Lifestyle

Dining Dish: Former O'Naturals to be under 'Local' control

Jay Villani and friends at Local 188 (685 Congress St. in Portland) are taking over the former O'Naturals space on Exchange Street and are working on remodeling the place. The new restaurant is reportedly going to be called...

Kate Bucklin • Lifestyle •
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Out & About: Portland Chamber Music Festival features 2 Mainers

Earlier sunsets and fields aglow with goldenrods signal the beginning of the end of the summer arts and entertainment season. But there's still plenty of A&E to come, with August highlighted by a pair of very similar annual chamber music festivals in Portland and Damariscotta. The s...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, August 3, 2009 at 12:10 pm
The Great Outdoors: Exploring mysterious Malaga Island in Phippsburg

Step back a century, and explore a beautiful island in the far eastern reaches of Casco Bay. The Maine Coast Heritage Trust acquired 42-acre Malaga Island in 2001. Over the last few years they have created a one-mile loop trail around the spruce- and fir-forested island. Today the only obvious sign...

Michael Perry • Lifestyle •
Monday, August 3, 2009 at 11:20 am
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: Aug. 5 - 16

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Art Call for Assorted Tapestries, for The Long Island Dodwell Gallery fall exhibit, local artists can submit 1-3 pieces of hand made fabric arts, including wall hangings, furniture cove...

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Friday, July 31, 2009 at 4:50 pm
'Waterproof' poems seek to inspire, uplift Portland pedestrians

PORTLAND — Pedestrians walking along Congress Street in the East End can now find the musings of Maine's poet laureate, Betsy Sholl, encased in Plexiglas outside the main entrance of the St. Lawrence Arts Center. "Love Song with Departure" is the inaugural poem in the ...

Heather Gunther • Lifestyle •
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 9:30 am
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: July 29 - Aug. 9

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Call for Art, for juried craft show hosted by The Maine Crafts Guild held Sept. 19-20 at Portland East End School, apply at www.mainecraftsguild.com, or Joelle, portland.show@mainecraft...

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Monday, July 27, 2009 at 11:50 am
After the layoff: Impatience can prove costly

Throughout my working life, I've been proud to know that a portion of my state tax dollars helps subsidize programs designed to help people who can't always help themselves. Admittedly, I never thought I'd be one of them. Life on the unemployment line today is far d... 1

Sean Baker • Lifestyle •
Monday, July 27, 2009 at 11:20 am
Out & About: Bowdoin festival, 'Guys and Dolls,' Baez provide mid-summer magic

This weekend we flip the calendar to August, roughly marking the summer's halfway point. And the seasonal schedule of arts and entertainment just keeps on rolling. Bowdoin International Music Festival continues in high gear. This weekend's most salient feature is the celebration of the 80th birt...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, July 27, 2009 at 11:00 am
Out & About: Opera arias, musical theater and bluegrass music

As the middle of summer arrives in Maine, the state's many seasonal arts and entertainment activities are in full flower. One of Maine's biggest events happens July 30, when PortOpera celebrates its 15th anniversary with a grand concert of favorite arias. There's a fine choice ...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 11:00 am
Eating Well: Devouring 'A Taste of It All'

"A Taste of It All: Celebrating the Mood of Food" is likely to become Maine's – and maybe the country's – new favorite cookbook. Georgia Manzo Joachim, of Millinocket, author, photographer and publisher of "A Taste of It All," was, until recently when her job mi... 1

Susan Lovell • Lifestyle •
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 10:20 am