Articles by Pattie Reaves
AFTER THE COUCH (blog)
This is not your normal birthday post
on Feb. 24, 2014, at 5:53 p.m.
Today I am 29 years old, and today, Baby Runs is 20 weeks old. Here's how the second trimester is going.
#MAINE (blog)
Photo caption contest? Challenge accepted.
on Feb. 24, 2014, at 4:41 p.m.
Last week we asked you to caption this photo. BDN Maine readers, you delivered. Boy, did you deliver.
#MAINE (blog)
OMG, this photo of a baby moose NEEDS a caption contest
on Feb. 21, 2014, at 11:26 a.m.
Enter our contest and you could win $25 bucks!
#MAINE (blog)
Statistically speaking, Maine is a pretty happy place
on Feb. 21, 2014, at 9:21 a.m.
Tragically, we did not come in first place, but Maine did a pretty decent job.
MAINE FOCUS
“We tend to overlook how close we, or people we know know, have come to devastating addiction”
Bangor Daily News blogger Alex Steed posted Thursday his personal account of the time in his life where he was addicted to pills.
#MAINE (blog)
This classic Weather Channel video was too hot for #Maine
on Feb. 13, 2014, at 5:36 p.m.
We love this video posted on Reddit earlier today that gives a more ... honest ... view of our current weather.
AFTER THE COUCH (blog)
2014 is going to be your year, Tina
on Feb. 12, 2014, at 5:24 p.m.
Tina's got a great story — she recently quit smoking after smoking a pack a day for 15 years and February marked 6 months since her last cigarette. She had plenty of excuses to keep smoking, but she turned them around into reasons to quit. Which is why I'm glad to send her my copy of "The Power of Habit."
Live basketball: Old Town 48, Hermon 42, final
on Feb. 07, 2014, at 3:27 p.m.
Watch the game live on the Bangor Daily News website, starting at 7 p.m.
#MAINE (blog)
When people leave Maine, where do they go?
on Feb. 07, 2014, at 10:02 a.m.
The Census Bureau has a super-fascinating tool that allows you to see where people are coming and going from every county in the country. The blue counties are where people are going (from Penobscot County, in this case). The orange counties are where people are coming from. The maps …
AFTER THE COUCH (blog)
Bangor’s first color running event announced — and it supports the Folk Festival
on Feb. 06, 2014, at 9:17 a.m.
Last week I posted that The Color Run might come to Bangor. As of right now I have no update on that, but … … the American Folk Festival just announced that they’ll be doing a color running event on April 26 to raise money for the festival. According to …
#MAINE (blog)
What is it about a snow day that makes everyone Instagram their Bean boots?
on Feb. 05, 2014, at 4:10 p.m.
We'll take it. #mainepride
#MAINE (blog)
We can get behind this kind of snow map
on Feb. 05, 2014, at 1:29 p.m.
Now, if this were a Maine weather map, what would it look like?
From the community
BDN Maine to host student film festival about dangers of drug abuse
BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor Daily News and Project AWARE will host a film festival showcasing videos written, produced and directed by Maine high school students about how drug abuse has changed their lives. The event, presented by Health Affiliates of Maine, will begin with a preview at 12:30 p.m. …
MAINE FOCUS (blog)
BDN Maine to host student film festival about dangers of drug abuse
on Feb. 04, 2014, at 5:31 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor Daily News and Project AWARE will host a film festival showcasing videos written, produced and directed by Maine high school students about how drug abuse has changed their lives. The event, presented by Health Affiliates of Maine, will begin with a preview at 12:30 p.m., …
Live: Final: Bangor 82, Lawrence 51
on Feb. 04, 2014, at 4:58 p.m.
Watch the game live on the Bangor Daily News website, starting at 7 p.m.
AFTER THE COUCH (blog)
The single best advice I ever received when I was trying to lose weight
on Feb. 04, 2014, at 9:36 a.m.
The single best advice I ever received when I was trying to lose weight I heard long before I figured it out. It was so simple, I didn’t think that it would just work. But when I finally took it to heart, that was when I started making progress. Progress …
Live: Final score: Bangor 64, Mount Ararat 45
on Jan. 31, 2014, at 4:57 p.m.
Watch the game live on the Bangor Daily News website, starting at 7 p.m.
#MAINE (blog)
When it comes to it, what Maine really cares about is the moose
on Jan. 31, 2014, at 2:33 p.m.
Google "Maine population concerns" and you won't get economists' worries that Maine people getting older will impact our economy ... at the top of the results, anyway.
#MAINE (blog)
This is the one video of dancing potato farmers you have to see today
on Jan. 31, 2014, at 2:11 p.m.
What some cheese on those 'taters? Check out the Maine Potato Board's newest promo video. (We're glad we don't have to answer so many questions at the drive-thru.)
#MAINE (blog)
Get ready to feel good about how hard Mainers are when it comes to snow
on Jan. 30, 2014, at 5:59 p.m.
How many inches — wait, make that feet — of snow do you think it takes for most schools in Maine to cancel? According to data compiled by Reddit user atrubetskoy, the Western half of the state takes two feet or more to cancel. The coastal parts — 12 inches. …
University system eliminating 165 positions, maybe more under state budget proposal
After record year of sales, LL Bean announces biggest expansion in company history
Winter visit with friends living off the grid filled with welcome solitude, nature’s beauty
Six arrested in connection with County bath salts bust
Legislative committee tables bill deemed critical to East Millinocket paper mill’s future
Will a jobs bond give Maine businesses what they need to grow?
Maine needs solar energy. It also needs a plan for it
Bumper cars
‘A lot of factors’ lead to Herbine stepping down as Bangor High girls basketball coach
Jason Harvey draws from playing experience, past coaches to put Husson’s baseball program on top
McAuley’s Allie Clement, Bonny Eagle’s Dustin Cole receive state’s Miss, Mr. Basketball awards
Black Bears host Merrimack in do-or-die playoff game Saturday night
UMaine women’s turnaround season ends with quarterfinal OT loss to Hartford
James Taylor to take the stage at Cross Center July 13
Brad Paisley performing on Bangor waterfront June 15, single tickets available next week
Amber waves of espresso