The event benefits Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Warned of legal concerns, organizers cancel cannabis food fair in Gray
The Cultivator Country Fair was to feature Maine chefs working with medical marijuana, but state inspectors said including non-medical participants would violate Maine law.
Whole Foods still pricey despite Amazon takeover
One year later, shopping at Whole Foods will still cost you much of your paycheck – unless you’re an Amazon Prime member.
Stefan Karl Stefansson, villain of ‘Lazytown,’ dies at 43
Stefansson was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in 2016.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Cooking Maine Style’ and ‘Haunted Islands in the Gulf of Maine’
Sandra Oliver helps Marjorie Standish make a comeback, and Marcus LiBrizzi releases a new collection of ghost stories
Workers at Mount Vernon estate highlight George Washington’s hemp ties
He had grown the crop, though smoking to get high would have been foreign to people of his era.
Utah graduate assistant warns students carrying firearms that they must stand on ‘3×3 taped square’
The educator is reassigned after referring to concealed carry as ‘absurd, antisocial, and frightening.’
Aurora Provisions closing after over 20 years in Portland’s West End
The owner of the gourmet foods shop and cafe plans to focus on her catering business, she says.
This new cookbook yields simply delicious cupcakes
‘Cupcakes Forever’ is for bakers who never liked the cupcake trend, with its overwrought flavors and complicated decorations.
Make taco night into a one-dish meal
Spicy, cheesy and easy – it’s pretty much perfect.