1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (54+ words) Both Brass Roots Fest in South Portland and the Maine Cheese Festival in Pittsfield are happening today. Brass Roots Fest has moved its location because of rain. Both Brass Roots Fest in South Portland and the Maine Cheese Festival in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1732+ words) A good meal just hits differently after a day in the mountains. Western Maine has plenty of restaurants that fit naturally into a road trip, especially when you have spent hours hiking, skiing, or exploring near the water. The scenery…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1777+ words) I learned pretty quickly that summer road trips in Maine can become food trips by accident. I once planned a quick lunch stop and somehow ended up reorganizing the whole afternoon around what I wanted to eat next. My schedule…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (219+ words) This story was originally published in June 2016. We are republishing it following the death of Dolly Parton at age 80. Orlando Frati died in January 2024. “She was beautiful,” Frati said. “She had on a beautiful dress, and she was all glittered…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (372+ words) In a rare appearance, one of the world’s top fusion belly dancers is coming to Belfast and Brooks for workshops, a performance intensive, one-night-only show BELFAST — You’ve never seen belly dance like this before! Internationally acclaimed fusion belly dancer Zoe…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (895+ words) Before there was Hollywood, Maine made its mark on the silent film industry. In the early 20th century, Maine’s forests, lakes, rivers and coastline made the perfect backdrop for films made by small, local production companies. Local silent film expert and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (489+ words) Last year, two Aroostook County musicians delivered a reimagining of a longtime Maine music festival with a catchy new name. Now, Coddiwomple is back. Coddiwomple debuted in New Sweden last year, featuring folk and Americana musicians from Portland to the…...