Known as ‘Emily Doe’ during the high-profile trial where her attacker received just a six-month prison sentence, Chanel Miller speaks out and her account haunts and horrifies.
Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy Grodinsky has been the food editor at the Portland Press Herald since 2014. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a now-defunct national magazine that was published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle, seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York, and a (magical) year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” (2017) and “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” (2008).
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Birding: For over 100 years, ordinary people have contributed to the field of ornithology
The web-based iNaturalist, with its social networking component, continues that tradition, in a 21st-century way.
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Theater review: Young friends in 1969 wrestle with Vietnam, chase sex and celebrate music
‘Rock & Roll,’ a new show by Maine playwright Kevin O’Leary, reflects on a brief era, and its lasting aftermath.
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Concert review: A new music director’s first concert is always a test
The PSO’s Eckart Preu passed with flying colors Sunday with two familiar works and another by a relatively unknown female composer.
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Maine Gardener: Climate change comes to your own backyard
What should you do to keep your plants healthy and thriving despite the heat and extremes?
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Hunting: Fall turkey hunt offers a change of pace
Scatter the birds in many directions, and then call them back in. It seems counterintuitive, but it works.
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Suspenseful, compelling and highly readable, ‘The Institute’ is a thriller for our times
In Stephen King’s latest, children with paranormal power are kidnapped and tormented at a grim, terrifying facility.
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How the internet has changed the way we write – and speak
The linguist Gretchen McCulloch says all types of speaking (and texting and tweeting) are inherently valuable.
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It’s Worth the Trip: White Mountains’ Boulder Loop Trail has it all
It’s easy to get to, challenging but not too challenging, and the views are awesome.
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Dine Out Maine: Flood’s established feel could be a self-fulfilling prophecy
The new restaurant from Palace Diner’s Greg Mitchell succeeds in giving off an old-school vibe, with a wink.