A bite of duck breast at the Japanese restaurant transports our columnist to a smoky Tokyo bar, where she’s having drinks with a famous film director.
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Bob’s Clam Hut of Kittery fame is coming to Portland
The classic clam shack, operating since 1956, plans to open a second location at the corner of Cumberland and Washington avenues.
Memorial commemorating Sept. 11 unveiled in Portland
The sculpture outside the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office contains a small piece of steel from the World Trade Center.
Death of homeless man in downtown Portland ruled a homicide
Police are looking for a person of interest seen with Sunao Thomas Yamada, 54, shortly before his body was found Sunday on Temple Street.
Body of 54-year-old man found in downtown Portland; death called suspicious
Police say the man was discovered by a passer-by outside the entrance to One City Center.
Dine Out Maine: Bowling alleys throw strikes and gutter balls in the cuisine game
Bayside Bowl in Portland and 33 Elmwood in Westbrook upgrade their meal choices in sometimes winning ways.
Artist Adriane Herman’s changing lives, one project at a time
Maine artist Adriane Herman uses her art to encourage people and communities to live healthier and more wisely.
Crowd of 400 rallies in Portland to protest Trump decision to end protection for ‘dreamers’
Chanting slogans like ‘the people united will never be divided,’ the crowd protests the administration’s decision to end protection for people who were brought into the country illegally as children.
Katahdin Woods and Waters leader turns attention to Portland’s parks and open spaces
Lucas St. Clair, who led his family’s effort to create the national monument, says the foundation he presides over will provide startup funds for a parks conservancy in Maine’s largest city.
Unlike in Portland, solar project proceeding smoothly in South Portland
The 2,944-panel array is expected to be operating in October and has not run into the same landfill maintenance problems as a similar installation by its neighbor.