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Leslie Bridgers
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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.
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Bar Guide: Cocktails now come bundled with other fun stuff
Have fancy drinks while you’re setting sail, watching a movie or making a meal.
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Lift your spirits with these 28 happy hour deals
Despite the pandemic, these restaurants are still offering specials on food and drinks.
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Eat & Run: Just off the highway, Day’s makes for satisfying stop
Despite the traffic out front of the Yarmouth seafood shack, a serene seating area awaits.
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Homefront: Use garden veggies if you’ve got ’em in these easy, meat-free dishes
But the grocery store variety will do just fine.
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Bar Guide: How to make a well-crafted mocktail
Tips and recipes for nonalcoholic beverages that are far from boring.
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Bar Guide: Rock these cocktails with your lobster roll
Seafood restaurants recommend what to drink with the sandwich of summer in Maine.
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Bar Guide: Pair each of these summer activities with the perfect cocktail
Have a S’moretini ’round the campfire, or a Sea Breeze while you sail.
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Bar Guide: Meet Arvid Brown, the best bartender in town
The Baharat bar manager was the first winner of a new Portland bartending competition.
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What to know about Beyoncé’s ‘Lion King’-inspired visual album ‘Black Is King’
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter released “Black Is King” in the wee hours of the morning of July 31, roughly one month after publicly announcing that she had shot a companion piece to her original music released alongside the live-action “Lion King” film last year. The new visual album, streaming on Disney Plus, is “meant to celebrate the […]