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Video Shows Man Throwing Snapping Turtles at Portland, Maine’s Evergreen Cemetery
A man was captured on video by a bystander picking up two snapping turtles and throwing them to the ground. A video of the incident was posted to Reddit, and it is quite disturbing. Evergreen Cemetery on Stevens Avenue in Portland is on 239 acres of land, making it the...
HGTV Gives Portland, Maine, a New Nickname, and It’s Stupid
By now, it's pretty clear that someone behind the scenes at HGTV really likes Portland, Maine. The powerhouse television network has featured Portland in many different ways through on-air and web content. The city was even chosen in 2020 for HGTV's massive "Urban Oasis" contest. So it shouldn't come as...
New Corner Market adding items, impressing customers
Salsa, sauerkraut, cheeses and croissants — not to mention red hot dogs, fingerling potatoes, popcorn, cauliflower and scones. You can find these and a lot of other treats and staples — most made or grown in Maine — at Corner Market. The seasonal market, at the intersection...
3 Fun ‘Adult’ Ways to Celebrate Your Birthday in Portland, Maine
It's inevitable. As we get older, it seems like we don't care as much about what we do for our birthdays. I think a little bit of our hearts will always want to do something fun when the time comes, but I also think we're too tired to plan something.
Maine Bakery Named One of the Best in America
Our Pine Tree State is home to many amazing bakeries and places to get baked goods, but one, in particular, is getting national attention!. Everyone loves a good bakery, but there's something special about the ones in our neck of the woods. Blueberry pastries are always a hit, but in Maine, they just hit differently.
Casco Bay Wind Symphony needs donations to bring live music back to Portland's Fourth of July fireworks
Live music is back for Portland's Fourth of July fireworks. The Casco Bay Wind Symphony has volunteered to play for free, after a recent lack of funding, but they will need some donations for the proper equipment to perform. “We approached the city, one of our members suggested it, and...
Big band sound to return to Portland's Fourth of July celebration
PORTLAND, Maine — After several years without an a large orchestral performance at Portland’s July Fourth celebration on the Eastern Promenade, a group of volunteers is bringing the live music back. The Casco Bay Wind Symphony, a collection of about 80 woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians are offering...
Benefit Concert Featuring Julia Gagnon This Month in Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Our favorite Maine star has hit the road and is spending the summer season touring all over the Pine Tree State. We have been so fortunate to have her join our show multiple times and hook us up with VIP ticket giveaways for our listeners. We love promoting all things Julia as she works hard to continue her success from American Idol.
Why Has Dry Dock Restaurant in Portland’s Old Port Been Empty for Years in Maine?
Dry Dock restaurant in Portland's Old Port first shut down in 2016 for renovations...and it hasn't opened since. Trying to find out why a prime piece of real estate in the heart of Portland's Old Port is still shuttered is like solving a mystery. It all started with a small notice from Portland Food Map in May of 2016,
Maine Oyster Festival marks third year with tastings, tours, and live music
FREEPORT (WGME) -- The Maine Oyster Festival celebrated its third year in Freeport over the weekend. Dozens of sea farms and mobile shuckers served oysters from up and down Maine’s coastline. Organizers say the growing industry is home to more than 150 oyster farms in Maine. And as tasty...
USA Today Names Midcoast Maine Restaurant One of the Best in the Nation
The word has been out for a while that Maine is a culinary treasure. Areas like Portland, the South Coast, and Bar Harbor get much of the attention, but the state's food scene has no defined borders. A great example of this can be found in an article that USA...
‘The Book of Mormon’ Coming to Portland, Maine, for Three Shows This Fall
One of the most successful Broadway shows in the last 20 years is once again hitting the road to spread its unique message: that you should laugh until you cry. The Book of Mormon, the Tony Award-winning musical written by South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, is embarking on a U.S. tour which will include three shows in Portland, Maine, at the Cross Insurance Arena. The nine-month-long tour will go everywhere from opera houses to arenas.
Magical Maine Garden With Gorgeous Peonies in Full Colorful Bloom Is Worth the Trip
Is there anything better than taking a stroll through a field of flowers? Nope. So let's do it, together. I have got the hottest gossip on a magical garden with fully blooming Peonies. The Maine Audubon is a conservation spot, home to breathtaking collections of peonies. They're located at 20...
Apollo Magazine: Jeremy Frey weaves new worlds
From the July/August 2024 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. ‘Up, down. Over and under. It’s really basic.’ Jeremy Frey is talking about basketry. He’s devoted his life to this art form, going deep into its possibilities, all the while being keenly aware of its limitations. ‘To innovate, to do something different, it’s hard,’ he says. ‘So for me to get to where I’ve gotten is almost miraculous.’ He’s not wrong. Of course, binary coding has taken humanity a long way. But Frey is not handling zeroes and ones. He is building on the tradition of the Passamaquoddy, one of four federally recognised Wabanaki tribes in the present-day state of Maine. People have been making ash splint baskets here across a long and troubled history. As the foremost practitioner of the craft today, Frey is the inheritor of it all: the distinctive techniques, the cultural significance, the accumulated material intelligence.
Gulf of Maine Discovery Center grand opening
The grand opening for the public of the Gulf of Maine Discovery Center, formerly the site of the Maine State Aquarium, was held Wednesday, June 26 during the 62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival. People were greeted by Beth Trussell, Boothbay lab lead administrator, and Sunny Hong, Boothbay Lab administrator,...
Orr’s Island Library reintroduces summer reading program
Anne Wilkes sat at a small, red-and-blue table in a corner of the Orr’s Island Library, flipping through the pages of a children’s book on a gloomy Tuesday afternoon. “That’s an unfair question,” the librarian said when asked to name her favorite children’s book. “There are so many. I could take an hour or two just listing.”
Motor Booty Affair delights hundreds
The weather gods were smiling once again, when Motor Booty Affair returned to the stage Wednesday, June 26 for the first concert in this year’s Southport Musicfest series. A sold out all ages crowd of around 500 danced the night away on the lawn of the Newagen Seaside Inn. Local hero, Chip Schwehm was on hand to open the proceedings and get the audience suitably warmed up for the main event. Motor Booty Affair are the first of 3 acts to grace the Musicfest stage this summer with additional concerts on July 17 with Maine’s Spencer Albee and Aug. 14 with The Rupert’s Orchestra.
Ocotillo Shines Bright in Portland’s West End
July, 2024 | Photography: Samantha Richards | As told to Becca Abramson. “We see Ocotillo as a sibling restaurant to Terlingua, and we’ve done a lot to build that brand over the years through our use of materiality, space, light, and color. We drew some inspiration from the space itself, formerly occupied by a cocktail bar called the Danforth, which was beautiful and intimate but intentionally dark. To lighten it up, we brought in some of the warm color palettes we’ve used at Terlingua and updated them to fit the space: bright oranges, peach tones, and crisp whites. One of the things we do well at Terlingua is our incorporation of the outdoors, so we worked with Plant Office to design and install a collection of plants at Ocotillo that we’re excited to see develop over the years to come.
Paul Zalucky talk at Skidompha Library July 11
Chats with Champions is proud to present Paul Zalucky on Thursday, July 11 at 10 a.m. in Porter Hall of Skidompha Library. Mr. Zalucky will talk about Ukraine from his perspective as a 28-year veteran of the CIA. Zalucky was a CIA Operations Officer overseas before retiring from its Executive...
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