A blanket of snow not only makes winter berries pop, but it protects plants underneath from the cold.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Plant-based food gets seat at U.N. climate summit’s table
Food finally made it onto the agenda of a United Nations’ climate change summit. The recent COP28 summit in Dubai was noted for a thick sheen of oil lobbyists, its controversial president (who heads a fossil fuel corporation), restrictions on protesters and the successful petrochemical industry push to reduce rather than phase out fossil fuels. […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A history of books in wartime – and of unexpected book-burners
Accounts from Andrew Pettegree’s ‘The Book at War’ will make you wonder what role books are playing in current conflicts.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Review: Teenage twins go missing in a coastal Maine town, putting its police chief to the test
Writer Albert Waitt’s murder mystery, ‘The Ruins of Woodman’s Village,’ paints a picture of a small town, biases and all.
Posted inOut & About
Snowshoeing vs. cross-country skiing: What to know before you go
Plus, where to find trails, rentals and lessons in southern Maine.
Posted inGuides, Maine
Where to go ice skating across central & southern Maine
These spots, from Auburn to Kennebunk, range from free outdoor ponds to full-service arenas with rentals and more.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Art review: Range of Indigenous art on display at Maine colleges
A show at Colby and two at Bates take an overdue look at Native artists working in variety of media.
Posted inMaine, News
Meet our 2023 Mainers to Be Thankful For
We once again recognize community members who show exceptional kindness and generosity in their everyday lives and also acknowledge those who stepped up in the wake of the tragedy in Lewiston. Read their stories here.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Things to Do
Where to play trivia almost any night in southern Maine
More than 30 restaurants, bars and breweries in the area host weekly trivia nights.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Priscilla’ a dreamy but stultifying portrait of an American princess
There’s a scene in the middle of “Priscilla,” Sofia Coppola’s biopic of Priscilla Presley, which contains a surreal detail that had to have been at least one of Coppola’s sparks of inspiration. Priscilla (Cailee Spaeny), heavily pregnant, has gone into labor. As her husband, the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley (Jacob Elordi) rushes […]