It’s no joke: You could find your new job today. The 13th annual Community Job Fair runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday at Central Maine Community College. Among those looking to hire: Globe Footwear, the Lewiston Police Department, Bates College and Pine State Pest Solutions. Jennifer Ziebart, marketing director at the Lewiston Auburn […]
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The Ark reopens as The Olive Branch Cafe with expanded menu
The name’s new and the menu’s expanded, but it’s still entirely meat- and dairy-free. The Olive Branch Cafe, formerly The Ark, officially reopened Thursday in the former Pizza Hut on Lisbon Street in Lewiston. Director Tony Cuffori said it closed several months last summer for a major renovation. Everything was painted, walls were added and […]
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The Buzz: Top Gun program gets closer to Lewiston-Auburn
Efforts to bring Top Gun to Lewiston-Auburn got a boost last week. Don Gooding, executive director of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development, said some of the recent $390,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration’s 2015 Regional Innovation Strategies program will be used to continue the work to bring his center’s entrepreneurial program here. Top […]
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The Buzz: Hot rumors, a closing and the nominees are . . .
One closing, one “dynamic” retirement, hot rumors about Saddleback Mountain — it’s been a busy week. First up, get ready to think long and hard: After gathering names in January, Young Professionals of the Lewiston Auburn Area has unveiled the list of nominees for its first 40 under 40 awards recognizing local professionals. There are […]
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Controlled Chaos Curl Creme survives the ‘Shark Tank’
The sharks took the curly bait. Controlled Chaos Curl Creme snagged three funding offers last Friday when Alanna York pitched it on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” The week since for her and business partner Erica Gray, a Winthrop native, has been, well, chaotic. “Absolutely crazy,” Gray said Thursday. “We have orders coming in left and right. […]
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Lewiston businesses say yes to sparkle, no to hate
This Sunday, Lewiston’s Lisbon Street is the spot to get your sparkle on. More than 30 artists and 10 businesses are teaming up for the first Sparkle Sunday, a last-minute shop-local event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Still have room on your gift list for fairy crowns, alpaca yarn, dresses, Christmas balls, ornaments, yoga […]
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Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer to open Sunday River cafe
Aerosmith-themed menu? Check. Musical memorabilia? Check. Forty new jobs? Check. Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has partnered with former Sunday River ski resort owner Les Otten to open the Rockin’ & Roastin’ Cafe & Restaurant — At the Mountain, at the Newry resort. It’s opening in December and moving into the Phoenix House & Well space, […]
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Sapphire Nightclub to replace Club Texas in Auburn
The former Club Texas in Auburn is now the Sapphire Nightclub and Event Center. Or it will be, as soon as the new owners get the new floor down. Jeremy Fitts said he and girlfriend Amanda Cloutier are shooting for an Oct. 17 opening. Fitts, a regular DJ at the Pearl Lounge in Portland, said […]
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The Buzz: Coastal T-Shirts moves, Pettengill Academy grows
For 13 years, Paul Raymond has worked out of two neighboring buildings, on two floors, but no more. Coastal T-Shirts is on the move. The business is moving Sept. 21 from 194 Turner St. in Auburn into the 7,000-square-foot former Met-Craft machine shop at 205 Washington St. South. “I can have the whole operation in one building […]
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New Lewiston building owner looks for retail tenant
From beauty to . . . well, we’ll have to see. The former C&C Beauty, the brown building with the long awning and bank of barber chairs in the window at 48 Sabattus St. in Lewiston, sold on June 25 to Jasim LLC by DA Enterprises LLC for $131,000, according to the Boulos Co. Kevin […]