Part of the proceeds from the fifth annual Dance Mile event will benefit Girls on the Run.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Rapper’s offer of free movie tickets draws a crowd to Portland cinema
Rory Ferreira of Biddeford bought all 129 tickets to a Saturday matinee of a film directed by fellow rapper Boots Riley.
Aroostook County man proves he can still chug more Moxie than anyone else
Beau Bradstreet of Bridgewater bests two competitors for his eighth title in a row at the annual Moxie Chugging Challenge in Lisbon.
It’s not your imagination: Airline restrooms are getting smaller
Airlines say the new restrooms are just a few inches smaller, but it’s not like they were that big to begin with.
Nancy Sinatra Sr., first wife of Frank Sinatra, dies at 101
She raised the couple’s three children: Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina.
Closing credits roll as Portland’s Jet Video loses battle to streaming
The city’s last family video rental store will call it quits in August.
Biddeford rapper offers free tickets to fellow rapper’s movie debut in Portland
Rory Ferreira, who raps under the name of Milo, hopes to fill all 129 seats of a matinee Saturday of Boots Riley’s ‘Sorry to Bother You.’
Maine International Film Festival begins as ‘incredible feat of cinematic history’
Before a screening of “The Bookshop,” organizers of the festival in Waterville spoke of the commitment to the arts the community has.
Sacha Baron Cohen pranks two more celebrity politicians
Now defeated Senate candidate Roy Moore is threatening a defamation lawsuit over an upcoming episode of the comedian’s new television series.
Ri Ra restaurant group to open barbecue restaurant in Portland
The restaurant will focus on North Carolina-style barbecue