Jeffrey Lever has broken his neck five times. A few years ago, paralyzed and facing broken neck number five, he was getting a little depressed. Then he got McGuire. The 5-year-old golden retriever has been a lifesaver in more ways than one. He once fetched help when Lever, a Maine native now living in Arizona, […]
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Want an email every time your cat uses the litter box? The IFTTT that keeps on giving.
Somewhere, at some point, somebody decided that, by golly, the Internet just isn’t useful enough. Sure, you can Tweet right from your hand-held device and, yeah, you can set up alerts so you don’t have to remember things on your own. It’s nifty. But what about true automation? What about really making the Web work […]
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Eats: Chopsticks restaurant — In search of a fool-proof stir fry
It is a sad fact of life, particularly for the gourmand, but some restaurant dishes are nearly impossible to duplicate at home. Sticky rice. Eggs benedict. French onion soup. Tuna melts. You can tell we’ve stayed up at night thinking about this. Well cry no more, connoisseur, because we’ve cracked the secret to at least […]
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Night life calendar for the week of April 21
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 Monday. Tonight Living Colour, 9 p.m., The Asylum, Portland Film: No, 5 and 8 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve […]
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Eats: Spicing it up at Mother India
When most people think about Indian food, “the first thing that comes to mind is the curries,” says Ginny Singh, whose expertise is responsible for many of the meals at Mother India on Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston. But there is so much more to the traditional flavors of India than that. “Garam masala powder […]
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The Magical Earth: Upside-down tomatoes, edible pansies and hardy hens-and-chickens as gardening season blossoms!
April might be the cruelest month, as some poets have asserted, but to me it’s one of the busiest and most delightful. April is when we discover all the outdoor gardening tasks we failed to complete last fall, as well as all the perennial bulbs, rhubarb and herbs that greet us each spring. I like […]
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Facetime: Melvin Fletcher — In tune with his work
We’ve already established that I’ve always wanted to play piano. During a recent performance I was attending at the Franco Center, I also got to thinking about how those things are tuned. I mean, it’s not like you can just set a piano on your lap and twist a few keys to make it sound […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: You say potato, I say you’re wrong
There’s been an issue of some lingering dispute in the Bag house. It started something like this: Bag Lady: “I saw the most random thing — a sign advertising chaps at Marden’s.” Mr. BL: “That’s not how you say it.” BL: “What?” Mr. BL: “Chaps. It’s pronounced ‘shaps’ like the ‘ch’ in champagne.” I told […]
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Night life calendar for the week of April 14
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 Monday. Tonight Film: War Witch, 6 and 8 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Open […]