A punishing cocoa season has pushed chocolate prices up, leaving some Mainers to choose between spending more or skipping out on ‘the good stuff.’
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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From Cooper Flagg to L.L.Bean totes, Maine’s influence is everywhere this year | Column
A competitive U.S. Senate race and a Cape Elizabeth native’s hit song are adding to the outsize cultural impact our small state is having.
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5 things to do when you’re in Belfast
A local gives his recommendations for food, drink and recreation.
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At Unity farm, goats star on Open Creamery Day
Honey Wilde Farm was one of several creameries that opened its doors Sunday for the Maine Cheese Guild’s annual Open Creamery Day.
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With less vibrant colors, fall foliage still draws tourists to Boothbay
Despite a lack of reds and oranges on the trees this weekend, Boothbay’s Fall Foliage Festival still saw plenty of visitors.
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Swine and Stein Brewfest in Gardiner draws hundreds of craft beverage lovers
The brewfest, organized by Gardiner Main Street, returned for its 16th year, with more to offer than just beer.
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Maine farmers, restaurants struggle with rising cost of beef
With prices nationwide at an all-time high, producers weigh price increases against customer loyalty.
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Bau Graves, who helped shape Maine’s music and cultural scene, dies at 73
Graves was artistic director of the Maine Festival, the state’s showcase summer arts and music event for decades. He and his wife started the New Year’s Portland celebration in the early 1980s and also ran the Center for Cultural Exchange in Portland.
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Bath Housing celebrates latest apartment openings
The housing-focused nonprofit celebrates the newly built apartment complex that opened at the start of summer.
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Two Mainers awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’
Jeremy Frey, a Passamaquoddy artist, and Indigenous cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce both received the $800,000 award.