Family-friendly fun in southern Maine, from outdoor activities to arts and crafts.
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.
Posted inDo This, Food, Out & About
Upgrade hot cocoa with homemade marshmallows
This DIY project is a perfect way to spend a snow day.
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Posted inDo This, Out & About
Culture Club: Give contra dancing a whirl
Portland Intown Contra Dance has formed an ever-growing community at its weekly events.
Posted inDo This, Out & About, Uncategorized
Take A Hike: Pineland Farms is a hub of outdoor winter sports
From cross-country skiing trails to a sledding hill, there’s hardly any seasonal activity you can’t do on its New Gloucester grounds.
Posted inDo This, Out & About
History Buff: Winter at Brick Store Museum is more than holiday displays
Open year-round, Kennebunk’s local history museum is holding a variety of exhibits and events throughout the season.
Posted inDo This, Out & About
Made in Maine: See candies crafted by hand at Haven’s
The Westbrook-based chocolatier, founded in 1915, is Maine’s oldest.
Posted inDo This, Review
Theater review: Mad Horse prances boldly – and beautifully – into reality with ‘Mary Jane’
There’s nary a misstep as the theater company explores a mother’s journey caring for a chronically ill child.
Posted inDo This, Food
Tap Lines: How Maine breweries are giving back, here and abroad
Making pledges and holding fundraisers are among the ways breweries help causes they believe in.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Under new ownership, Eveningstar gets an upgrade
Shaun Boyle is trying to please longtime customers while attracting a new audience to the 40-year-old Brunswick theater.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Movie review: ‘Black and Blue’ a lean, mean corrupt cop thriller
It seems like director Deon Taylor might be the only filmmaker actively keeping the mid-budget adult thriller alive in this age of extinction. Plus, he’s prolific: His topical corrupt cop drama “Black and Blue” is his second 2019 film, arriving just a few months after his surprisingly entertaining and campy home invasion horror thriller “The […]