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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.
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Mainer with world’s widest mouth, and 4 million TikTok followers, moves home | Column
Sam Ramsdell, who built a social media following while living in Connecticut, has turned the camera on her new Falmouth house — and her irreverent homesteading.
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Open on Thanksgiving, these southern Maine stores can help in a pinch | Column
Leave something off your shopping list? Here’s where to go for your last-minute holiday needs.
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The best and worst times to travel around Thanksgiving in Maine | Column
Here’s how to avoid the biggest traffic buildups on the Maine Turnpike.
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The Portland Dirt is a zine you might keep seeing around | Column
The year-old publication, styled after newspapers, has been amassing a following through copies placed in businesses around the city.
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If society collapses, Maine isn’t a bad place to be | Column
Our resourceful, community-minded and highly skilled residents step up in times of need, whether there are zombies or not.
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Woodfords Corner has been on the rise. Is the new LoanMax a bad sign? | Column
With the unsightly title loan company taking up a prominent location and the Artist & Craftsman Supply store moving, some are concerned about the direction of the neighborhood. Others believe it’s a blip.
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Could you make it as a Shaker? What life at the Maine village is really like | Column
Living on a scenic farm in New Gloucester might sound idyllic, but there are other considerations to take into account.
Posted inFood, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine, News
The stories behind Maine’s most famous and strangest craft beer names | Column
With 207 Beer Week underway, we asked breweries about the origins of Lunch, The Substance, Gigantic Dad Pants and more.
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As daylight saving ends, Portland’s early risers start their day in the dark | Column
The city begins to stir before sunrise until the clocks change Sunday.