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Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
10 climate books to add to your reading list
Move over murder mysteries and romance novels. Here are some books for climate nerds and the climate-curious alike.
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Posted inAnimals, Business, Maine
Cat lovers craft at Meow Lounge in Westbrook
Guests crafted and played with more than 20 adoptable cats from local shelters at Meow Cat Lounge on Saturday.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Browntail moth populations in Maine crashed in 2024, so expect a less itchy spring
Hairs from the browntail moth caterpillar cause a red, itchy rash that can linger for weeks.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture
This orca’s grief stunned the world. Now she’s mourning the loss of another calf.
The southern resident killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has now lost another calf in what the Center for Whale Research called ‘devastating’ news.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Overdoses up in Portland, but deaths decline 55%
The city’s 2024 drop in fatal overdoses follows the statewide trend, though the local decrease is more pronounced.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
US Surgeon General calls for cancer warning label on alcohol
About 20,000 people die every year from those alcohol-related cancer cases.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Deep Water: ‘Awake’ by Stu Kestenbaum
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Milestone ‘5.5’ exhibition at Cove Street Arts brings together 22 artists
The gallery and arts space opened in June 2019 and helped transform Portland’s East Bayside.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
For musical theater fans who just gotta dance, 567Broadway gets them moving
Lucy Sullivan teaches this dance class for all levels at Body Positive Dance Fitness in Portland.