Rising Tide Brewing Co. celebrated its first anniversary last week by introducing a new beer, Atlantis, a black ale with just a little bit of cherry wood-smoked malt. “This differs quite a bit from the black IPAs that are coming out,” said owner and head brewer Nathan Sanborn. “There is quite a bit of hops, […]

Most everyone has a soft spot for the 1986 film “Stand by Me.” An alternately touching, funny and scary coming-of-age story of four Maine boys on an ill-fated journey to find a dead body in the Maine woods, it was written by Maine legend Stephen King, and, like the majority of King’s works, references all […]

Casey McCurry’s got quite a nose for the pop arc. On “Haunted Cloud,” the long-awaited debut of his Sunset Hearts project, fully realized melodies layer every turn. This record floats along with some of the best pure ’80s you’ll hear all year. Songs are intricate, explored and charged with all the crackle of a classic […]

Fashion is on your side, since ’90s mainstays like Doc Martens – as well as the ever-comfy plaid flannel shirt – are back in.

Picking the most iconic films of the 1990s involves some definition. 1. “Iconic” (as you’ll see) doesn’t necessarily mean “best,” but instead means movies which, for better or worse, were influential, notorious or in some way defined the decade in cinema. 2. If they have spawned catchphrases, numerous “SNL” sketches or are referenced in every […]

One fan’s Top 10 stubs from a decade’s worth of great tickets.

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