According to the Munjoy Hill News, Figa is planning to open their doors on October 22nd.
The news that the foodie world has been waiting for came this afternoon from Lee Farrington: Figa restaurant will be opening on October 22nd. Farrington has been entangled in a water rights dispute that has repeatedly delayed the opening of this much anticipated restaurant.
According to the restaurant’s Facebook wall, a date has finally been set (september 13-15) for installing the new water line at Figa. Access to a water supply has been the essential missing ingredient holding up the opening of the restaurant.
The Portland Phoenix has published an article about the new Rosemont Market retail space that’s under construction on Brighton Ave.
In September, that will change. Rosemont is expanding its bakery by opening a new retail store just across the street from its non-peninsula location, at the corner of Brighton Avenue and Colonial Road. The current (soon-to-be former) retail location will be dedicated to the bakery, doubling the size of its existing work area.
Friday’s Portland Daily Sun includes an update on Trader Joe’s new store—the latest word is their aiming for a November 1 opening. The newspaper’s editor also looks at how Trader Joe’s fits with a Buy Local philosophy.
Heaven knows I’ll be there, no doubt fighting for a parking spot. But I’ll take some comfort in an interview we did a while back with Doug Fuss, the Bull Feeney’s operator who served on the city’s Task Force on Business Diversity … that’s the anti-chain gang.
I asked “does embracing “Trader’s” make us traitors to our buy-local, down-with-chains creed?
“The quick answer is ‘yes,'” responded Fuss, “but the longer answer is ‘no.'”
Friday’s Portland Daily Sun includes an update on Trader Joe’s new store—the latest word is their aiming for a November 1 opening. The newspaper’s editor also looks at how Trader Joe’s fits with a Buy Local philosophy.
Heaven knows I’ll be there, no doubt fighting for a parking spot. But I’ll take some comfort in an interview we did a while back with Doug Fuss, the Bull Feeney’s operator who served on the city’s Task Force on Business Diversity … that’s the anti-chain gang.
I asked “does embracing “Trader’s” make us traitors to our buy-local, down-with-chains creed?
“The quick answer is ‘yes,'” responded Fuss, “but the longer answer is ‘no.'”
Mike Fink, owner of Mike’s the new sandwich shop that soon to open on Congress Street, was the subject of an article in the Saturday Portland Daily Sun.
A few weeks ago I took a quick walk through the restaurant with Mike. I could see how comfortable this spot will be when it opens. The room is bright and has an easy in-and-out sandwich shop feel. The selections will be many. According to Fink, they will offer not only sandwiches, but paninis, salads, burritos, quesadillas, smoothies, floats, as well as a variety of soft drinks and take-out beer.
Mike Fink, owner of Mike’s the new sandwich shop that soon to open on Congress Street, was the subject of an article in the Saturday Portland Daily Sun.
A few weeks ago I took a quick walk through the restaurant with Mike. I could see how comfortable this spot will be when it opens. The room is bright and has an easy in-and-out sandwich shop feel. The selections will be many. According to Fink, they will offer not only sandwiches, but paninis, salads, burritos, quesadillas, smoothies, floats, as well as a variety of soft drinks and take-out beer.
Munjoy Hill News has published a construction update on Trader Joe’s new store.
A subcontractor at the site said that the new store is scheduled to open on or by November 1st – that’s when the doors will be wide open to the public.
Munjoy Hill News has published a construction update on Trader Joe’s new store.
A subcontractor at the site said that the new store is scheduled to open on or by November 1st – that’s when the doors will be wide open to the public.
Canelli’s is a new Italian restaurant that’s under construction at 7 Exchange St (photo). As part of their liquor license application, they’ve submitted a draft menu (see page 51) and floor plan (see page 50). The cover letter (see page 37) from the owners states that they ran a 150 seat Italian restaurant in Medfield, MA for 8 years. “Our plan is to offer good Italian food, a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere, reasonable and affordable prices, and become the spot where the people in the area want to come.”