Greater Portland Exhibits “The Art of Rube Goldberg,” first retrospective of cartoon illustrator in 40 years includes drawings and iconic inventions to Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoons, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Aug. 3-Sept. 22. Landscape & Avian Images, photos by Dudley Warner, Clayton’s Cafe, 447 Route 1, Yarmouth, to Aug. 24. Photographs from Yarmouth Historical Society, […]
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Maine Beer Box bound for Britain after stop in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — For the second consecutive year, more than 70 Maine breweries will send their beers on an overseas trip aboard the Maine Beer Box. After its inaugural trip to Reykjavik, Iceland, last summer, the box’s destination this time is the Leeds International Beer Festival in Leeds, England, from Sept. 7-9. The 40-foot retrofitted shipping container will […]
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Out & About: Chamber music festival marks 25 years
As the calendar flips to August, southern Maine’s performing arts calendar flips to the second half of summer, and there are plenty of things to do, venues to visit and artists to enjoy. For the past two dozen years the Portland Chamber Music Festival has been a mainstay of our city’s August offerings, presenting a […]
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Community support helps sprout Brunswick aquaponics greenhouse
BRUNSWICK — Cara Stadler and her mother Cecile are known for building a Maine restaurant empire: Tao Yuan in Brunswick, and Bao Bao Dumpling House and the recently opened Lio in Portland. But for the past five years, the Stadlers have also been hard at work trying to build an ecosystem that will provide food for all […]
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Arts Calendar: July 25-Aug. 3
Greater Portland Exhibits Poured Enamel Paint Landscapes by Jon Byrer, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, through July. Landscape & Avian Images, photos by Dudley Warner, Clayton’s Cafe, 447 Route 1, Yarmouth, to Aug. 24. Photographs from Yarmouth Historical Society, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, to Sept. 8. Friday 8/3 Akida Jawara Tesfa, opening […]
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Brighton Avenue Denny’s closes quietly in Portland
PORTLAND — What may have been the first Denny’s restaurant in Maine closed July 15. Owners and managers have been unavailable to comment, but a note posted on the door at the restaurant at 1220 Brighton Ave. by general manager Mark Plourde announced the shutdown and invited customers to visit the Denny’s at 1091 Congress St. […]
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Out & About: 'Americana' at Ossipee Valley Music Festival
One of southern Maine’s most anticipated summer events takes place this weekend: The Ossipee Valley Music Festival features a variety of acts loosely grouped under the “Americana” rubric. More than a dozen groups will play Thursday through Sunday at an attractive alfresco setting in South Hiram. The mesmerizing, throbbing beat of disco dance tunes can […]
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Former Marine from Cumberland to open Freeport brewery
FREEPORT — A craft brewery that donates a percentage of proceeds to military veterans is coming to town. Cumberland resident Brad Nadeau, a former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, hopes to open Stars & Stripes Brewing Co. this fall at 8 Varney Road, near Antonia’s Pizzeria on U.S. Route 1. Leasing what used to be a […]
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Hard sell: Brunswick researchers, restaurants team up to plate green crabs
BRUNSWICK — When most people think Maine seafood, they think lobster. But in the kitchen at the Brunswick Inn, executive chef Ali Waks-Adams has been cooking another local crustacean that has quite a different reputation: green crabs. On July 17, a pot of oil sizzled on the stove as Waks-Adams dropped in a live, beer-battered green […]
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College pair take over landmark Cundy’s Harbor eatery
HARPSWELL — When Ashley Griset and John Profenno envisioned embarking on a restaurant venture, their initial idea was to open a small Mexican restaurant near South Portland. Instead, they secured a three-year lease to manage the restaurant and general store on Holbrook Wharf, a mixed-use waterfront property roughly 40 miles north of South Portland, in Cundy’s […]