The aloo gobi, batura and idli are great; the lamb saag, kheer and, sometimes, the service, not so much.
2018
Oscar predictions: What will win, what should win
The AP’s film critics make their picks for Sunday’s Academy Awards (and agree to disagree on best picture).
After Marlon Brando, the deluge of Academy Awards politics
When the actor sent a native American actress in his place to accept his 1973 Oscar, he opened the floodgates of acceptance-speech protests.
Portland, South Portland plan to fight against climate change
Municipal officials hope to develop plans for each community to reduce carbon footprints and counter the effects of global warming.
How to get every last bit – and we mean every last bit – out of your kitchen scraps
When dreary weather invites you to set a stockpot on the burner, creative use of leftover vegetables can help you reduce waste.
Beautiful snowdrops can help you power through mud season
There’s plenty more to get you through the doldrums, too, such as crocuses, ‘Arnold Promise’ and marsh marigolds.
We wrote about taking down a beloved tree, and readers told us they can relate
Trees do talk: That was just one of the many responses to a story about a red maple in a Portland neighborhood.
Warmth-loving red puffball plant blooms in Maine winter
You can grow the evergreen shrub, too, but you’ll have to bring it inside until warmer weather hits.
Portland ReStore manager has lowdown on used home goods, building materials
The store re-sells donated items from Habitat for Humanity – it’s the place where your friend So-and-so scored that amazing stove that one time.
Society Notebook: Love Really Counts does good for grief
The Center for Grieving Children gala raises $330,000.