In terms of fashion, we’ve come — and gone — a long way in 10 years. Of course, lots of our fashion looks were resurrected from decades’ past, but the first decade of the millennium likely will be remembered for a few certain unfortunate looks. Let’s start this recap of the decade’s fashions with the […]
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The drop: Sidecar Radio
It’s OK to get excited about local music. Really, it is. Especially when the music comes from a band like Sidecar Radio. Their latest CD, “Dreadnought Cosmonaut,” has been playing in my car for weeks. The six-song EP is full of catchy grooves that stick in your head for days, and you’ll love every second […]
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A Family for ME Seeking adoption are Natasha and Donovan
Natasha is a polite, engaging teen born in March 1995. Like most girls her age, her interests include shopping, music, clothes and reading the “Twilight” series. Easygoing by nature, she likes many types of music, from country to hip-hop to dance music. She enjoys watching chick flicks, action adventures and other movie genres. She strives […]
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Light, music, outdoor fun, indoor pursuits, meds and knowing we’re all in this together are just some of the ways Mainers weather winter.
Lauren Zito loves darkness. The creator of the vampire chronicle “The Weakness,” she spends most of her days in the world of the undead, a place where things rattle and moan and feed in the dark. Light is not a friend to the creatures she has invented. When the northern half of the world tilts […]
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Face Time: Jeff Guay — Maineiacs coach looking forward to his next Cup run …. and his next Metallica concert.
Jeff Guay knows a thing or two about hockey. Like so many in this area, he grew up eating, sleeping and breathing little else besides hockey. For eight years he played the sport in high school and on a team similar to the Maineiacs, all the while getting to know the ins and outs of […]
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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 […]
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Clogs became the shoes you loved to hate. DVR-ing became a verb. You stopped making trips to get film developed. Facebook became a time-sucking obsession for more than 300 million users globally. Google became a part of our brain function. Check out 50 wa
NEW YORK — Was it only a decade ago that a blackberry was a mere summer fruit? That green was, well, a color, and reality TV was that one show sandwiched between music videos on MTV? There were, of course, huge political and social upheavals that roiled our world in the past decade. But there […]
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Eats: In the kitchen: Rockin’ roll — Eclectic Nomad’s Mount Blue Egg Roll is a simple, blue cheese delight
Getting excited about chicken might seem unlikely. Though it is known as a versatile food, it’s difficult to imagine a dish that hasn’t been made and served a hundred times already. That is, until someone like Erik Person, chef at Cafe Nomad in Norway, puts his spin on it. Mt. Blue is an ingenious dish […]
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Talk of the town
Christmas music, police scanner-style On Christmas morning, a woman in Lewiston scooped up all of the presents beneath the tree and chucked them out into the street. Police were called and, while I wasn’t there to see how it unfolded, I think it’s safe to assume it went like this: Officer 1: “Ma’am, we really […]
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Clogs became the shoes you loved to hate. DVR-ing became a verb. You stopped making trips to get film developed. Facebook became a time-sucking obsession for more than 300 million users globally. Google became a part of our brain function. Check out 50 wa
NEW YORK — Was it only a decade ago that a blackberry was a mere summer fruit? That green was, well, a color, and reality TV was that one show sandwiched between music videos on MTV? There were, of course, huge political and social upheavals that roiled our world in the past decade. But there […]