PORTLAND Maine — Portland’s cruise ship season went out on a high note this past weekend, as the city exceeded 100,000 passengers in a season for the first time in its history, MaineBiz reports. The Italian cruise ship AIDAmar brought in pass ...
PORTLAND, Maine — A friend of mine from Washington, DC was driving to Maine for her best friend’s wedding. En route, she called the bride-to-be to remind her to gather “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue,” as the ...
MAINE — Check out a conversation about why Maine is home to so many great craft breweries. And the science behind making a great IPA. Guests: Sean Sullivan, executive director, Maine Brewers’ Guild, Heather Sanborn, president, Maine Brewers’ Guild ...
FALMOUTH, Maine — Summer movie season in Falmouth will kick-off in style this year. Cambridge, Mass.-based Flagship Cinemas announced that Falmouth will be the first to debut the company’s upscale theater experience with the opening of a new locat ...
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Keeping up with Joshua Davis is a challenge. He darts through Gelato Fiasco’s Brunswick headquarters like he’s walking across hot coals. In the past year, Mainebiz’s 2016 Business Leader of the Year in the small comp ...
GREENVILLE, Maine — The Boston-based Appalachian Mountain Club reported the Maine Woods Initiative has contributed millions of dollars to the state and local economy in Maine since its inception in 2003. The Maine project works to permanently protect 10 ...
ORONO, Maine — An endowed chaired professorship in literature named in honor of best-selling author and University of Maine alumnus Stephen King will be established at his alma mater with the help of a $1 million award from the Harold Alfond Foundation ...
MAINE — The independent drama “Five Nights in Maine” was acquired by FilmRise, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Is is the feature film debut for Maris Curran. The film, starring David Oyelowo, Dianne Wiest and Rosie Perez, premiered at ...
FALMOUTH, Maine — Casco Bay Arena, a new outdoor ice rink, is opening in Falmouth. The rink is a project of the local youth hockey organization, the Casco Bay Hockey Association, which is investing $2 million in the facility. Located adjacent to the ...
PORTLAND, Maine — Portland is expecting 84 cruise ship visits bringing as many as 97,000 people to the city this fall. Those numbers are a big jump over the 2014 cruise ship season, which saw 84 ships and 82,000 people sail into Portland. Portland offi ...
GREENWOOD, Maine —Expansion plans have things going downhill fast at Mt. Abram ski area in Greenwood, and that’s good news for Maine’s skiers and snowboarders. The expansion project, which is the facility’s largest in more than 30 ye ...
BLUE HILL, Maine — A new microbrewery and tasting room, DeepWater Brewing Co. is opening in Blue Hill. The brewery is opening in a restored horse barn that’s more than 300 years old. DeepWater Brewing is owned by John Hikade and his son, Tim, who ...
MONHEGAN ISLAND, Maine — While it seems like your local brewery releases a new beer every day, its not every day that one of those newly released beers benefits its local community. However, that’s exactly what Monhegan Brewing on Monhegan Islan ...
PORTLAND, Maine — Think your business is ready to swim with the sharks? Then your first chance to jump into ABC’s investment reality show Shark Tank is coming during an open casting in Portland on July 29. The casting call will be held at the ...
PORTLAND, Maine — Portland Science Center, a new exhibition hall and science center, is opening later this month in Portland. The museum, located at 68 Commercial St., is hiring for about 20 jobs. The interactive facility is looking for ticket take ...
HERMON, Maine — For the first time in 30 years, the twin screens of the Bangor Drive-In in Hermon will once again flicker to life. The theater, which has been closed since 1985, has been purchased by Cinema Bangor LLC and will officially reopen on Jul ...
LEWISTON-AUBURN, Maine — The 2015 Emerge Film Festival is opening this week in the Lewiston-Auburn area. The festival will screen over 50 independent films during its four-day run, including 14 Maine-made films, which generated an economic impact of mo ...
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