Self-described as ‘Irish-ish’ and ‘not for the squeamish,’ the bar opened on Congress Street across from the Eastern Cemetery in 2006.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Malaga Island-inspired ‘This Other Eden’ is fiction; critics say it revives harmful myths
Paul Harding says his latest novel, up for major awards, is not meant to be historically accurate. But archivists and descendants believe it badly invites inaccurate depictions of the Maine island’s mistreated residents.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Artist couple Rachel and Ryan Adams are making their marks on Thompson’s Point
The Portland artists are using their studio to create opportunities for other artists and add to the art scene at the development on Portland’s Fore River.
Posted inLocal & State
Historic Preservation Board recommends keeping demolition protections for former children’s museum
The Portland Museum of Art will now take its application to the Planning Board and the City Council.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Schools and Education
‘We could just hear sirens’: Bates students mourn with their neighbors
A night of panic turned into 2 days of uncertainty as students sheltered in place on campus.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Sparse details about ongoing investigation fuel anxiety and speculation
‘People want to understand this, want to make sense of it,’ one expert said. ‘But sometimes we can’t make sense.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
‘Anonymous’ tells the story of the woman who created Frankenstein’s monster
The play about Mary Shelley will debut at the Studio Theatre at Portland Stage next week.
Posted inLocal & State
They’ve been quietly helping Mainers for almost 200 years. Now they’re taking time to celebrate themselves.
The Female Samaritans Association has been helping nonprofits in Greater Portland since 1828.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Engine has left the building, but the Biddeford arts group insists it isn’t going anywhere
The nonprofit, which helped jump-start the city’s arts scene in 2010, is planning to use savings from overhead costs on additional programming. Artists, however, lament the loss of studio space.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Press Herald wins top awards in annual Maine Press Association contest
Reporter John Terhune won the Bob Drake Young Writer’s Award, and salesperson Peter Filippelli was named Advertising Person of the Year.