Tuyet Le, is opening a Vietnamese Restaurant, Banh Appetit, at 171 Cumberland Avenue. It will replace Ten Ten Pie, a bakery managed by Markos Miller. Her father, Tuan Le, see above photo, said it will open within several months.

The popular Falmouth House of Pizza, founded by Antonia and Steve Sotiropoulos, will be closing this Friday evening, April 26, 2019 because of their eviction by landlords Jonathan Cohen & Joe Soley. The Greek couple started the pizzeria forty-one (41) … Continue reading →

Antonia and Steve Sotiropoulos who have owned the popular Falmouth House of Pizza Family Restaurant in the same spot on Route 1 for forty-one (41) years, are being evicted from this location by their landlords Jonathan Cohen and his business … Continue reading →

There appears to be some confusion among some as to the parking situation for Islanders at the Ocean Gateway Parking Garage on Fore Street. Recently twenty (20) Islanders were told they only had a few days left to use the … Continue reading →

John Peverada, Portland’s parking manager, has informed some residents of Peaks Island who are tenants of the Ocean Gateway Garage on Fore Street, that the city sees no obligation to them for their parking at this point. Peverada went on … Continue reading →

The Grand Opening of the first medical marijuana store in the Old Port was a huge success today. “Fire on Fore,” at 367 Fore Street, drew people with the proper identification needed to purchase the marijuana permitted them. although there … Continue reading →

Staging of Building 12 at Portland Foreside began earlier this week and is well underway. Building 12, the pattern storehouse for the Portland Company Complex, was built in 1895. It was used as a pattern storehouse on the site, still … Continue reading →

Greg Shinberg, Owner’s Representative, filed an application on February 16, 2019 to convert 55 – 59 St. Lawrence Street, on Munjoy HIll, into a much larger apartment building, the city’s planning office announced this morning. Shinberg’s proposal is to renovate … Continue reading →

Last night Jim Brady, principal of Fathom Companies, received approval from the Historic Preservation Board for the “appropriateness for new construction” of his boutique hotel at One Center Street at the corner of Commercial Street. It was formerly a parking … Continue reading →

A Peaks Island resident reported this morning she is using the Ocean Gateway Parking Garage on Fore Street with no problems so far. Last Thursday twenty Islanders received notification by email they could no longer use the garage, owned by … Continue reading →