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Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Portland council passes music venue buffer, placing Live Nation project in doubt
The sprawling debate Monday was framed as a precedent-setting decision for downtown Portland and its business and arts communities.
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Bowdoin exhibit documents the Wabanaki experience through oral histories, photos
‘Beyond the Claims — Stories from the Land & the Heart,’ is a Wabanaki REACH exhibit that delves into the 1980 settlement between Wabanaki Nations and the state of Maine.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Moldy cannabis is being treated with radiation in Maine. Growers don’t have to tell you.
As growers debate the safety of cleaning contaminated marijuana with radiation and ozone in the wake of recalls, the state isn’t enforcing a rule that treated product be labeled as such.
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7 Maine events this week include Maine Pottery Tour, Ira Glass and CiderFeast
Also, the Maine State Music Theatre annual yard sale is this weekend.
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After kicking cancer, Eliza Ruth Watson returns to the stage as Mama Cass
The singer stars in ‘The Best Part of My Life: The ‘Mama’ Cass Elliot Story’ at Footlights Theatre.
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Harrison native wins Emmy: ‘This doesn’t feel like a job’
Mitchell Lisowski won his first Emmy Award in February for a college football film featuring a 2024 Wake Forest vs. UConn game.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture, Maine
9 fun things to do at a Portland Sea Dogs game
Besides watching the games, fans can see fireworks, collect bobbleheads, sing and dance, climb on a fire engine or dress like Batman.
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Vintage photos show the history of Becky’s Diner in Portland
The Commercial Street restaurant opened in 1991.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Food, Leslie Bridgers, News
Squeeze in these seasonal activities before the tourists get here | Column
In the month before Memorial Day, many of Maine’s summer destinations are ready and waiting.