The beloved neighborhood hot spot is for sale, and owners and neighbors hope for a buyer who will keep the deli going.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Community, Life & Culture, News
Record Store Day spins into Portland music stores
Music lovers shopped exclusive records and deals during Saturday’s event.
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Posted inBusiness, Community, Food & Dining, News
Family behind closed Skowhegan Chinese restaurant will miss serving community
Macy Lee, whose parents owned Pak Lee Chinese Restaurant for 12 years, said running a small business was tough, but the family cared deeply for their customers.
Posted inBusiness, Community, Food & Dining, News
Two Maine Guys expands with Augusta restaurant after food truck fame
The eatery offers a full-service dining experience, a full bar and live music 3-4 nights a week.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine
3 Mainers win Guggenheim fellowships
Two faculty members at Bates College in Lewiston and a photographer from Rockport were among this year’s fellows.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine, New England
This Maine author’s YA novel could be headed for Broadway
‘Freak the Mighty,’ by Rodman Philbrick of Kittery, was published in 1993. It will make its theatrical debut in Cleveland next month, a test run for Broadway.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
UMaine professor looks for ghosts in Stephen King’s work
In ‘Monsters in the Archives,’ Caroline Bicks chronicles a year in Stephen King’s archives.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine
More Mainers are learning to play mahjong, many from Melanie | Column
Hoping to play more while she’s here, a part-time Peaks Island resident started teaching the game. People want in.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine
This food critic’s been diving deep into Greater Portland breakfasts for 20 years
Dan Zarin has critiqued nearly 120 morning meals for The Bollard since 2006.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Nothing is easy about making vanilla from orchids. This Portland attorney is hooked anyway
A grower of many orchids, David Soley undertakes the tricky, timing-specific and time-consuming process of making vanilla extract from his own plants.