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Cape Elizabeth beach closed after paddleboarders spot shark fin off coast
CAPE ELIZABETH (WGME) - A shark sighting in southern Maine. On Friday morning, a couple of paddleboarders saw what looked like a shark fin off the coast of Crescent Beach in Cape Elizabeth. The fin was spotted by others and lifeguards were alerted. That’s when the staff followed protocol, raising...
Here Are the 9 Best Spots for French Fries in Maine
Fries. Fries are a huge part of our lives, whether we want to admit it or not. And I'll be the first to say it's tough to beat a good McDonald's large fry on a Sunday night. But for Maine, the best selection of fries doesn't just end at McDonald's. According to bestlocalthings, there are actually nine other places that are actually considered the best of the best in the state when it comes to our beloved fried potato sticks. The first one mentioned is the least surprising nominee, hailing from Old Orchard Beach: pier fries.
Here’s 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.
Step Aboard the Most Unique Restaurant in Maine
In recent years, Maine has become a food paradise. Yes, we have always been known for our amazing seafood - white fish, clams, scallops, and lobster (of course!). But, now we are known for having some of the best restaurants in the east. Not just in Portland, either. Nearly every town has at least a few really good restaurants.
Who Needs Shark Week When Maine Has ‘Lobsteroids’
What if gigantic lobsters took over Maine? It's not very pretty but it made a hilarious movie. Lobsteroids is a cult classic. The movie basically combined Maine lobsters, Maine Rock and Roll bands, and Maine Steroids into one silly movie mess. You see, the steroid-injected lobsters, driven by the noise and frequency of Rock and Roll, try and take over Portland. Hilarity and carnage ensue.
Portland Sea Dogs Uniforms Designed by Maine Children’s Cancer Program
I’m thrilled to be a Portland Sea Dogs fan, and didn’t think I could love them any more than I already do, but now I do. It was recently announced that the amazing players on the Portland Sea Dogs were able to collaborate with Maine Children's Cancer Program for a very special cause. The Sea Dogs have recently partnered up with the Maine Children's Cancer Program (MCCP) to make unique, beautiful, hand-designed uniforms.
Zu Bakery Owner Barak Olins’s Favorite Maine Place
For 22 years, Barak Olins ran Zu Bakery out of a South Freeport barn equipped with a wood-fired oven, toiling into the wee hours on Friday night to prepare for the Brunswick Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning. After he and his family moved from South Freeport to Portland, in 2012, Olins slept on a cot in the barn on Friday nights. At the market, “I saw these vendors who were older than me slowing down, and I was scared,” Olins says. So, in 2022, he opened a small Portland shop that operates on a schedule that doesn’t necessitate nocturnal baking. Instead, the staff bakes throughout the day, offering pastries at 9 a.m., various breads between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and pizzas and focaccia starting at 1 p.m. “For the most part, people have embraced the schedule,” Olins says. “And even said, ‘I appreciate that you don’t want to come in at 3 a.m.’”
5 Best: Must-Try Crab Cakes in New England
- Crab cakes are the perfect way to enjoy the flavors of the sea. For the best crab cakes in New England, try the dishes at The Porthole Restaurant & Pub in Portland, Maine, Atlantic Fish Company in Boston, Massachusetts, or the Lookout Tavern in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. There are many other great places to try in New England, too. We have included a couple of them below for you to check out.
Lynda Mandolyn finds a loving bliss on the sugar-sweet ‘Little Dreamer’
The ripple effect of Red on Red Records, and the legacy that Justine Covault left behind before her unexpected passing a little over a year ago, continues to be felt across the New England music scene. Lynda Mandolyn, the Portland, Maine artist known for her work in Tiger Bomb, Crystal Canyon, and others, was part of the label, and today (July 19) releases “Little Dreamer,” the second of two singles originally slated for Red on Red.
An Artist’s Standish Home Is Her Canvas
When Mercedes Foss told her now-husband, Jacob Akers, she wanted to cover their bathroom walls in copper sheeting, he was skeptical. “That doesn’t seem normal,” he said. To which Foss responded, “Who said I wanted to be normal?” She’d fallen for their 1904 home on Standish’s Watchic Lake precisely because it was quirky, with deep-purple shingles, stained-glass windows, and an antique copper soaking tub added by the previous owner. For the last five years, Foss, a painter, has been riffing on those flourishes, setting off the front gable’s stained glass with an eggplant-colored interior wall and reiterating its scrollwork on floor and ceiling paintings. The bathroom walls, which Akers now loves, is Foss’s homage to the tub, which didn’t fit in the reimagined space and instead serves as a planter on the front porch. Future plans include adding embellishments in Foss’s favorite Gothic style to the home’s exterior. “The lake side is the most boring,” she says. “It just looks like a normal house.” And normal cannot stand.
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