Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. He’s written about why so many businesses use the made-up word “Mainely” in their names, how you can trace Portland’s history through its various smells and why Mainers lament the loss of Portland-made B&M baked beans. He’s interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, musicians and authors, including Patrick Dempsey, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Tony Bennett, Anna Kendrick, and Stephen King. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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PublishedApril 28, 2011
R you ready?
Comedian Ralphie May comes to Portland on Friday for a show at the State — and it won’t be G-rated.
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PublishedApril 26, 2011
Big names highlight KahBang lineup
Saying they plan to have more major national acts than they did last year, the organizers of Bangor’s KahBang Music, Art and Film Festival on Monday announced about a quarter of the festival’s concert lineup for this summer. And there were indeed some big names.
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PublishedApril 25, 2011
Coffee blender discoverssecrets to handling the grind
MAINE AT WORK: You have to know math to properly combine beans from around the world to make Coffee By Design’s blends.
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PublishedApril 24, 2011
Author Q & A: Author/illustrator doles out those lazy, hazy, Daisy days of summer
In Jamie Hogan’s kids’ book, her daughter counts down to a visit from Grandma.
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PublishedApril 21, 2011
Hot fun in the summertime
There’s music galore planned at venues throughout Maine and beyond.
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PublishedApril 18, 2011
At fitness center, it doesn’t take loud words to make actions speak
Maine at Work: Ray Routhier finds that you don’t have to be a star athlete to benefit from working with a personal trainer.
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PublishedApril 17, 2011
Cents and sensibility
Artist Amanda Edwards’ creative kitchen floor is all about small change and big ideas.
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PublishedApril 16, 2011
Falmouth’s Adam Royer kicked off ‘Real World’
Mainer Adam Royer’s stay in “The Real World” is apparently over. The 22-year-old from Falmouth was forced to leave the Las Vegas hotel suite he was sharing with six other young people on Wednesday’s episode of the hit MTV reality series “The Real World.” Over this season’s first five episodes, Royer was seen drunk and […]
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PublishedApril 15, 2011
Mainer thrown out of ‘Real World’
Adam Royer is forced to leave the Las Vegas hotel suite he shared with six other young people on Wednesday’s episode.
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PublishedApril 14, 2011
Independents’ day
Around the country, shows and special releases will mark Saturday as Record Store Day, a concept dreamed up at Maine’s own Bull Moose Music.
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