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Also, Bake Maine Pottery Cafe to open this week on Washington Avenue, Maine Mead Works will close this month, Holy Donut launches a fourth location and more.

The purchase of Urban Farm Fermentory by Maine Standard Biofuels promises an innovative leap for biodynamic-based businesses

The purchase of Urban Farm Fermentory by Maine Standard Biofuels promises an innovative leap for biodynamic-based businesses

The fermentory, which makes cider, kombucha and mead, may soon be acquired by Maine Standard Biofuels, which recycles cooking oil into heating fuel.

Monday's council meeting was the first in-person meeting in over 2 years because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The mayor asks those who come to 'bring your patience' as the city adjusts to in-person meetings for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

City councilors say they prefer to look at putting conditions on individual licenses rather than amending ordinances.

The Wrap: Waterville gets a new restaurant, and cocktails-to-go stay Portland gets a grilled cheese restaurant, while South Portland gets a knishery. Photo courtesy of Cheese Louise Well, that didn’t take long. A new grilled cheese restaurant (slogan: “Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese”) is scheduled to open in early May at 363 Fore St., the Old Port space previously occupied by Cheevitdee. Cheese Louise, founded by three college students in 2018, began as a food trailer in New Hampshire. ...

KITTERY, Maine —  By the end of this month, State Road could feature a new business, showcasing its tasty creations. Urban Farm Fermentory, a fermented beverage producer in Portland, is expanding its small business and opening a second location in Maine’s southernmost town — which owner Eli Cayer has come to love. “Kittery is a great town and is the gateway to the state of Maine from the south,” he said, adding, “Portsmouth has always been one of my favorites.” Specializing in c...

Portland businesses struggle to keep up with new $18 hazard pay Some have cut hours and laid off staff. Others have raised prices. Many say the situation isnt sustainable. Share David Turin, chef and owner of Davids Restaurants, filets a fish in the kitchen at his restaurant in Monument Square on Jan. 6. Turin has not cut hours or raised prices, but said his restaurants are surviving on government grants. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographe Many Portland businesses have raised prices or reduced ...