The Klondike treat is a waffle cone filled with fudge-swirled ice cream and dipped in chocolate and peanuts.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLife & Culture
Weightlifting deemed best exercise for those older than 50
Strength training adds muscle mass and increases metabolism.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Flower power on the plate (and in the glass)
Use edible flowers to add whimsy, flavor, texture and dimension to your meals, fancy or not.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
Maine’s organic grain producers see increasing consumer demand. Can supply keep pace?
Circumstances like the pandemic and weather gave the state’s organic grain businesses a boost in recent years. But the dwindling number of organic grain farmers means the future of Maine’s grains economy is unclear.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
Expect higher costs, more closures as seasonal worker shortage strains Maine restaurants
Overburdened and understaffed restaurant owners consider wage and menu price hikes to stay in business.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: In 1919, Boston’s North End experienced a disaster. It never should have happened
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Morgan Talty makes a riveting debut with this short story collection set in the Penobscot Reservation
The ‘achingly moving’ linked stories are narrated by a character named Dee, variously a child, tween, teen and adult.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist’s work moves from newspaper page to Ogunquit museum display
A retrospective of cartoons, as well as some oil paintings, from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Jim Morin is on display at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art through Oct. 31.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Tips for clematis care from an expert
Cindy Tibbetts, of Hummingbird Farm, has expanded the varieties of clematis vines she sells and propagates.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Kennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine
Belly-flopping fish adorn downtown Augusta as sturgeon art project unveiled
Volunteers spent Friday afternoon installing fiberglass sturgeon along Water Street in Augusta, as part of an art project by the Augusta Downtown Alliance ahead of Saturday’s Sturgeon Stroll Art Walk.