At a news conference Thursday, Greater Portland Landmarks said the council must base its decision Monday on the city’s historic preservation ordinance and not take other reasons into consideration.
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The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the ’90s, is closing
The iconic hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17.
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Review: Motown and pop star Diana Ross shows Merrill audience why she’s legendary
The Portland show includes songs from her days as lead singer of The Supremes and her solo career, as well as covers and interview clips.
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Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Sage bested 6 other finalists to claim the best in show award at the United States’ most illustrious canine event.
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Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
The Canadian author was revered for her thoughtful characters and her ability to ‘accommodate an entire epic complexity …. in just a few short pages.’ She was admired without apparent envy, placed by the likes of Jonathan Franzen, John Updike and Cynthia Ozick at the very top of the pantheon.
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Trial for final wrongful death suit in Astroworld concert crowd crush set for September
The Blount family – whose son Ezra, 9, was killed during rapper Travis Scott’s show – is suing Scott, entertainment company Live Nation and others connected to the November 2021 event.
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Orcas again sink yacht near Strait of Gibraltar as high-risk season looms
Two people were rescued after the cetaceans hit the vessel 14 miles off the coast of Morocco, the 26th encounter in the region this year.
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A predictable story is buoyed by spirited performances in ‘Waitress’
With warm hand pies for sale in the lobby and display cases full of full-size pies at each side of the stage, it’s not too much of a challenge to figure out a central element of “Waitress,” the season-opening show at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Based on a 2007 film written by Adrienne Shelly, the musical […]
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Punxsutawney Phil’s babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don’t call them the heirs apparent
The groundhog family lives in a climate-controlled burrow at the local library.
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George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in a play version of movie ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
George Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a familiar project for the Hollywood star: ‘Good Night, and Good Luck.’