Winter is the best season, whether the trees are evergreens or deciduous.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘How the Stones Came to Venice’ and ‘In Light of Stars’
Gary Lawless’ new book, “How the Stones Came to Venice,” not an easily summarized book, but it’s the most magical I’ve read in a while.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Dave Mallett to take stage at Madison’s Somerset Abbey
I’ve had the pleasure and honor of chatting with Maine’s own Dave Mallett over the years and the singer-songwriter-guitarist never fails at giving great interviews that are as honest and down-home as his music. So when I learned that he was coming to Somerset Abbey on the 26th of this month, I reached out to […]
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: New restaurants and food shops, fundraisers, Ninety Nine reasons to love Maine spuds
New restaurants to open in Biddeford and Portland, a happy hour to help fire victims, and Ninety Nine restaurants in New England to serve Maine potatoes exclusively.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
U.S. suspends Mexican avocado imports on eve of Super Bowl
The U.S. government has suspended imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Ericaceae: The family you’ve never heard of but may well have growing in your own garden
The heath family, as its commonly known, includes rhododendrons and azaleas, and was the subject of a talk from the Maine Landscape & Nursery Association. ‘
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Look to classic food pairs like PB&J for the secret to lasting relationships
Heart, soul and stomach, these foods were made for one another.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Dine Out Maine: Of Whips, Spoons and Cuisinarts
The Robertsons: If you live in Maine and love to cook, you should know their name. For almost 25 years, the couple ran Portland’s premiere kitchenware store.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Portland Museum of Art unveils plan to more than double size of campus
The 140-year-old museum is raising money to build a six- or seven-story building on the site of the former Children’s Museum on Free Street, to start.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Some of us love trash, and some of us love beets…
Happy Valentine’s, Oscar the Grouch (and the rest of you, too). Please sing along!