Organizers hope to make the island fort safe and accessible to allow for more events there.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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Portland Symphony Orchestra to require vaccination or negative test
Masks will also be required at its performances this fall, starting Oct. 19 at Merrill Auditorium.
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Q&A with St. Vincent before tour stop at Thompson’s Point
The musician talks about the fate of live music and her new album, ‘Daddy’s Home.’
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Bar Guide: Crispy Gai got just the guy to stir things up
The Old Port’s new Thai fried chicken joint has a perfectly complementary cocktail menu.
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Indie Film: Lisbon High grad turns heartache into first film
Actor Alex Cole decided to create his own roles by taking up filmmaking.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: ‘Double Trouble’ explores our many selves
The show at the Institute for Contemporary Art in Portland features the work of five artists.
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Deep Water: ‘Along the Leie, fields full of the memory,’ by Éireann Lorsung
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Best-sellers: ‘Midnight Library,’ ‘I Alone Can Fix It’
The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Indie Film: Fantastical creatures populate the what-if world of ‘Cryptozoo’
The new animated film – a kind of morality tale – opens in theaters and streaming everywhere.
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Tap Lines: Don’t miss this season at Sasanoa, there won’t be another like it
The Westport Island farm brewery makes use of what’s available, and that’s always changing.