In our first poem of the new year, Thomas Moore of Brooksville looks back on the risks he and his friends once took as they glided over the ice holding ropes behind a Plymouth in the dark. Note how Moore imitates the dangers he describes with long sentences that turn sharply at line breaks and […]

Bates grad Richard A. Johnson delves into the fabled Boston ballpark’s lesser known – and hugely entertaining – history.

I can count a dozen neighborhood bars in downtown Portland, and while each has a niche, few offer the totality of experience found at Dogfish Bar and Grille. Live local music? Rotating art gallery? Fun drink specials? Two decks for warm-weather enjoyment? Familiar comfort food, but served with flair? Vegetarian options that don’t feel like […]

I visited Plush, a new tapas bar and lounge in Portland’s West End neighborhood, in mid-December to see what kind of dinner a group might cobble together from small plates amid the chic bar scene. A satisfying one, as it turned out. Two clusters of lounge seating occupy one side of the entrance of this […]

Wade Davis finds that the mountain’s conquerors had complex motivations.

• The Portland Public Library will open “Around the House,” an art show by the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, on Jan. 6. The exhibition features 17 contemporary Maine photographers, and will be on view through Jan. 28 in the Lewis Gallery on the Lower Level of the Main Library on Congress Street. Organized by […]