Outside a pricey fundraiser, a festival atmosphere reigns on the city’s streets.
Ray Routhier
Staff Writer
Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. He’s written about why so many businesses use the made-up word “Mainely” in their names, how you can trace Portland’s history through its various smells and why Mainers lament the loss of Portland-made B&M baked beans. He’s interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, musicians and authors, including Patrick Dempsey, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Tony Bennett, Anna Kendrick, and Stephen King. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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It’s a Doggie Dogg world
Snoop Dogg’s agent is a Maine native — Brent Smith — who helps set up events for the rapper, like Friday’s two shows at the State.
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Don’t bash the ‘stache
It’s Portland’s Stache Pag, and it’s going to be hairy.
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Will ‘Bully’ find its way to Maine cinemas?
The controversial documentary opens Friday with no rating — though we may be waiting on distributors to see the film here.
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Author Q&A: Monty Ha
Want to know what the wacky guys from Monty Python found funny growing up? Zack Handlen’s new book can tell you.
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Shelby Lynne: song and chance
The singer-songwriter, who rose to the challenge of playing all the instruments on her latest album, will perform at One Longfellow tonight.
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Local fans of all ages starved for ‘Hunger Games’ film
The book series is popular with parents, teachers and teens alike, who are all preparing to storm movie theaters this weekend as the first film opens nationwide.
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Should state funding for MPBN fade to black?
The network says cutting off state funds would hamper its mission, but others don’t support such use of tax money.
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Maple madness
The wildly popular, ever-growing Maine Maple Sunday offers a sweet escape next week.
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Off Beat: A better brand of chess? Check
This ‘transcendental’ variant of the ancient game speeds things along and levels the playing field.