Coveside Coffee News Today

A growing number of local restaurants are incorporating small retail markets where they sell prepared foods, home goods and gifts. Or is it the other way around? Retail stores with a restaurant on the side? Either way, the combination is a winning one.

In a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans 5 to 1, voters worry about a lack of affordable housing, homelessness, threats to abortion rights – and Paul LePage.

The few cafes, stores and venues in Portland that still require masks say it's to protect their staff and put concerned customers at ease.

The few cafes, stores and venues in Portland that still require masks say it's to protect their staff and put concerned customers at ease.

The few cafes, stores and venues in Portland that still require masks say it's to protect their staff and put concerned customers at ease.

Here are trucks you're likely to find from York County to the Waterville area and from the southern Midcoast to the Lewiston-Auburn area.

Here are trucks you're likely to find from York County to the Waterville area and from the southern Midcoast to the Lewiston-Auburn area.

Here are trucks you're likely to find from York County to the Waterville area and from the southern Midcoast to the Lewiston-Auburn area.

When waffle-loving foodie Charlie Beck lamented the lack of waffles in Portland, we took him out to sample the few we could find.

The city is already home to four independent bookstores, three of which opened in the past decade. Is there room for another?