Orono studio dresses for success

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Jessi Sader, owner of Studio, makes the clothes she sells in the store by combining new and vintage fabrics. The store, on the corner Main and Mill streets, offers alternative clothing choices to Orono shoppers.
By Maddy Glover
University of Maine students frequent downtown Orono for food and drink, but not necessarily for fun, sustainable and affordable style. Jessi Sader, owner of Studio clothing store, is trying to change this with her inclusive fashion …

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Gaming community says goodbye

Caretaker of e-Sports, King of ’Cade Percy Clarke dies at 83

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Percy Clarke, seen here in December 2008, died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack.
By William P. Davis
On most days, Percy Clarke could be found in the e-Sports arcade of the Memorial Union. The 83-year-old retired lawyer worked for Campus Activities for 20 years in various capacities before dying of an apparent heart …

Guthrie folk family makes for UMaine

Arlo’s daughter Sarah Lee shares tales from the road on her career, children and making music

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The Guthrie Family: Johnny Irion, Sarah Lee Guthrie and their children.
By Kegan Zema
The “Arlo Guthrie Family Rides Again Tour” will come to the Collins Center for the Arts on Saturday. The Guthrie folk legacy traces back to the legendary Woody Guthrie, best known for writing “This Land is …

Restless Groove refuse to conform

Funk-rockers create cutting-edge originals but know when to bust out a classic

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Josh Bernier’s bass bellows as he croons over one of Restless Groove’s funkadelic tunes.
By Kegan Zema and Billy Roy
Restless Groove has become the go-to band in the Orono area this fall. The band — which consists of longtime friends Peter Gerard on guitar, Justin Michaud on drums and Josh Bernier on bass — has …

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UM’s finest musicians tune up for Campus Bands concert on Friday

By Kegan Zema
The University of Maine Campus Bands concert will take place Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. in the main dining room of the Memorial Union. Nine different UMaine-based bands will each play a 20-minute set of …

The Pet Pundit: Endings and beginnings

By Jessie Darkis
It’s often hard to keep in mind how terribly difficult and heart-wrenching certain situations are until facing them head on. One of those things is losing something you love — in this case, a pet. Socrates was …

Film Review: The Box

By John Shannon
What if you could gain $1 million in cold, hard cash by simply pushing a button? The only drawback is that someone you don’t know will die as a result. Do you do it? And if …

CD Review: John Mayer

By Kegan Zema
John Mayer needs to stop whining. He is a talented musician; he’s extremely handsome and has dated celebrity hotties like Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson. He’s got it made. But on his latest album “Battle Studies,” …

The Beat Report: ‘DJ Hero’ setlist kicks out the jams, makes DJs rock stars

By Kegan Zema
The latest installment in the music-based video game craze is “DJ Hero.” Instead of manically pressing buttons on a guitar controller, players manipulate a turntable controller, mixing some of the greatest beats in dance, electronic, pop, …