I was born and raised in the City of Ships. While I enjoy seeing the destroyers and other ships that Bath Iron Works builds, I have always loved the old wooden sailing vessels, and part of me is sad that I was born too late to enjoy them. Many thousands of them were built in […]
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Sande's Picks: CSAs connect consumers, local food producers
Community-supported agriculture programs, or CSAs, allow consumers to buy seasonal foods directly from local farmers and producers. When consumers purchase a “share” of a farmer’s output they receive a weekly portion of the harvest. That weekly box or bag of goods is fresh and varied and allows the farmer and customer to get to know […]
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Out & About: ‘Jersey Boys’ opens summer theater season
We’ve reached what I call the Janus point in the performing arts calendar. Janus was a two-faced Roman god. One visage looked back, while the other looked forward. That’s where southern Maine’s performing arts organizations stand in late May. On the looking-forward side, Ogunquit Playhouse is the first of Maine’s summer theaters to open, launching […]
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Sande's Picks: Wait is over for Pepper’s Landing Lobster Co. in Brunswick
Brunswick’s newest restaurant and bar, Pepper’s Landing Lobster Co., opened May 6 at the Merrymeeting Plaza, 147 Bath Road, in the former Talbot’s location. The crisp and contemporary interior brings a lift to the Brunswick dining experience. Prices are moderate and the offerings include some interesting and not often seen items, like the Firecracker Shrimp […]
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Arts Calendar: May 15-25
Greater Portland Auditions Good Theater, 4- 9 p.m. May 28 & 29 by appointment for September-April season. Actors of all genders and ethnicities welcome, email info@goodtheater.com. Exhibits Freeport Community Library: Janet Lawrence’s meditative watercolors and Bethany Dunfee’s mixed media, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., through May. “Birds of Paradise,” by Yarmouth painter Page Eastburn O’Rourke, Maine Audubon […]
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Coastal History: The little engine that couldn't
Frank Winter was a lumber baron who owned sawmills and lumber interests in Palermo. According to the book “The Maine Two-Footers” by Linwood Moody, his grand schemes were brought to a halt by the great Depression and his death in 1936. The wreckage of his business was left to rot. The most famous relics were […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Company is coming
When guests come for dinner, it’s good to have a meal in your repertoire that doesn’t cost a fortune or keep you in the kitchen all day. This menu even includes an appetizer to have with a glass of your favorite white wine. I could easily write an entire cookbook with all the ways I […]
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Out & About: Put ‘Calendar Girls’ on your calendar
The calendar of upcoming performing arts happenings has several excellent choices. Tops in my opinion is City Theater Associates’ stellar community production of “Calendar Girls,” a British comedy that pushes many of today’s cultural hot buttons. It runs through May 26 at the Biddeford Opera House. The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 2018-2019 season […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Take it easy
The past couple weeks have been particularly hectic, with more appointments, meetings, and unexpected events than usual. Not only have I not had as much time to spend in the kitchen, but I’ve had to replace my old reliable gas range. During a mid-April electrical outage and subsequent power surge, the oven’s control panel was […]
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Sande's Picks: Local wine shops are special places
Why shop at a local store when chain grocery and warehouse stores offer convenience and good selection? If you care about wine, want to be confident when trying something new, and want to be part of a friendly, adventurous “community” of wine-interested people, try cultivating a relationship with a knowledgeable and engaging wine merchant. Trust […]