My ex-boyfriend and I broke up almost a year ago, but I’m still receiving messages from strangers asking how and why. When we first met, almost six years ago, Instagram barely existed. Young and in love, we uploaded selfies with sappy captions about how much we adored each other.As our relationship progressed from one year […]

All the food prepared in The Olive Branch’s kitchen is free of GMOs and animal products. The cafe at 791 Lisbon St. also just recently added a full breakfast menu to its repertoire. Tofu scrambles, burritos and breakfast pizzas are just some of the ways to get a vibrant start to your day. Since its […]

Fireworks Mobile Wood Fired Pizza of Turner Pizza is one of those foods Americans never grow tired of eating and reinventing. Hot, crispy and topped with everything from marinara to barbecue sauce to pesto. Fresh veggies and herbs and just the right amount of cheese to hold it all together. Who doesn’t wake up in […]

I’ve lived in Maine for 40 years, native as native can be, and four decades in I’m still learning things about this state. Silly, wondrous, intriguing things — things I could allude to in great detail, right this very second, but then that would give away all the answers. It’s the Sun Journal B Section’s […]

Northern Virginia decorator Lauren Liess has been blogging at Pure Style Home for more than seven years, writing about her life, work and the laid-back approach she takes to design. Liess runs an interior design and textiles firm in Great Falls with her husband, David, and her first book, “Habitat: The Field Guide to Decorating,” […]

WASHINGTON – The guy had only left the table for a minute. But as soon as he was out of sight, his date whipped out her phone, opened Tinder and started swiping. “It was deceitful, a little bit,” says Chris McNeal, general manager of Bar Dupont, who’d watched the scene unfold, slightly aghast that this […]