Into the great wide ocean: Mainers take to the Atlantic for cold-water swims all...
There were no beachgoers reclining on blankets or wading into the water at Cliff House Beach in Cape Elizabeth when Guenola Lefeuvre arrived, setting...
Art Seen: Maine Jewish Museum pops with energy, color on Washington Ave.
Back in the 1960s, just about the only place to see serious contemporary art in Portland was at the Temple Beth El art shows,...
Leftovers: Have latkes, will travel
Last week, I asked for feedback about this column and the Portland Phoenix in general. Somehow, that request got wrapped up in talk of...
Three reckonings: Anni Clark, Lisa/Liza, and Britta Pejic weigh in on the pandemic
It was easy, over the smallest-ever Thanksgiving table, to think that nothing like this has ever happened before. The cacophony of news – pandemic,...
Leftovers: The roar of the crowd, the smell of the latkes
Just when I’m sure no one is paying attention to what I put out there, reader emails with inquiries, insinuations, and a good bit...
Into the Wild: Maine’s state dinosaur? The black-capped chickadee
I’m not going to say that the giant asteroid that killed the dinosaurs wasn’t bad. It was bad. Just a real unpleasant Wednesday (or...
Art Seen: Hunt Slonem returns to Maine with birds, bunnies, butterflies
'Returns to Maine: New Works by Hunt Slonem” at Elizabeth Moss Galleries in Falmouth (through Feb. 6, 2021) might better be called “Hunt Slonem:...
A whole new hiking world
Winter hiking is otherworldly.
At least it can feel that way, especially after a fresh snowfall when the whole landscape is cloaked in white, like...
To the bat cave! Murcielago’s ‘Casualties’ demands headphones, in lieu of live show
There are bands that put out great headphones records, and there are bands that put on great live shows, but it’s the rare bird...
Leftovers: Rockwell, Roosevelt, and Fauci
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. There’s no expectation of gifts, and notions of gratitude and thanks are the message du jour. It...