Bingas Windham Dedicates Sign To A Portland Old Port Staple
Typically when we feature a Bingas Windham sign, it s a hilarious quip or joke that has made people chuckle. But on Friday night, Bingas Windham hit us, and a lot of other people in the feels, when they shared a photo of their latest sign on Facebook. It s a simple and thoughtful message to someone that that has been a part of people s experience in Portland s Old Port for a long time.
The Old Port Flower Lady has a name and it s Kay. If you read the comments below Binga s post, you ll see that everyone and anyone that has come into contact with Kay call her the sweetest and kindest lady there is. For years and years, Kay would travel around some of the most popular bars in the Old Port carrying a bucket filled with fresh flowers and sell them to people on the spot. You couldn t visit a packed bar on a Friday or Saturday and not see Kay at least once. Many of the staff that worked at these establishments loved seeing Kay
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La Casa Pizzaria s iconic Peppi is back after months of repairs
A large truck hit the pole holding up the beloved Peppi back in November Share Updated: 6:22 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021
A large truck hit the pole holding up the beloved Peppi back in November Share Updated: 6:22 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021
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Show Transcript EVER. KATHERINE: IT’S BEEN TEN MONTHS SINCE THE 10-FOOT ICONIC PEPPI HAS STRUMMED HIS MANDOLIN ATOP THE LA CASA PIZZARIA SIGN. IT’S BEEN SAD. PEOPLE HAVE MISSED HIM. KATHERINE: CO-OWNER AND GENERAL MANAGER NICOLE JESSE SAYS, IN NOVEMBER, A LARGE TRUCK HIT THE POLE HOLDING UP THE BELOVED PEPPI. THE DAY THAT HE WAS HIT, WE HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE CALL AND SAY, WHAT HAPPENED? OR WHERE DID HE GO? KATHERINE: FOR JESSE AND OTHER FANS OF THE HISTORIC RESTAURANT, PEPPI’S ABSENCE HAS BEEN AKIN TO THE LOSS OF A FAMILY MEMBER. THIS IS KIND OF A COMFORT PLACE FOR PEOPLE. KATHERINE: FORMERLY HER GRANDPARENTS’ HOME, LA CASA PIZZA