Simple naan is the breakout star in our global food embrace.
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.
Deep Water: ‘The Cat Arrives in Two Parts,’ by Dawn Potter
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Video: Maine Voices Live with meteorologist Keith Carson
Carson was interviewed by Press Herald reporter Gillian Graham.
In Portland, next week is all about brews
Portland Beer Week starts Sunday with tap takeovers, competitions, storytelling and more.
Indie Film: Filmed in Portland, ‘The Opposite of Cleveland’ now online for all to see
USM screenwriting teacher Dan Chaimowitz decides to ‘go for it’ with his directorial debut.
A comedy about Nazis that’s actually funny?
But ‘Jojo Rabbit’ is also deadly serious.
Deep Water: ‘Seek the Soul,’ by Michael Tarabilda
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Society Notebook: Girls on the Run fuels up at fundraiser
The Sneaker Soiree raises $16,600 for the after-school program.
Art review: PMA accurately portrays N.C. Wyeth as having range – but being racist?
At least some of the commentary accompanying the works in ‘New Perspectives’ seems unfounded.
Concert review: Tony Bennett shows he knows the soul of a song
The legendary singer’s I Left My Heart Tour stopped at Merrill Auditorium on Thursday.