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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
AUTHOR EVENT: Amy Calder
Calder will give a discussion and read from her new book “Comfort is an Old Barn: Stories from the Heart of Maine,” in Winthrop
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News
Maine’s peach crop this year is a total loss
Frigid temperatures and high winds in February doomed the fruit, which grows on trees that are sensitive to the cold.
Posted inOn this date
Aug. 21, 1973: Associated Press reporting an apparent shortage of toilet seats, telephone poles, meat and gas nationwide, and the ‘local’ definition of obscenity on minds of many
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Make halloumi the star of your next vegetarian burger
Use grilled slabs of the cheese in place of meat patties for these hearty burgers.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan food businesses thrive in Kittery
Maine’s southernmost town has more plant-based businesses per resident than anywhere else in Maine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Waterville authors’ marriage has stood the test of time – and deadlines
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller have co-authored science fiction novels and stories for more than 35 years. Their 25th Liaden Universe novel came out in July, and they’ve collaborated on 100 works in all.
Posted inFood & Dining
Girl Dinner is everything, so Girl Dinner is nothing
The Girl Dinner trend started off with curated plates, but the wheels have come off.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Dean Man’s Wake,’ ‘The Creative Act’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inFood & Dining
Dining out with the kids? These aren’t your grandparents’ family restaurants.
Today’s family-oriented restaurants offer expertly crafted, carefully sourced food to discerning young families – a welcome change from the cookie-cutter chains and generic venues of the past.