Miki Sudo won the women’s competition and Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut nailed top spot for men by ingesting 71 wieners and buns.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
OFF RADAR: ‘The Cafe Review’ and ‘Detritus 4’
New issues of arts publications out of Portland and Bangor
Strand on the Air planned in Rockland
90-minute show will include music, comedy, drama and special guests.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’
Delightful surprise, packaged full of magic tricks, stellar performances and amazing cinematography, Devine writes.
Carole King Tribute Band to perform July 11
Proceeds will benefit the Rangeley Friends of the Arts.
Lucky Clark On Music: Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Group to return to Maine to perform July 13 during Rockland’s North Atlantic Blues Festival.
Two Maine restaurants up for Top 10 Best Hotel Restaurants in America
Readers can vote for their favorites in USA Today’s Readers’Choice Poll until noon on July 29.
Fire destroys Jim Beam warehouse filled with bourbon barrels
The fire, which destroyed the warehouse where 45,000 barrels of bourbon were stored, melted firetruck lights.
Chris Fitz Band to perform Kingfield concert
A beer garden and farm foot tent will be on site.
To boost milk, dairy groups see hope in lattes in schools
Coffee bars are popping in high schools, and not just because students want to cram for tests.