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It’s been a heavy week… not that I’m complaining! Sorry, I told the band and P.G. I’d write this sooner, but I’ve been playing Pokemon Emerald like my life depends on it… Enter Glass Prison – A year ago they crash-landed onto the scene – debuting a cold, calculating sound reminiscent of Architects, Bury Tomorrow,…
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If you thought playing in a metal band was therapeutic before having a terrible week, just wait until after. Despite rumors and cancellations, Escuela Grind punctuated their East Coast campaign with a lethal performance at Geno’s Rock Club on Saturday. With the flames of drama hot on their heels, Escuela tore into town, threading the…
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Cheers to Mango season!🧡🥭 By the time Spring rolls around, Mainers are FED UP with the cold! But in Thailand, March is the heart of mango season — a time of bounty and bliss ☀️From the trees to the markets, the whole country turns orange, bathed in a🌅 golden glow. *** Nutrient poor, Sago is…
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Vital Energy connects people with healing resources that bring balance and strength, shaping lives for the better. As a team of holistic therapists, we strive to foster a dynamic of trust and respect – using our expertise to help clients achieve the wellness they seek. By resonating with [the] Universal Healing Energy, it’s our goal…
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Matcha x HojichaIt’s only February, but all this sunshine ☀️ has us seeing green! School break starts this week, so we’re bringing back our soft serve ice cream to celebrate 🍦 Our green-tea soft 💚 serve is simply magical — what else says ‘school vacation’ like delicious ice cream!? Bold earthy flavors, subtle sweetness, and…
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For owner and Thai native, Som, nothing says summer and sweetness like mango 🥭 sticky rice! Known as ‘khao neow mamuang’ in Thai, this dish is just one of many wonderful ways that Thai cuisine uses the ‘King of Fruits’ 👑 To Som, and so many kids growing up in Thailand 🇹🇭, this decadent dessert…
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“A 400-plus year staple of Filipino cuisine, ube [oo-bay] is a violet-colored yam 🍠 boasting rich flavors and even richer potential! Warm notes of chai and almond help ube pair perfectly with many classic Asian sweets—from buns to bubble tea 🧋, cakes 🥮, and more. Popular across Southeast Asia, ube burst onto the American culinary…
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Crawling on the underbelly of the alternative world, experimental metal brigade, END brings bile and belligerence to the lightless depths of macabre metal. Assaulting the listener with the intensity of NAILS, Full of Hell, and other extreme outfits, END is a dark, driving force unto their own. Lashing out with ‘Gaping Wounds of Earth,’ this international quintet has once again…
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Happy 40th birthday, Genko 🎉!! Genko has poured 🥂so much love into Nom Cafe, striving to share the everyday meals of his native Bulgaria with passion & pride! guiding the ship🏴☠️, he’s worked tirelessly to help our business thrive & connect with the heart of Portland 💕
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Clawing their way through manic highs and depressive lows, Connecticut war-machine Boundaries has returned, flexing heavy-weight punching power on the burning new track, ‘Bedlam.’ Full of fire and fury, this spring cut is sure to leave the audience tasting blood! From 2017 onwards, this five-piece has breezed through the heavy ranks, rocking around the globe with the…
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