• The Lewiston Staples is on the move.
• A brewery hoping to open in Auburn?
• New life for a former Rite Aid?
They are following a growing national trend as restaurants worry about new COVID variants and rising numbers of cases in their communities.
For some restaurants, lobster is no longer on the menu.
Franchise on the corner of Whipple and Main streets to replace one that closed down the street over the weekend.
Restaurants are filling tortillas with local ingredients – haddock! lobster! beaver! – as well as experimenting with fusion offerings that span the globe.
Owners have decided to focus on their first eatery, in Bethel.
The embattled establishment reopened under new owners on June 9.
When regulators discovered a problem overlooked for half a century, state legislators rushed to rewrite the statute before it hurt Maine’s hospitality businesses.
Companies have expressed interest in the Turner Street location, and the city expects some movement in the next few months.
The building at 321 Main St. housing Dunkin’ has been listed with NAI The Dunham Group for $650,000.
