Dog owners and their significant pooches will compete to see who can hold the longest smooch at Planet Dog on Wednesday.
February 2012
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Eat and Run: Terra Cotta Pasta will lure you back
First, let me warn you not to be too hungry when you go to Terra Cotta Pasta in South Portland. The aroma that slams your senses when you walk in might just make you swoon. It smells like there’s all kinds of delicious sauces simmering back in the kitchen, chock-full of tomatoes, garlic and spices. […]
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What Ales You: Old favorite holds its own against newer local brews
A new look at Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout and Nut Brown Ale.
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Loves me, loves me not…
– HALF-FULL “All I Want Is You,” U2 “All Is Full of Love,” Bjork “Love is All Around,” The Troggs “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” The Proclaimers “Love Will Keep Us Together,” The Captain & Tennille “Fade Into You,” Mazzy Star HALF-EMPTY “Don’t You Want Me Baby,” The Human League “Empty Heart,” The Rolling Stones […]
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Learn to make your own aphrodisiacs Browne Trading tasting of timely treats
Learn to make your own aphrodisiacs FEED YOUR HONEY some chocolates that you made from scratch in this class that’s taking place just in time for Valentine’s Day. You’ll learn how to craft your ownaphrodisiacs using Oaxacan cacao from Mexico. WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Homegrown Herb and Tea, 195 Congress St., Portland […]
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Idea for fashion show becomes all-over-Africa affair
Bates College freshman Nicole Kanu, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants and a native of Little Rock, Ark., arrived on the Bates campus after winter break with nine examples of contemporary Nigerian garb. Kanu wanted to put on a fashion show, and hoped she could find a few additional outfits from other African countries to round […]
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From the Editor: Finger-pointing follows the finger
Usually, the day-after buzz regarding the Super Bowl halftime show is about the wretched performance. This year, we got a stellar performance by Madonna — which was almost immediately overshadowed by a split-second middle-finger salute by guest rapper M.I.A. Sensing another “Nipplegate,” it didn’t take long for the media to start freeze-framing the offensive digit […]
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Indie Film: Feel the love
Valentine’s Day film fest celebrates its ‘joys and jabs.’
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DVD Releases
‘The Twilight Saga,’ ‘A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas,’ ‘Anonymous’ and ‘The Sunset Limited.’