LISBON FALLS — Nearly two years after they started their business plan, brothers Tyson and Jason LaVerdiere found the right spot for their future restaurant on Main Street. Step one after closing on the sale in January: Remove everything from the former Dr. Mike’s Madness Cafe so they could make their own mark. Gone are […]
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Owner of J’s Oyster in Portland gets 4 months in jail for failing to pay Maine taxes
The owner of a landmark bar and restaurant on Portland’s waterfront will serve four months in jail and pay more than $1.3 million in restitution for failing to turn over most of her sales taxes to the state, and for not paying her personal and corporate Maine income taxes, over a period of seven years. […]
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Historic Brunswick building to house new steakhouse
BRUNSWICK — A historic Brunswick building built as a hotel in the mid-1800s will become an upscale steakhouse and venue for community events this spring. Chef Dirk Yeaton said he and his business partners hope to open The Odd Duck, as it is tentatively called, at 11 Pleasant St. in mid-May. The investors in the […]
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Rails restaurant re-opening in March with same owner, new staff
LEWISTON — Rails is coming right back. After closing abruptly two weeks ago, restaurant management announced Tuesday that it’s hiring and looking to reopen in mid-March. Rails opened in the historic former railroad depot at 103 Lincoln St. at the end of 2014 and closed without notice on Feb. 6. “We needed a moment to […]
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Buddy T's set to reopen Dec. 8
Restaurant owner Buddy Taylor and general manager Gail Cailler announce the reopening of Buddy T’s Restaurant and Pub at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8. They were forced to close after an electrical fire in the kitchen on Sept. 21. They have replaced the hood and walk-in freezer in their kitchen and have installed a 26-foot […]
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Norway Planning Board OKs change of use permit for Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ
Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ, a South Paris restaurant, is planning to move to 230 Main St. in Norway, formally Economy Auto Sales. The Planning Board unanimously voted Thursday to approve a change-of-use permit. NORWAY — The Planning Board has approved a change-of-use permit for a South Paris restaurant looking to move to a former used-car property […]
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Lost Kitchen in Freedom overwhelmed with reservatons at 40-seat restaurant
This undated photo provided by Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House shows the restored 19th century mill in the tiny town of Freedom, Maine, where The Lost Kitchen restaurant is located. Restaurant owner and chef Erin French has just come out with a cookbook called “The Lost Kitchen” that offers recipes and tells the remarkable story of […]
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Little Mexican restaurant opens in Lewiston to big reviews
LEWISTON — The first day El Pocho’s Mexican Grill opened, it sold out of nearly everything. Two weeks in and customers started asking Yolanda and Todd MacWhinnie when they planned to expand. It’s been a happy whirlwind for the little restaurant inside a Lisbon Street gas station. Relying on Facebook and customers to get the […]
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Lewiston judge hears arguments on state’s denial of liquor license
LEWISTON — A District Court judge heard oral arguments Tuesday on the Carriage House Cafe’s appeal of the state’s decision to deny a liquor license to the Livermore restaurant and owner. When arguments concluded, Judge Susan Oram said she will issue a written decision on the case. Restaurant owner Michael Weaver’s attorney, David Austin, argued […]