Mystery Photo for January 17, 2016 Last week’s mystery photo of the cutouts on the side of Gee & Bee Sports Inc. on Mt. Auburn Ave. in Auburn inspired many entrants to tell us about how they have purchased sporting equipment at the longtime retailer for many years. When Nicholas Gallant of Roxbury was contacted […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: Maine Bigfoot tales
Maine Bigfoot observers tell their hairy stories for an Animal Planet TV episode. Editor’s note: “Finding Bigfoot”‘s Maine episode aired on Animal Planet last Sunday, Jan. 10. For episode clips, including howling sounds caught near Bradbury Mountain, check out AnimalPlanet.com/tv-shows/finding-bigfoot. BUXTON — It was a BIG event. Fittingly. Loren Coleman’s car sat in the parking […]
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Eats: Royal Rose Syrups in Brunswick
Organic syrups add new flavors to cocktails, glazes, sauces and more.
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Face Time: Chris McDowell — Her job? Sew cool.
Chris McDowell learned how to sew from her mom. From her dad, she learned about building and architecture. For her career, she’s merged both. After traveling for many years, McDowell has been the resident costume and set designer at Bates College for the last decade. Two years ago, she also started Vintage Advantage, a line […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Exit 80 dreamin’
So, we have several questions keeping us up at night. Why is everyone so excited about “Making a Murderer?” Why is the neighbor target practicing at all hours? And what the heck is going in at Exit 80? The last, at least, we can dig our retail-happy hooks into. Since news broke last month that […]
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He felt like a perpetual kid — until he became a teacher
As the youngest of three brothers, being grown up always seemed distant. My brothers, 12 and nine years older, were light-years ahead of me. They were so mature, smart and grown-up that they knew when somebody didn’t actually have their nose. I couldn’t wait to be just like them. One of my earliest memories, at […]
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Eats: Bone up on homemade dog treats
The dropping of the Times Square ball not only launches our personal New Year’s resolutions but can signal a fresh start for our four-pawed friends as well. Our dogs are very special to us and we are well aware of how they enrich our lives. They accompany us during the best of times and comfort […]
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Face Time: Briar Pelletier, Japan or bust
For four months. To learn about woodblock printing. It’s part of an internship that will allow her to study the art form and to assist with a woodblock print exchange between Maine and Japanese artists. For the Lewiston artist who’s been fascinated by Japan since she was a middle-schooler watching kabuki theater videos with her […]
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Women’s Health bans ‘bikini body’ from covers
Health, as Merriam-Webster defines it, is “the condition of being well or free from disease.” Popular health magazines, however, appear to be more concerned with the tightness of your butt. Amy Keller Laird, editor-in-chief of Women’s Health, sensed from social media that her readers wanted more body positivity and less rigid depictions of beauty. So, […]
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‘The customer is always right’ Local workers’ retail nightmares
Bloody returns, prostitutes, flying cold cuts and haunted ovens: Local retail workers’ nightmares For many people who work in retail, the holidays are the busiest time for a job that even during slow periods can be challenging. Drilled down to its essence, the test of working retail can be summed up in five words: “The […]