When you want to make your dreams become a reality, sometimes it’s best to take to the road. That was just the case for Lotti and Caitlyn, owners of Maine’s first mobile bookstore, […]
New Women-Owned Business Storms Across Maine
Historic Discovery of Monumental Roman Tomb in Albania
Photograph credit: https://pixabay.com/ A monumental Roman tomb has been unearthed in Bulqiza, Albania. The tomb was discovered after a group of locals located a mass of unusually placed large stones which they […]
Dead Serious About Fun: Grave Owners Party in Weld
Photo Credit: https://pixabay.com/ In the town of Weld, Maine (population 370+), near Mt. Blue State Park, lies Mountain View Cemetery. Though it is a small burying ground in a small town, it […]
160 Years Ago, Late Summer Headlines Were Full of Sea Monsters
Photo Credit https://hakaimagazine.com/ You are in mid-1800s Britain. Queen Victoria is on the throne, rail transportation has revolutionized the island nation, and you purchase a copy of a newspaper, “The Days Doings,” […]
Beer! Music! Soccer?
Welcome to the Portland Zoo, where the only animals are jubilant Liverpool supporters, dejected Chelsea fans, and delusional Arsenal enthusiasts. Located at 41 Fox Street, the Portland Zoo opened in 2018 as […]
Real Talk with Rebeca Muntu, SMCC International Student
Rebeca Muntu is a 21 year-old international student majoring in Human Services. When she first arrived at Southern Maine Community College the biggest challenge she faced was not the language barrier but […]
SMCC Students Scramble as School Enforces Email Switch
The recent tech transition to the new Student Information System (SISI) has created chaos for SMCC students, disrupting everything from financial aid to course registration. This has created outrage and panic among […]
Marine Science is Major… at SMCC
Marine Science at SMCC is one of only three 2-year community college marine science programs in the US. The program is uniquely exciting, with access to research vessels, student laboratories that aren’t […]
Mickey 17 and Bong Joon-Ho, Got Lost in Space
Bong is back! And it feels so…meh? It’s been five years since Bong Joon-Ho rocked the movie world with his Oscar winning horror/dark-comedy/family-drama/thriller, “Parasite.” His follow-up comes in the shape of the […]
Behind The Beat: Y2Chris Interview
Most people probably don’t think about Maine when they think about hip-hop. But just like every other state, Maine has a collective of talented rappers and producers. At the forefront of this […]
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