Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, entertainment, music, TV and lifestyle issues for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. The word he uses most for stories he’s drawn to is “quirky.” He’s written about the changing cable TV and Internet landscapes, and what those changes mean for the future of information and entertainment. He’s dug clams, raked blueberries and rode on the back of a garbage truck, all in pursuit of stories about real Mainers. He’s had a ball interviewing a range of celebrities from Anna Kendrick and Patrick Dempsey to Billy Joel and Tony Bennett. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, N.H., he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2011
Feeling low?
You’re in luck: All Time Low plays the State tonight.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2011
Off Beat: It may be a puppet show, but it’s really not for kids
What if King Friday — the long-reigning puppet monarch of the kiddie TV show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” — came upon hard times? What if he was now living in squalor beneath a vaudeville house, where other strange or eccentric puppets hang out and behave in bizarre ways? That’s the premise behind a puppet show scheduled […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2011
New director at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Willilam Cullina has been named new executive director at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2011
‘The Sing-Off’: Portland singertwo weeks away from a dream
Michael Odokara-Okigbo turns in another standout performance to advance closer to the grand prize.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2011
Warming trend in Maine homes
Winter’s approach finds more Mainers considering a growing array of supplemental heating options.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2011
Off Beat: Group emphasizes joy of dance without club scene distractions
You don’t have to be drunk to dance. There’s a revelation that could have saved many of us a lot of hangovers. And it’s one of the core tenets of a nonprofit Portland group called Ecstatic Dance ME, which has been hosting Sunday-morning dance parties for the past few months. The idea is for people […]
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PublishedNovember 10, 2011
Straight talk
Straight No Chaser’s Tyler Trepp tells what it’s been like for the popular a cappella group, in Portland on Tuesday, to try to make it the music biz.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2011
Designing an in-law apartment
The space Paula Armstrong and her husband occupy at her daughter’s Scarborough home is no cramped extra bedroom or suite atop the garage – it’s a thoughtfully designed, private cottage home.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2011
Author Q&A: Storm Chaser
Intrigued by an episode from her family’s past, Maine writer Barbara Walsh investigates, only to find much more: A tale of loss, love and redemption.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2011
Pining for Maine: A celebrity haven
Maine is wild, beautiful and worlds removed from bustling metropolitan centers like New York City and Los Angeles. So it’s the perfect place for frazzled and sought-after celebrities to get away from everything. Except other celebrities. Maine has long been an escapist destination for the rich and powerful. More than 100 years ago, the Rockefellers […]
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