A number of Portland establishments are celebrating major anniversaries this year:
105-year Anniversary – Oakhurst Dairy was founded in 1921.
90-year Anniversary – Forest Gardens was founded in 1936 by Lucy Aliberti.
80-year Anniversary – PJ Merrill Seafood was founded in 1946 by Paul J. Merrill.
70-year Anniversary – Moran’s Market was founded in 1956.
45-year Anniversary – City Deli was founded in 1981, and Bruno’s opened at their first location at 43 India Street.
40-year Anniversary – DL Geary Brewing began selling beer in 1986.
35-year Anniversary – Becky Rand opened Becky’s Diner on March 13, 1991, and Rod Browne Mitchell founded Browne Trading Company that same year.
30-year Anniversary – Kevin Quiet founded Ribolita in 1996, and Sam Hayward and Dana Street launched Fore Street in 1996.
20-year Anniversary – Hot Suppa was founded in 2006 by brothers Moses and Alec Sabina.
15-year Anniversary – Bam Bam Bakery, East Ender, Gorgeous Gelato, Schulte & Herr, and Taco Escobarr, The Holy Donut, and The Honey Exchange were all founded in 2011.
10-year Anniversary – Big Fin Poke, Blake Orchard, El Rayo, Fork Food Lab, Hardshore Distilling, Mast Landing, Munjoy Hill Tavern, Portland Mash Tun, Scales, The Purple House, and Woodford F&B were all founded in 2016.