Another high-end hotel is planned on the Portland waterfront, the ninth built or planned for Commercial or Fore streets in the past 15 years. Developer Jim Brady has proposed the Center Street boutique hotel for a half-acre portion of a surface parking lot on Commercial Street. The 135-room hotel will be designed to match the […]
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New owner of Three Dollar Deweys revealed
The mystery of who bought Three Dollar Deweys has been solved. Joe Christopher, owner of Three Rivers Whitewater, a whitewater rafting company in West Forks, acquired the lease at 241 Commercial Street and purchased the pub business; he plans to re-open it by March 1. Christopher, originally from Brunswick and “a long-time patron” of Deweys, […]
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The Old Port’s Three Dollar Dewey's has closed
PORTLAND — Three Dollar Dewey’s, a pub that’s been a staple of the Old Port for nearly 40 years and that helped to launch Maine’s craft beer scene, has closed. “The family has made the decision to retire,” a sign posted on the door over the weekend said. “Our family has been honored sharing this […]
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Auburn man brutally beaten in Old Port still recovering
PORTLAND (WGME) — An Auburn man brutally beaten, then stabbed, in the Old Port is still recovering Tuesday night. Police saying they’re looking for at least six suspects, maybe even eight. Portland police say the victim was leaving the bars down in the Old Port early Sunday morning, heading up to his car at the […]
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Auburn man recovering from stab wounds after Old Port incident
PORTLAND (WGME) — Portland police say a 22-year-old Auburn man is recovering from stab wounds after an altercation in a Portland Square parking lot early Sunday morning. Police say the man was walking with a female companion around 1:30 a.m. when they were assaulted by a group of six to eight men. The woman was […]
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Old Port Festival kicks off in Portland
PORTLAND (AP) — The 41st annual Old Port Festival is getting under way in earnest with a day of circuses and scavenger hunts in Portland, Maine. The festival, which celebrates the waterfront of Maine’s largest city, began on Friday evening and continues Saturday. It will include a downtown scavenger hunt that begins at 1 Monument […]
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Old Port blaze ruled accidental
PORTLAND (AP) — A fire in a commercial building in Portland’s Old Port last week has been ruled accidental. Investigators said the fire early last Thursday started in a utility area in the basement of the multi-story building on Fore Street. Several businesses were damaged and residents of upper floor apartments were evacuated but there […]
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Blaze engulfs building in Portland’s Old Port
Old Port Fire in Portland: RT @W_C_Graff: Crews still pumping water inside to douse hot spots. pic.twitter.com/Pg4i4ICGkC — The Forecaster (@The_Forecaster) September 19, 2013 PORTLAND — An early morning fire damaged the lower floors of nearly a block of Portland’s Old Port Thursday, leaving seven residents homeless and at least temporarily closing five storefronts in […]
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Two blocks of Portland’s Old Port to go up for auction in September
PORTLAND — A valuable piece of real estate in the heart of Portland’s Old Port is going on the auction block next month, putting in play a stretch of buildings known for its nightclubs and bars. The six century-old buildings are situated on two blocks on Fore and Wharf streets. Businesses currently calling the properties […]