Among new releases: ‘J. Edgar,’ ‘Puss in Boots’ and ‘Tower Heist.’

• HOT TICKETS Music and Nightlife: Joan Osborne lights at One Longfellow JOAN OSBORNE is best known for her 1995 solo hit “One of Us,” but there’s much more to her than that whimsical tune about God. Considered one of the best soul singers around, she’s toured and recorded with a bunch of groups, most recently […]

John Mayall plays Jonathan’s in Ogunquit on Sunday.

When you look at the cold, hard numbers, the bounce looks more and more like myth than reality.

Beer drinkers can give their opinion on some potential new beers from Sebago Brewing Co. beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the company’s Portland restaurant, 211 Fore St. The company has recently installed a new 30-gallon pilot brewing system to test beers that could become part of its popular single-batch series of beers in the […]

Locals enjoy a bar where pool hall meets nightclub.

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