Sunday May 19th 2013

Tagged: summer

23 warm-weather activities that sure beat shoveling

March 19, 2013

We’re ready for warm weather. We’re ready to leave the gloves behind. We’re ready to be outside without the risk of frost bite, slush-covered pants, and an ever-flowing runny nose. It’s be grand, winter. But we’re breaking up.

Hey, summer? I miss you. I want you. Please come back.

Hey, summer? I miss you. I want you. Please come back.
February 21, 2013

I’ve hit my annual low point people. This skin hasn’t seen sun in six months. In order to try and pick myself up and try to get through the next few weeks (that’s right…weeks, I refuse to believe summer is months away..) I longingly looked back at some great style from this past summer. Let’s reminisce, shall we?

Historic meets alcoholic: Maine Cocktail Tours

Historic meets alcoholic: Maine Cocktail Tours
January 31, 2013

It’s taken a long 160 years for cocktails to become a local craft – something more complex than the apple martini of our twenties. Something created, not poured from a half-frozen bag and tinted a painfully artificial red. Local Noah Love believes the time for craft cocktails is here. The Portland native is the founder of Maine Cocktail Tours, a walking tour of Portland bars that highlights our city’s alcoholic history. And yes, there will be cocktails.

23 warm-weather photos to remind us why we put up with Maine winters

23 warm-weather photos to remind us why we put up with Maine winters
January 22, 2013

It’s freezing out. Your fingers have lost feeling, your lips have developed a permanent chap, and even the liquid around your eyes has begun to turn to ice. Sure, there’s pride in weathering a Maine winter. And the cold season does have its charms, even though its frigidity makes it hard to spoon up to at night. Still it helps to remember the reasons we put up with this season. Thus we bring you 23 summer photos to warm your spirit and remind you: There is a summer at the end of the long, cold, ice-covered winter tunnel.

PAINT & DRINK

PAINT & DRINK
January 06, 2013

Paint Nite combines artistry with the good ol’ fashioned art of drinking. Everything you need to paint – paint, brushes, canvas, apron, easel, guidance – is provided. You buy the drink of your choice.

Horse around at Carousel Horse Farm

Horse around at Carousel Horse Farm
October 20, 2012

Is there anything more majestic than riding horseback? Riding a pegasus being pulled by three dolphins and a mermaid, maybe.