The spring turkey season opens on May 3, which also renews the notion that ‘just being out there in the spring woods is a gift.’
2021
I made Molly Yeh’s popcorn salad, and it’s easier to swallow than all the Internet vitriol
A video from Food Network’s Molly Yeh for popcorn salad elicits immense internet criticism that it didn’t really deserve.
Our View: Maine State Police should stop hiding officer misconduct records
An overly strict interpretation of state law leads the agency to cut short investigations, obscure findings and destroy records that should be public.
Making plans for the 2021 gardening season
By now, columnist Tom Atwell can grow vegetables in his sleep. This year, he’ll focus on ornamentals.
The Maine Millennial: The wisdom of my grammy and Cardi B
Two women who wouldn’t seem to have much in common shared an understanding about money, power and men.
Your Clutter
Make the most of your household donations, because not all of your trash is someone else’s treasure
Birding: Get ready to enjoy the peak of spring migration
A wide array of migrating birds are coming to Maine, and here are a few tips for what might prompt them to stop in your yard for a quick meal.
Theater review: Annie Henk charms as star of ‘Bad Dates’
The warm, one-woman show from Portland Stage follows a single mom’s return to dating.
Uneven comedy-drama ‘My Wonderful Wanda’ has a dash of ‘Parasite’ and a smidgen of ‘Juno’
We meet Wanda on a bus from Poland to Germany, where she is returning to work for a prosperous family in their gracious lakeside villa. The patriarch has suffered a stroke and is bedridden; he’s sent all the other help away. He wants Wanda back. There’s also work to do preparing for his upcoming 70th […]