Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Concert review: Portland symphony pays tribute to legacy of Louis Armstrong
The program evoked an era of music that revolved around the jazz legend.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Eat & Run: Look to Town Landing Market for quality and convenience
Restaurant group Big Tree Hospitality hasn’t changed much since it took over the Falmouth Foreside store.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Bar Guide: Bistro Leluco’s neighbors should count themselves lucky
The new South Portland restaurant has a small but creative cocktail menu and inspired wine list.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Indie Film: Why I shouldn’t be writing about ‘My Name is Andrea’
The film about feminist scholar Andrea Dworkin is the latest featured in Maine Jewish Film Festival’s statewide screenings.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Deep Water: ‘Spring Running,’ by Kara Douglas
Maine Poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Cabbage with noodles and dill evokes cozy memories of grandma’s cooking
This dish is more than comfort food to me. It’s like coming home, ringing of the flavors and aromas of my grandmother’s kitchen where she served up bowls of egg noodles with butter, braised cabbage, soups wafting with dill, and a dollop of sour cream on just about anything. She branched out often with dishes […]
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Maine Gardener: Preventing pollution should be top of mind when making yardscaping plans
Supporting native insects is another important consideration.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Not much laughter or tears in oddly stagnant dramedy ‘Moving On’
In “Moving On,” “American Pie” writer-director Paul Weitz reunites with Lily Tomlin, his acerbic leading lady in the film “Grandma,” for an attempt to re-create the delicious fusion of dark comedy and drama he forged with her in that 2015 abortion-themed story. Here, the sober subject of his new film is sexual assault, in an […]
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Green Plate Special: For plant-based meats to truly make a difference, they must be locally sourced
Tofu and tempeh made in Maine with soybeans from local farms are the best options for environmental benefit.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
This mushroom fettuccine channels Italy and the best pasta I ever had
When the plate of pasta landed at the table, it was so plain that if I were anywhere else, I would have been skeptical if not outright disappointed. But I was in Florence, having my first meal of my first trip to Italy, so I never strayed from optimism. Even now, months later, when I […]
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