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    June 1, 2011

    Index shows ‘double dip’ in metro home prices

    Weakness in March spread well beyond cities hit hardest by foreclosures and unemployment.

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    June 1, 2011

    Europe’s E. coli outbreak a mystery

    More than 1,150 people are sick in Germany alone and 16 are dead, most likely from eating raw produce.

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    June 1, 2011
    FOREVER21-BIZPLUS

    Cheap-chic fashion chainlarge and in charge

    At a time when most retailers are opting to downsize, Forever 21 is growing and going big.

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    June 1, 2011
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    Natural Foodie: Dealing with desirefor locally sourced staples

    A plan by two sisters to package Maine-grown vegetables is the latest effort to make local food easily accessible.

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    June 1, 2011
    EATFORLIFE

    Tartine gets inspiration from an open face

    You don't get healthier than this: Whole wheat bread, low-fat hummus and grilled veggies.

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    June 1, 2011

    Looking for light as a feather? Try re-imagining classic dish

    Top a colorful, healthy grilled chicken salad with a miso dressing and baked chow mein noodles.

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    June 1, 2011

    Appel on Wine: It’s springtime and everything’s coming up rose

    With the sun finally out and plenty of spring cleaning and maintenance tasks to be taken on (after which a refreshing beverage is called for), it’s time for rose. There are an extraordinarily high number of roses available now – many of them very, very good – and this column is in no way comprehensive. […]

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    June 1, 2011

    Cookbook Corner: ‘Eat Like a Man’

    If your dad is a foodie, you might want to consider the “Eat Like a Man” (Chronicle Books, $30) cookbook from Esquire for Father’s Day. This testosterone-fueled cookbook has all the recipes you’d expect — braised beef short ribs, creamed spinach (to go with your pepper-crusted strip steaks) and spaghetti carbonara — plus lots of […]

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    June 1, 2011

    The Maine Ingredient: Smoked alewives spawn ideas

    As I was standing at the fish counter of Jess’ Market in Rockland, deciding whether to buy salmon and please all of the people in my family, or branch out and only please one person in my family — me — I caught a scent of something deliciously smoky. A dense, rich waft that almost […]

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    June 1, 2011

    Food & Dining Dispatches, June 1, 2011

    Chef to prepare special dinner for Italian Life Expo Pino Di Cicco, chef/owner of Antica Osteria Da Divo in Sienna, Tuscany, will prepare a special dinner at the Quimby Colony at 8 p.m. June 9 as part of the Italian Life Expo celebrating the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification. The chef will prepare a four-course […]