In March, after her mother retired, Veronica Cedre renamed Terry & Veronica’s Bridal Fashions to Veronica’s Bridal Fashions and moved the longtime downtown bridal fixture from Lisbon Street to Howe Street. Last week, she tossed in the bouquet. “There was no traffic,” Cedre said. She closed that shop, but she’s still plenty busy. For 30 […]
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Paul’s Clothing not going anywhere, but Lisbon Street is going places
Have no fear: The Carhartt sales will continue. This week CBRE/The Boulos Co. announced that Paul Poliquin had sold his 15,000 -square-foot building at 277 Lisbon St. to 277 Lisbon Street LLC for $550,000. Kevin Fletcher of Malone Commercial Brokers and Donald Kilbreth of The Masiello Group-Auburn brokered the deal. Poliquin said he entered a […]
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The Buzz: Sharks, kudos and cells
Finally, a neighbor for the Urban Garden Center on Sabattus Street: Air Time Cellular is moving in. CBRE/The Boulos Co. announced the new lease this week for 2,322 square feet at the former Movie Gallery space. It was handled by Boulos’ Chris Paszyc. Air Time Cellular’s quarters are at 884 Lisbon St. “We’re shutting this place […]
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The Buzz: Fresh eats, wingin’ it and new life for a casket warehouse?
Lisbon Street is getting a Sidecar. Restaurateur Eric Agren has hung up signs teasing his next venture in the former Lyceum Gallery next to Fuel in downtown Lewiston. It’ll be part lounge on Friday and Saturday nights, part special event space the rest of the week. “We’ll put in some cooking equipment. We’re going to […]
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The Buzz: Bowling! Beer! And bikes!
Get that candlepin arm ready. It’s almost bowl time. After candlepin alleys closed in Auburn and Lisbon in recent years, the owner of Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston has decided to convert a dozen of its 10-pin lanes into candlepin lanes this summer. “We’ve been getting calls,” Manager Tom Giberti said. “We reached out to the […]
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The Buzz: A new shoe store and new life for a bottling plant
Lewiston has a new factory store that’s not a factory store, though there is a perma-sale. Rancourt & Co. this week turned its conference space into a showroom-meets-retail-spot to start selling its high-end, handmade leather shoes direct to the walk-in public at 10 percent off, all the time. “It’s funny; it’s a confusing term because […]
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The Buzz: Mini-golf, a retail mystery & dust off that life vest
You know it’s nearly summer when we can start talking mini golf. Tabers will unveil a new, fully redesigned 18-hole miniature golf range at the end of the month, bringing that 1955 course into 2015. “It is a massive overhaul,” owner Dan Hargreaves said. “We’ve gone to a much more in-tune-with-the-land golf course. There’s undulations […]
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The Buzz: Mmm pie, yeah art! and go-go autos
It’s one sweet expansion. Nick Benoit, the owner of Benoit’s Bakery & Wine Cellar in Lisbon, is opening a second bakery in Naples. He’s named it Pretentious Pie Co. Benoit said someone suggested the area for all its summer traffic. When he scoped it out, “Naples was packed.” Open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, […]
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The Buzz: Friendly’s out, dentist in
Empty and a bit forlorn for nearly four years after Friendly’s declared bankruptcy, the former restaurant on Sabattus Street this week began showing obvious signs of life. It’s becoming a dentist’s office. Yes, Dr. Peter Drews knows, that’s not quite what you were expecting. Drews was on-site a lot last fall, ripping out booths and […]
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The Buzz: Lewiston-Auburn businesses going online, opening soon
It’s gone, but not really gone. Since leaving Lisbon Street in January after two years, Sheri Withers has taken Downtown Handmade & Vintage online. She’s adding pieces everyday from lines like her “I (heart) Lewiston” collection at the Etsy site for DowntownHandmade. “I am stocking up on old favorites and some new designs to show […]