Bolos, rebranded in 2024 as Tonic at Bolos, opened in 2019 and has been a regular Thursday-night spot for Bowdoin students ever since. However, this July, a post to Bolos’ Facebook and Instagram accounts announced that the business would be …
When Jeffrey Mao ’92 graduated from Bowdoin as a history major, he never would have imagined himself, decades later, rolling 3,000 to 4,000 bagels every weekend in his own bakery in Topsham, Maine.
This summer, a new restaurant entered Brunswick’s food scene, bringing forth another option people can mull over when deciding where to grab a bite to eat.
Hug Sen Noodle Bar is an Asian-fusion restaurant located at 22 Pleasant St., where …
Last Saturday, Bowdoin students and staff joined the Brunswick community to celebrate Record Store Day. Brunswick’s three record stores offered customers limited-edition albums, food trucks and one-dollar vinyl records.
Mason Kahn ’28 was excited about attending Record Store Day. In …
I try not to go into my interviews with a thesis. But the notion of a couple who has run a bookstore on Maine Street for over four decades was catnip to an already hopeless romantic. Before I even met …
Whenever I’m itching to get off campus for a little retail therapy, I escape to the Brunswick Flea Market for a Saturday morning and lose myself in its maze of maximalist antiques and carefully made crafts. This happens more than …
Fifteen years ago, the Brunswick Naval Air Station (NASB) shut down its runways for good. Caught between the closure of the second-largest employer in Maine and the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Brunswick’s future teetered on a cliff: Could …
Honey walnut, sourdough and country rye—the smell of fresh bread is a stark contrast to the snow that raged outside Brunswick’s newest bakery, Porteur Breads, this week.
Porteur Breads opened its doors to the public for the first time on …
Last week, Brunswick Public Art (BPA) announced that a design had been selected for an art installation along the Androscoggin River to honor the Frank J. Wood Bridge, slated for demolition later this year. The winning design was created by …