Saturday May 25th 2013

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From here to beer: On tour with The Maine Brew Bus

From here to beer: On tour with The Maine Brew Bus
May 15, 2013

Board The Maine Brew Bus, also known as Lenny, for guided tours (and sampling!) of local breweries, distilleries, and fermentories. It’s rumored that Lenny used to ferry kids to and from schools in Kennebunkport. In a way he’s still in the educational transportation business – except now he conveys scholars of beer, mead, hard cider, and rum.

Do Good: Paige Sawyer’s 365 random acts of kindness

Do Good: Paige Sawyer’s 365 random acts of kindness
January 21, 2013

19-year-old Paige Sawyer is doing her darnedest to look around. On January 1, the University of New England student launched a blog called “365 Random Acts of Kindness.” The premise is simple: Do something kind for someone else. Every Day. For the entire year.

30 beers, 30 cheeses, $30

30 beers, 30 cheeses, $30
January 18, 2013

It’s a hard truth to accept: We’re not going to live forever. Except Betty White. She’ll live forever (turned 91 on Wednesday, you know). The rest of us have to make do with the days we’ve got. The best way to do that is to spend as much time surrounded by the people and things we love. Especially the things. Things like beer. And cheese.

Say it, Eat it: Crème fraiche

Say it, Eat it: Crème fraiche
January 17, 2013

Crème fraiche[crem fresh] Soured cream. But not sour cream exactly. Crème fraiche is made with cream and buttermilk and is…

Anna Kendrick is the best tweeter from Maine ever

Anna Kendrick is the best tweeter from Maine ever
January 15, 2013

I don’t personally know Anna Kendrick, the Portland-native-turned-movie-star whose recent film “Pitch Perfect” helped me realize my love for a capella (and soon after, another realization: Living without a singing voice is a source of true, personal shame). But when she tweets about Ryan Gosling, masturbation, and the back row of a movie theater? Well, then we don’t just know her, we love her.

Buy debt, bye debt: Abolish debt with the Rolling Jubilee

Buy debt, bye debt: Abolish debt with the Rolling Jubilee
January 11, 2013

The Rolling Jubilee Fund – a non-profit organization born out of Occupy Wall Street – is gathering donations from regular Joes like you and me and using that money to buy anonymous, bundled debt, just like a collector does. But rather than collecting that debt (which could partly belong to you, me, or some woman in Tallahassee), they abolish it.

Drink Cheap: Beer for a penny at El Rayo

Drink Cheap: Beer for a penny at El Rayo
January 09, 2013

But El Rayo understands. Buy a shot of any tequila – from the $12 Don Julio (it’s “the original Patron,” according to the bartender) to the $7 Familia Camarena – and get a Sol beer for just a penny. Any time. Even better, tequilas are half off on Saturdays, so you can cheaply acquire a shot of tequila and a bottle of Sol for $3.51.

MAMM SLAM 2013

MAMM SLAM 2013
January 07, 2013

Maine’s High School Battle of the Bands Nemo may have dropped record snowfall and put a serious dent in weekend…