it takes to put a prototype on the web from half a year to just a week, tearing up the old business model.

Food & Dining

Pop-up Uncle Billy’s will become a neighborhood bar and grill

by Meredith Goad July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

Get your pulled pork, but burgers and fried chicken too

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Lifestyle, Local & State, Maine International Film Festival

Ellsworth musician to unveil new composition for silent film at MIFF

by Colin Ellis July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

Mark Tipton and his ensemble will perform the composition during the screening of the 1927 film ‘7th Heaven.’

Life & Culture, Local & State

Brunswick photographer’s shot of ‘shining sea’ is now a first-class postage stamp

by Bob Keyes July 17, 2018July 18, 2018

Benjamin Williamson’s image of waves crashing at Bailey Island illustrates the last line of ‘America the Beautiful’ in the Postal Service’s 20-stamp series.

Food & Dining, Letters to the Editor, Vegan Kitchen

Distributor Test

by 10upchristianJuly 17, 2018April 4, 2019

Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticized President Trump on Monday after his much-anticipated summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during which Trump again downplayed Russia’s role in interfering with the 2016 election. Appearing side-by-side at a press conference following their closed two-hour meeting, Trump and Putin both cast doubt on what virtually all intelligence agencies […]

Arts & Entertainment, Film, Life & Culture, Lifestyle, Local & State, Maine International Film Festival

Duo creates enchanting digital dimension at MIFFONEDGE in Waterville

by Emily Higginbotham July 16, 2018July 16, 2018

Brazil-based new media artistic pair VJ Suave uses virtual reality software to create three-dimensional Floresta Encantada at Maine International Film Festival.