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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine shut out of James Beard Award final round for first time in 11 years
None of the state’s 9 semifinalists moved on in the annual competition, often called the Oscars of the food world. That hasn’t happened since 2014.
Everything you want to know about going to saunas but were afraid to ask
Don’t sweat the details.
New festival at Portland Public Library celebrates the comic arts
The free event – Comic Arts Maine Portland, or CAMP for short – is scheduled for April 5.
See hockey playoffs, high water and politics in Central Maine’s Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
March 21, 2002: Level of Carlton Pond in Winthrop low for this time of year, state health costs to increase, and state museum makes winning bid on desk
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Reinvention! Transformation! What should the restaurant of the future look like?
The modern restaurant dates back to the French Revolution. It may be time for a wholesale change. Local restaurateurs discuss how they might alter its framework, or how they already have.
March 20, 1974: It’s back to the 1950’s for the students at Waterville Junior High School, antipollution opportunity for Sebasticook River fades, and gas by the houseload?
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March 19, 1984: Whitefield residents convene for 175th anniversary town meeting, Pittston OKs town office, and Bowdoinham community center wins passage
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
March 18, 1998: MaineGeneral Thayer in Waterville to build new surgical wing, Wilton waiting on word on shoe shop space, and Vassalboro approves support staff contract
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.