Leslie Bridgers

Columnist

Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: Juxtaposing the works of Joseph A. Fiore and friends

by Jorge S. Arango September 5, 2021September 4, 2021

Able Baker Contemporary helps make the connections with a smartly hung show.

Arts & Entertainment

4 things we learned from the Bob Ross documentary, including his hair secrets and an alleged affair

by Bethonie Butler The Washington Post September 5, 2021September 1, 2021

Bob Ross brought happiness to many as the honey-voiced host of “The Joy of Painting,” the long-running PBS show that taught viewers how to paint lush landscapes and vivid skies in less than 30 tranquil minutes. But a new Netflix documentary examines Ross’s legacy and the bitter dispute over the continued use of the TV […]

Recipes

This small-batch blueberry jam recipe has a surprising secret ingredient

by Charlotte Druckman Special to The Washington Post September 5, 2021August 27, 2021

Cookbook author Camilla Wynne calls her blueberry jam Bleu Matin (or Blue Morning). “Blue” refers to the macerated and slow cooked blueberries, and “morning” to the fact that coffee beans are steeped into those berries while they bubble away. The coffee brings out the tart, fruity notes of the blueberries and tempers the sweetness of […]

Arts & Entertainment