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WATCH: Great White Shark Spotted Near Popular Maine Beaches
Last month, an off-duty cop was at the stern of a boat on Pepperell Cove in Kittery, Maine, and captured a video of a humpback whale breeching the water!. The Kittery Police Department posted a video on their Facebook page that's incredibly cool. (You may also like: Off-Duty Maine Cop...
Popular Portland Pizzeria Earns Title of Maine’s Best
A popular Portland pizza joint is receiving top honors for its unique and tasty pies. The trendy website LoveFood recently published a list of the best pizza restaurant in every state. Maine's representative is a tremendous selection. It's a place known for big flavor and large slices...or should I say slabs?
This Fiery Redhead From Windham, Maine, is Competing for the Best Mullet in U.S.
This is the stuff we really wanna read about. Listen to this. Some young badass from Windham, Maine, is working smarter (not harder) by entering his long red-haired mullet into a mullet competition. Good work, buddy. We love to see this. This isn't just a random small-town competition within Windham happening either, oh no. His name is Eliott Kullman, and he's one of 32 teenagers competing for the best mullet in the country.
Maine’s Best Chicken Wings Found at Popular Portland Brew Pub
Americans may not agree on most things, but there are exceptions that transcend all lines. A good example of this is the mighty chicken wing, one of the true heavyweights in the food game. Who doesn't love devouring a perfectly fried, smoked, or grilled wing? Perhaps it's oozing in sauce,...
A musical extravaganza never before presented in Maine is coming to Portland
PORTLAND, Maine — This week, Opera Maine is presenting "Aida," a classic work that has never been performed in Maine and is without question the company’s most ambitious undertaking ever. "Aida" is opera at its grandest and most lavish, a spectacle that on stages in far bigger cities...
Here Are the 20 Most Popular Restaurants in Portland, Maine, Right Now
One of my favorite things to do on an open weekend is taking a trip in-state to a new establishment to eat. My wife and I will drive hours based on a review, article, tip, social media post, you get the point. It's fun, adventurous, and always satisfies the pallet.
Watch 5 Minutes of Comedian Lewis Black Ranting About Portland, Maine
Stand-up comedian Lewis Black has come to Maine to perform several times over the years. He's had a regular segment called "Back in Black" on The Daily Show, where he goes off on just about any topic, dropping f-bombs left and right. He has also been the voice of Anger in the Disney films Inside Out 1 and 2. It's a perfect fit for him.
Converted Ambulence Serving Pie at Fort Williams Park in Maine
One of the Maine's new food trucks is serving up homemade pie this summer!. One of the most popular places in Maine is Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth. The Portland Head Light is one of the most Instagrammable (is that a word?) places in the world, and now, you can grab a slice of freshly-made pie! That's awesome in itself, but to have it served from a revamped ambulance is even cooler.
Where to get the best ice cream on the Seacoast, Pinsa Kennebunk opens
It looks like we are finally getting a break from the heat on the Seacoast this week and many will be venturing out from their air conditioned homes to enjoy some of the "cooler" weather. While out and about be sure to check out where to get the best ice cream on the Seacoast, according to our readers, or head over to Kennebunk and experience pizzas that look like clouds at Pinsa Kennebunk. Unfortunately, we learned that IHOP in Newington has closed after nearly 25 years. We also revisit some other Seacoast restaurant news. ...
'The Cliffs': J. Courtney Sullivan returns to Maine for the plot of her new novel
PORTLAND, Maine — Although she writes fiction, J. Courtney Sullivan loves to do research for her books. For her new novel “The Cliffs,” she immersed herself in libraries and scholarly works to educate herself further about a dizzying array of topics: Indigenous history in Maine. Shaker history. Civil War letters. The history of mediums and spiritualists. The list goes on.
Tiqa Restaurant in Portland, Maine, to Reopen After Closing Last Year
The owners of Tiqa, the pan-Mediterranean restaurant in Portland, Maine, decided to give it another go. Portland Food Map has shared the good news that the owners of Tiqa, Deen Haleem and his wife Carol Mitchell, are going to to reopen!. The beautiful restaurant on Commercial Street opened in 2015...
Maine ‘Star Wars’ Fans Can Experience the Original Movie in an Epic Way in 2025
Whether you are a massive sci-fi nerd or just love a great movie, there is no denying that the original Star Wars is one of the greatest movies made in the last fifty years. Star Wars: A New Hope is a true masterpiece. You have probably seen the movie dozens...
A new movie offers a slightly fictional take on the greatest art heist of all time
PORTLAND, Maine — For anyone who is intrigued by unsolved mysteries, they don’t get more tantalizing than the heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. You likely know the story, but here’s a quick recap. In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, thieves dressed as police officers bluffing their way into the museum, tied up the security guards, and got away with thirteen paintings worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The crime remains unsolved, the fate of the paintings unknown.
Brick Store Museum Features Local Trans Artist
(Kennebunk, ME) Cookie Davis, a beloved local artist and laborer, is featured in the Brick Store Museum‘s current exhibition, “Bold Visions: The Folk Art of Collyer Bowen and Cookie Davis.” Born Coleman Davis before her transition to Dominique London in later life – nicknamed “Cookie” by friends and neighbors – she was well-known in the Kennebunks, and particularly in Cape Porpoise.
Maine Restaurant to Be Featured at Dave Portnoy’s Pizza Festival
Folks around the country religiously follow Dave Portnoy’s pizza reviews. Well, this pizza joint in Maine will be featured at his yearly pizza festival!. Dave Portnoy became a familiar face here in Maine last summer, primarily through his pizza reviews in our Pine Tree State's largest city. First off,...
Organ recital series begins at St. Saviour’s on August 2
BAR HARBOR — The Friends of Music at St. Saviour’s has announced its 17th annual Summer Organ Recital Series. The recitals take place on the five Fridays in August in St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church, each program beginning at 12:15 p.m. and lasting about an hour. Admission to the concerts is free, although donations in support of the concert series are welcome.
UMVA Portraits Pop Up at the Lincoln Theater
(Portland, ME) The Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA) in conjunction with the Lincoln Theater, proudly presents the UMVA Portrait Pop-Up, a 2D exhibition of portraits by current and former members of the UMVA, including the organization’s late founder, Carlo Pittore. The show is located on the second floor lobby of the theater, and runs July 30 through August 17.
Photos: See Julia Murney, Kathleen Turner, Nik Walker, More in Ogunquit Playhouse's
Performances began July 18 for Ogunquit Playhouse's production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music, and will continue through August 17 at the Maine theatre. Hunter Foster is at the helm. The cast features stage and screen favorite Kathleen Turner as Madame Armfeldt, Julia Murney (Wicked) as...
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