Game On: 5 takeaways from Maine’s first normal HS basketball tournament since 2020
It blows my mind to think that the 2022-23 Maine high school basketball season has come and gone. I wrote about the most wonderful...
Into the Wild: The best environmental bills in this Legislature
A new Maine legislative session is underway and those looking to protect Maine’s environment are excited about the opportunities. Gov. Janet Mills was reelected...
The secret sounds of Sonny Rollins (and his Maine connection)
Sonny Rollins is one of those rarified artists that even people who “don’t like jazz” could probably identify — as a saxophone player, a...
Second session: Say ZuZu return after 20 years with ‘No Time to Lose’
When Say ZuZu released “Highway Signs & Driving Songs” in 1995, they were part of a vibrant movement, with bands like Uncle Tupelo (and...
Game On: Cheverus hockey star Mikayla Talbot makes winning decision
With no girls hockey available for Mikayla Talbot at Camden Hills Regional High School, something had to change to make her dream of playing...
On Stage: Good Theater two-hander finds beauty in ‘art madness’
The friendship that fuels “Nureyev’s Eyes” involves two very different icons of the art world.
Jamie Wyeth (Joe Bearor), third-generation American visual art royalty, is...
Art Seen: Fun with folk art
The activity piece the Portland Museum of Art provides to those who see “American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection” (through...
Maine country legend Dick Curless’ newly released ‘Basement Tapes’ demand fresh listen
It’s easy to think of the late Dick Curless, Maine’s closest thing to an old-time country superstar, as a relic of another era. His...
Westbrook country-bluegrass label Event Records gets second life
In that Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit on Dick Curless’ life and career, there are any number of relics with Maine ties —...
Sharp ensemble at Theater Project tackles the dilemma of horrifying men
Think you have a tough and thankless job? Consider Sofia (Juliet Moniz). She’s just been hired as an empathy coach at a debt-collection call...