There’s nothing quite like soup on a cold winter day. It warms you up, inside and out. The first version of soup was introduced around 6,000 B.C. amazingly, as a means to make animal parts and certain nuts edible, and not as a clever way to warm a person after being out in the cold. […]
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East meets L-A as India’s delicious cuisine finally comes to the Twin Cities
Published July 14, 2009: The smell of Indian spices wafting into the dining room from the kitchen instantly makes the reporter hungry.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston’s first Indian restaurant opens
Published April 16, 2009: The owners of Bangor’s Taste of India opened their second restaurant on Lisbon Street.
Posted inObituaries
Charles F. Schibener Jr.
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. – Charles Frederick Schibener Jr., 83, passed away Dec. 14, 2007, from emphysema in Safety Harbor, Fla., although he stopped smoking at the age of 52. He was born July 26, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pa. He later lived in Boston, to be close to his family’s summer home of 85 years in […]
Posted inBusiness
$175 burger for sale in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) – A Manhattan restaurant is offering a hamburger that costs $175 and is topped with gold. It’s made of Kobe beef. It comes with black truffles, foie gras and Gruyere cheese in addition to gold flakes. Wall Street Burger Shoppe co-owner Heather Tierney thinks of it as “a work of art.” Tierney […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn Citizen of Year: Dick Gleason
Dick Gleason, president of Gleason Media Services, has been named the 2008 Citizen of the Year by the Auburn Business Association. This is the 36th year the association has given the award to honor volunteerism, good business practices and dedication to Lewiston-Auburn. The association normally surprises the recipient at its annual spring banquet, but board […]
Posted inConnections
2008: Local legislators praise ‘Top Dollar Dave’
AUGUSTA – Members of the Lewiston-Auburn delegation to the state legislature presented Lewiston resident David Gervais with a special legislative sentiment on Jan. 15. He is known locally as “Top Dollar Dave” because of his volunteer work, most notably for the American Diabetes Association. Gervais has raised more than $80,000 for the association over the […]
Posted inAdvice
Here’s how to recycle your sneakers
Dear Sun Spots: A couple of years back, a school was collecting sneakers for a fundraiser. The shoes were to be recycled into athletic flooring. Does anyone know of any collections of sneakers? Thank you. I may be reached at 784-9519. – Sharron R. Auburn. Answer: As you may have noted in the June 20, […]