While some employees at Five Fifty-Five appear to be at odds with the owners over the issue, workers at other restaurants say there is either lively discussion or it’s business as usual.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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‘Batman v Superman’ shrugs off bad reviews, opens to $170 million
It is the sixth-best opening of all time.
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‘Legends of the Fall’ author Jim Harrison dies at 78
Harrison completed more than 30 books and was compared with Ernest Hemingway in the range and kinds of his interests.
Posted inFood, Lifestyle, Travel
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Bangor and Rockland
Let’s do lunch at Fork & Spoon, Home Kitchen Cafe
Posted inFood, Green plate special, Recipes, Source
Ethical, sustainably produced chocolate makes a dessert you can feel good about
You may not find it in an egg or bunny but you can turn the bars into a great chocolate pie.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Maine poet Richard Blanco to be keynote guest at UMA festival
The Bethel man who was a presidential inauguration poet in 2013 will deliver a reading and answer questions at the University of Maine at Augusta’s 14th annual Terry Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, to be held April 8-9.
Posted inBooks, Lifestyle, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘McCloskey’ and ‘Blackout’
A look at the facinating history behind Robert McCloskey’s art, along with a new stand-alone novel from the author of the Andy Carpenter mystery series
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
Sugar houses adjust to Maine Maple Sunday falling on Easter
Some will open both Saturday and Sunday, some Saturday only, while others picked a different weekend to avoid conflicting with the holiday.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Old family recipes yield a family’s story of adaptability – and a distinctive Easter pie
A mother and her three daughters each developed their own version of a traditional Italian wheat pie, so what’s the next generation to do?
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Think you need a spring detox? Here’s the skinny on cleansing
One local dietitian advises you to ignore the hype and focus on a balanced diet.