Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,163) There was lots to celebrate at the new Tandem Coffee & Bakery on Congress Street.  The new venue opened this past Thursday and the next day, Friday, was the first birthday of Kathleen and … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,162) The Butcher Shop at Rosemont Market & Bakery,  5 Commercial Street, opened today and was busy taking orders from customers who had long-awaited its opening. Head butcher for the chain Evan Mills is … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,161)   A new clothing store has just opened in time for back to school shopping and on into the fall season.  GODDY G’s opened last week at 229 Congress Street and has clothes for children … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,160) US Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement today after Fairpoint Communications walked away from labor negotiations with unions representing 2,000 employees: “I am very disappointed that the company has walked away from the … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,159) “Don’t blink, because Building B will be here before you know it,”said an upbeat Phin Sprague, Jr., today at his office  on the New Yard property on West Commercial Street.  Building B will be … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,159) Although the development team of Gan & Rathband did not get the support for their application for a zone change from an R6 to a B2b zone for the proposed East Cove Townhomes last night they wanted, the two got something … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,158) New breweries are still being added to the already impressive list of breweries who will be participating in the annual Labor Day Weekend Portland Brew Festival held at the Portland Complex Company, 58 Fore Street on … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,157) In a surprise announcement, Janet Acker, the executive director of SailMaine, a non-profit community sailing program on the Portland waterfront resigned her post effective Friday, August 22nd. Acker took over the post, from the … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,156) Ever since Chef Harding Lee Smith began his restaurant chain on Munjoy Hill with The Front Room, controversy has swirled around him.  He got into a public relations nightmare when some of his employees  filed a lawsuit against him.  The … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,155) Ten Ten Pie is now open for business at 171 Cumberland Avenue on the East End of Portland!  It’s located on the site of the former DiPietro’s sandwich shop.  The new business is owned by Munjoy … Continue reading →