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From Cooper Flagg to L.L.Bean totes, Maine’s influence is everywhere this year | Column

by Leslie Bridgers October 15, 2025October 18, 2025

A competitive U.S. Senate race and a Cape Elizabeth native’s hit song are adding to the outsize cultural impact our small state is having.

Arts & Entertainment, Community, Life & Culture, Maine, Things to Do

A commemoration in Lewiston, banjos in Bath, world premieres and spooky crafts | Get out!

October 14, 2025October 27, 2025

Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Things to Do

5 things to do when you’re in Belfast

by Ray Routhier October 13, 2025October 13, 2025

A local gives his recommendations for food, drink and recreation.

Arts & Entertainment, Leslie Bridgers, Maine, News

They heard The Thirsty Pig was haunted. So they spent the night there. | Column

by Leslie Bridgers October 13, 2025October 14, 2025

Two local musicians wanted to promote their Halloween event at the Portland bar — and witness the phenomena themselves.

Arts & Entertainment, News

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79

by LINDSEY BAHR October 11, 2025October 11, 2025

Keaton was the kind of actor who helped make films iconic and timeless, from her ‘La-dee-da, la-dee-da’ as Annie Hall to her heartbreaking turn as Kay Adams.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine

Bau Graves, who helped shape Maine’s music and cultural scene, dies at 73

by Ray Routhier October 9, 2025October 10, 2025

Graves was artistic director of the Maine Festival, the state’s showcase summer arts and music event for decades. He and his wife started the New Year’s Portland celebration in the early 1980s and also ran the Center for Cultural Exchange in Portland.