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.

Maine, News

Don’s Lunch food truck for sale, and getting bites

by Leslie Bridgers March 23, 2015March 24, 2015

Fans hope the piece of Westbrook history is sold and the kitchen-in-a-van returns to churning out burgers soon.

Maine, News

Portland landlord passes second inspection after court order

by Leslie Bridgers March 17, 2015May 10, 2018

Gregory Nisbet, owner of the apartment building on Noyes Street where six died in a November fire, has complied with a court order for his Dartmouth Street building.

Maine, News

Former Westbrook Mayor Bruce Chuluda dies at 66

by Leslie Bridgers March 16, 2015March 16, 2015

Chuluda, who served three terms from 2003-09, died Sunday.

Life & Culture

Happy Pi Day to Greeks and math geeks

by Leslie Bridgers March 14, 2015March 14, 2015

Saturday is Pi Day, celebrated each year on March 14, or 3.14. And this year, it’s happy 3.1415.

Business, Maine, News

Developers say Portland’s affordable-housing plan would have unintended effects

by Leslie Bridgers March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

City councilors who are considering a requirement for ‘workforce housing’ are told that it would lead developers to build less housing, not more.

Business, Maine, News

Developer proposes 132-unit apartment building on Congress Street

by Leslie Bridgers March 10, 2015March 11, 2015

Jonathan Culley of Redfern Properties says Joe’s Super Variety would continue to operate in the first floor of the proposed seven- or eight-story building.