Weather Report: A smart and playful sophomore release from Lemon Pitch
When Lemon Pitch were putting together plans for their big debut release, “Flat Black Sea,” on the brand-new Repeating Cloud label, in March of...
Leftovers: Dude, where’s my car?
The Thursday before New Year’s Eve was a cold sunny day. I remember clearly because at 7:30 a.m. I took my dog Mellie out...
Punch up your confidence with women’s kickboxing at Saco’s KUMA Fit
When’s the last time you felt like a powerhouse?
You know — strong in your body, confident in your skin and ready to kick some...
Game On: Portland High’s Bethune becomes role model for peers and other deaf wrestlers
Looking for a winter sport to try after football season, Marlaco Bethune turned to wrestling. Little did he know, joining the Portland–South Portland co-op...
Leftovers: Back to Birmingham
In the fall of last year, I took “The Fight for Rights’” tour, an educational civil rights tour hosted by Red Clay Tours in...
On Stage: Grudges, rages, pleasures of sisterhood in “Crimes of the Heart” at Good...
It’s been a bad couple of days for the Magrath sisters.
Take oldest sister Lenny (Kat Moraros): no one has remembered her 30th birthday except...
On Stage: What Maine theater companies have in store for 2023
The new year in theater looks to be rich in stories of love, loss and home; artistic striving and crises of belief; environmental stewardship...
Leftovers: Flying when Mercury is in retrograde
Bad weather coast-to-coast couldn’t be blamed for my days-long delay in getting home to Maine from California over the holiday. It was Christmas Eve...
Moving pieces: Punk-metal act Cadaverette make huge shifts with third album
After three years when the musical sentiment was largely fear, ennui, and processing trauma in public, we begin 2023 with what seems to be...
LEVER Architecture’s mass timber design chosen for Portland museum expansion
The Portland Museum of Art International Design Competition jury has selected LEVER Architecture of Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles from the four finalists to...