Make a hobby out of watching these plants grow, and maybe even get some fresh ingredients out of it.
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
The best vegan cookbooks of 2022
Seven that stood out from an increasingly crowded field.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘The Light We Carry’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Theater review: Two actors bring to life a Texas town at Christmastime
Tom Ford and Nathaniel P. Claridad play all 22 roles in ‘A Tuna Christmas’ at Portland Stage.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Art review: History of persecution connects two artists featured at Farnsworth
See ‘Leonard Baskin: I Hold the Cracked Mirror Up to Man’ and ‘Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk’ in Rockland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Art review: Colby shows a deeper side of Alex Katz
‘Alex Katz: Theater & Dance’ explores lesser known aspects of the artist’s work.
Posted inMaine
Meet our 10 Mainers To Be Thankful For in 2022
Every year, we ask you to tell us about people in your community who go out of their way to give of themselves for the benefit of others. This year’s 10 Mainers To Be Thankful For includes a volunteer from Augusta and an artist who creates public art from Solon. Here are their stories.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Theater review: ‘Straight White Men’ takes on the complexity of family dynamics
Gathered for Christmas, three brothers and their dad debate social and personal issues in the Mad Horse production.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Art review: Each of four fall shows worth a visit to Center for Maine Contemporary Art
There’s an abundance of thought-provoking and emotionally moving art on display at the Rockland institution.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-sellers: ‘Liberation Day, ‘Lydia Maria Child’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.