LEWISTON — People use the word “soiree” too rarely. It has become a prissy word, evocative of exclusive guest lists, polite patter and using one’s pinkie. The Nutrition Center of Maine in Lewiston is taking it back. “We’re going to make some fire,” Chef Randall Smith warned attendees to the center’s annual Chef’s Soiree a […]
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Face Time: The Big JAB’s Jeff and Matt — Good sports on all sports
Chances are if you’re into sports — like, so into them you listen to sports radio — you probably have 96.3FM programmed in. And you’ve more than likely heard Jeff Schools and Matt Boutwell on The Weekend Warm-up. If not, I ask, what are you waiting for? Every Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. this duo […]
Comedians say they love a Maine audience. No joke.
A string walks into a bar and orders a drink. “Get out of here,” says the bartender. “We don’t serve strings.” Perturbed, the string slips into the alley where he twists himself up into great snarls and rubs himself up and down until he’s a complete mess. The string goes back into the bar and […]
Talk of the town
Ocean State Job Lots What you people love about stores like this is the very thing I find to be a drag: It’s too big and it has too much stuff. Why can’t somebody open a store that has like, four items? Out with the old If you’re like me and you find peopleofwalmart.com to […]
Mystery Photo
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BC-LR-MAGLOVE:MCT _ lifestyle (650 words) Magazine scene: Rawr! Take your cues from animal mating rituals By Dagny Leonard McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) ANIMAL INSTINCT We are usually encouraged to be civilized _ to downplay our animal instincts in favor of more subdued “human” behavior. But sometimes it just might serve you better to let out […]
Night Life
Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Thursday. Tonight Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Schemengee’s Bar and Grille, Lewiston […]
Can the canned cran: Easy takes on cranberry sauce
There is something to be said for the “splurt” sound made when dumping a can of cranberry sauce into a serving bowl. Ditto for the ridges etched in the sides of the sauce. Thanksgiving, after all, is about tradition. But the official condiment of Turkey Day can be so much more. And without much more […]
Tips to have a flu-free party this holiday season
Is it safe to party when swine flu threatens to crash your bash? It’s a question many revelers may be asking this year as the holiday party season coincides with an anxiety-provoking flu season. The good news is that while it is true that mingling over punch and canapes can help spread the H1N1 virus, […]
Talk of the Town
Crazy about feet Word spread Tuesday night that a man with an apparent nose for toes was footloose somewhere in Cumberland County. Tackling people and stealing their shoes, he was, for his own personal delight. While police got to work hunting the culprit, the rest of us got busy with our own work at hand: […]