Beer and the Fourth of July go together like, well, beer and hot dogs, or beer and fireworks. So as far as I am concerned, you can show your patriotism by drinking any American-made beer this weekend. Heck, I’ll even say it’s OK to drink Miller Lite, if your mouth is averse to flavor. But […]

A Portland institution, the series features free screenings of a variety of movies on the top of a parking garage.

This lounge reminds locals and tourists that Maine is not all backwoods and laid-back brewpubs.

Nothing’s mediocre at this deli in Standish except its name.

Line of Force nails spacious ballads and sometimes crowds their kickers.

HOT TICKETS Happy 4th from Sanford troupe KICK OFF Independence Day weekend with a salute to the Grand Old Flag at Sanford Maine Stage’s “Red, White & Blue” variety show. WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday WHERE: Sanford Maine Stage, 1 Hilltop Lane, Springvale HOW MUCH: $10 INFO: sanfordmainestage.com J. Geils hasn’t shaken the blues J. GEILS is […]

So you think you know what a Fourth of July parade is supposed to look like? Think again. The little midcoast fishing village of Round Pound marches to the beat of its own drummer with an annual you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it spectacle. This year marks the 26th for the mad-cap parade that may have started small but these […]