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The Portland band Lemon Pitch (left to right: Galen Richmond, Alex Merrill, Brock Ginther, Jeff Hamm) pose for a photo at the Apohadion at their record release show. (Photo courtesy Lemon Pitch)

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...
Natalie Haberman-Ladd

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...
a woman punches a punching bag at KUMA Fit

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...
Portland High School student Marlaco Bethune dropped football for wrestling, where he has become an inspiration to his coaches and peers. (Portland Phoenix/Greg Levinsky)

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...
The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1963, killing four children. Today, it is a historical site and thriving place of worship. (Photo courtesy Candace Caine)

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...
Kat Moraros, Heather Irish, and Casey Turner in "Crimes of the Heart," at Good Theater through Jan. 29. (Photo courtesy Good Theater/Steve Underwood)

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...
Casey Turner, Kat Moraros, and Heather Irish in "Crimes of the Heart," running Jan. 11-29 at Good Theater. (Courtesy Good Theater/Steve Underwood)

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...
An airport departure schedule in Sacramento. The author's Christmas Day 7:55 a.m. flight from Sacramento was canceled within an hour of departure. The next 12:07 p.m. flight was long overbooked, and the original 11:55 p.m. Christmas Eve flight was so delayed that she’d miss her connection. (Portland Phoenix/Natalie Haberman Ladd)

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...
The Cadaverette lineup on "We Are Everything But...not anything" is (left to right) Ian Riley on bass, Dan Capaldi on drums, Reesa Wood on vocals and Logan Abbey on guitar. (Courtesy Cadaverette)

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...
A model design of the rooftop for LEVER Architecture's proposed museum expansion. The West Coast firm was selected among four finalists on Friday. (Courtesy LEVER Architecture/Dovetail Design Strategists)

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...