The new food truck serves innovative and authentic takes on the banh mi sandwich all around Portland.
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Cape Elizabeth native up for Oscar Sunday for work on ‘Mank’
Erik Messerschmidt was nominated for his cinematography.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Mainers challenge themselves to reading goals during the pandemic
A 9-year-old who has read some 250 books and a book club that tackled ‘War and Peace’ are among those filling their downtime with reading.
Posted inSource
Tom Klak: Rescue mission to save the American chestnut
The University of New England professor is working in the lab, woodlots and communities to try to develop a blight-resistant American chestnut tree.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland Public Library closes to the public again
The main library on Congress Street had reopened for 30-minute visits March 31, but a rise in COVID-19 cases led officials to close it again last week.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine’s fairs, and some festivals, plan to return this summer and fall
By making adjustments and preparing to pivot, many organizers of the outdoor events believe they can safely resume the traditions this year.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland calls off July 4 Pops concert, fireworks still up in the air
The Portland Pops Fourth of July on the Eastern Promenade has been canceled for the second straight year, but the city will explore putting on a fireworks display.
Posted inDo This
Looking for an opening? Here’s where you now can go to have some fun again
Places to have fun and relax are beginning to open up in Maine just in time for spring, including brewery tasting rooms, patios, libraries, tennis courts, ice cream stands, music venues and theaters.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Local & State, Politics
More films could be made in Maine under new proposal
Promoters of a bill now before the Legislature say the state needs to offer more financial incentives aimed at attracting a steady stream of moderately priced movie and TV productions to compete with other states and create jobs.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Noel Paul Stookey is still singing for a good cause
The Blue Hill resident gained famed with Peter, Paul and Mary in the 1960s and recently put out an album to raise money for several causes.