This week in the Buzz: A Bates senior is growing his chilly business, a new art/manufacturing lecture series and new restaurants for Lewiston … eventually. Mitch Newlin’s Re-Fridge has struck a deal with Goodwill Industries of Northern New England to buy its unwanted mini-fridges and, Newlin hopes, find them good college homes. Re-Fridge is on […]
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The Buzz: Lewiston OKs Subway's site home and possible putting green
The Buzz this week isn’t going to let a blizzard get in the way, not when there’s Maine’s first potential Subway with a putting green and new manufacturing jobs to talk about. On Monday night, the Lewiston Planning Board unanimously approved a 1,860-square-foot Subway restaurant for the corner of Mollison Way and Main Street. City […]
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The Buzz: Antigoni's Pizza expands & last call for 40 Under 40 nominations
This week’s Buzz is time sensitive: Friday is the last day to speak up if you know someone awesome.* * Awesome and, in this case, 39 years old or younger. Young and Uplifting Uplift LA’s 40 Under 40 nominations close Friday and voting to winnow the nominated pack down to 40 people starts Monday. “We […]
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The Buzz: Elizabeth Ann up for sale
One week after news broke of a developer’s intention to build a sizable convenience store and gas station across the street, Elizabeth Ann General Store is up for sale. Owners are asking $1.2 million. Elizabeth Ann, a well-known landmark at East Avenue and Sabattus Street in Lewiston, was the Twin Cities’ first 24-hour convenience store/gas […]
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The Buzz: After best sales week, Cafe LA closes in the Auburn Public Library
This week in the Buzz: A closure and one tough cookie. Cafe LA in the Auburn Public Library closed abruptly after a record-breaking sales week last week. Owner Dan Gagnon said Thursday that running it and his three other businesses just got to be too much. “With the enormous amount of time and work that […]
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The Buzz: LAEGC gets a new leader, Don’t Panic gets new digs
This week, the Buzz is good. Don’t Panic Consulting is kicking off 2017 with a move from a fourth-floor office at the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council’s Lisbon Street headquarters to inking a lease for half of LAEGC’s second floor. Kevin Fletcher at Malone Commercial Brokers helped broker the deal on 2,956 square feet at 415 […]
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The Buzz: What happened to Lou-Rod Candy in Lewiston
This week’s Buzz: In a word, dazzling. And, also, decaying. But dazzle first! The site of one of the world’s largest tourmaline finds has a buyer who has no immediate plans to dig for the next great tourmaline find. Kevin Fletcher of Malone Commercial Brokers listed Plumbago Mountain in Newry for sale in July. Back in […]
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The Buzz: Hello Cumbies (again), goodbye Cathay Hut
This week in the Buzz: A new Cumberland Farms for Lewiston, a retail mystery lingers on Center Street, a new venture for a longtime local businesswoman, and farewell, Cathay Hut. Hello, sort of The Lewiston Planning Board has approved a new 4,786-square-foot Cumberland Farms at 691 Main St., where the empty Aubuchon Hardware sits now. […]
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Avant-Garde paint bar to close; Wal-Mart gas will be back
This week in the Buzz: Sad news for Avant-Garde paint bar, good news for Saddleback ski resort, uncertain news for employers (and employees) and have no fear — Wal-Mart’s gas station is coming back. Back in August, attorney Michael Malloy of The Malloy Firm in Auburn gave chamber members a primer on why they ought […]
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The Buzz about Forage’s bagels; Taco Bell takes its time
The all-caps headline in Saveur Magazine this week raises the question: “Is one of America’s Best Bagels in … Lewiston, Maine?” and the story seems to answer with a firm YES. The glowing feature on Forage Market, which starts with the New York writer’s open skepticism when a friend recommended its bagels, has been in the […]