Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
-
PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Local review: ‘Billy Summers’ is Stephen King’s most bookish thriller to date
The master of horror’s latest literary protagonist is an assassin-turned-aspiring novelist.
-
PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Society Notebook: Suicide prevention brings out supporters
The Signs of Hope fundraiser will benefit the Zero Suicide initiative.
-
PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Deep Water: ‘The Salt That Carries Us,’ written collectively in Congress Square Park
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
-
PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Art review: Between two exhibits, Cove Street Arts is here, there and everywhere
‘Here and There’ features artists with connections to both New York and Maine, while ‘Kindred’ explores universal interconnectedness.
-
PublishedAugust 15, 2021
This biopic is conventional, except when Jennifer Hudson channels the Queen of Soul
Even if it does not quite crack Aretha Franklin’s enigmatic genius, ‘Respect’ captures the late singer’s transcendent sound.
-
PublishedAugust 15, 2021
‘Reservation Dogs’ is an unforgettable (and caper-filled) portrait of a modern-day Native community
The place they call home is trying to kill them.
-
PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Best-Sellers: ‘The Paper Palace, ‘I Alone Can Fix It’
The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Nonesuch Books and More in South Portland.
-
PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Bedside Table: ‘Hamnet’ worth reliving a plague
“A friend recommended this book to me, and it sat on my bedside table for months before I finally picked it up. ‘Hamnet,’ by Maggie O’Farrell. Just wow. I was not prepared for how good this book would be. Literary, gorgeous, atmospheric. Even as I started it, I was just thinking I would read it […]
-
PublishedAugust 9, 2021
Theater review: Charisma of Cash and company comes through in ‘Ring of Fire’
The show continues at Portland Stage through Aug. 29, then will be available to stream on demand.
-
PublishedAugust 9, 2021
Eat & Run: Wild Grace Farm a handy stop on Route 3
The store and cafe in Liberty serves breakfast and lunch all day.
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 131
- 132
- 133
- 134
- 135
- …
- 387
- Next Page →