The bouncer at The Drink Exchange in February 2022 says he was acting in self-defense when he shot Thomas Landry, who was wielding a baseball bat.
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Portland restaurateur sues ex-wife over payment for Boone’s Fish House
Harding Lee Smith, owner of ‘The Rooms’ restaurants, has sued Darcy Smith, owner of Boone’s, claiming she and her business owe him $150,000.
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French bistro Petite Jacqueline for sale in the Old Port
Owners Steve and Michelle Corry will continue to operate the long-time spot in Portland through September.
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Police say 2 women report they were drugged at Old Port establishment
Police are investigating and reviewing video from Thursday night.
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Portland orders restaurant to remove antique doors over ‘false sense of history’
Papi imported doors from Puerto Rico, but the city says the doors must come down because they don’t honor the history of the Exchange Street building. Some residents say it’s unfair.
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Another Old Port bar and restaurant announces it will close
Pat’s Pizza, which has operated in Portland’s Old Port for 14 years, will close Sunday.
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Old Port bar and restaurant Bull Feeneys’ to close Sunday
The popular Irish pub opened in 2002.
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Longtime menswear retailer leaves a stylish legacy in Portland
David Wood Clothiers helped transform the Old Port into a shopping destination, and now the store’s founder – actually named David Hodgkins – has retired.
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After 45 years, the clock runs out for Swiss Time
The watch shop was a landmark on Exchange Street for more than a quarter-century, and had done business in Portland since 1977.
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As a national retailer opens in the Old Port, local businesses hope for the best
Clothing chain Madewell plans a Maine debut in the coming weeks. Other Portland businesses are cautiously optimistic about what that could mean.