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Portsmouth Herald
Atlantic Grill restaurant in Rye to close. Labrie brothers to lease building.
RYE — The Labrie family will permanently close the Atlantic Grill restaurant and bar at the start of the new year and will list the Foyes Corner building for lease. Brothers Michael and Peter Labrie, developers and owners of Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club and multiple downtown Portsmouth restaurants, announced the impending closure on Nov. 5. They stated they hope another entrepreneur will open a new restaurant in the space in the future. The restaurant’s last day in operation will be Thursday, Dec. 31, according to the Labries. “For years, Atlantic Grill has been more than a restaurant. It has been a gathering place where friends and families celebrated milestones, shared meals, conducted business, and created lasting memories overlooking the Seacoast,” the family’s statement reads in part. “We are incredibly proud of the role Atlantic Grill has played in the community, deeply grateful for the support we have received, and excited to see what a new restaurateur may create here in the future.” The Atlantic Grill opened in late 2014. The restaurant cost $4.5 million to build on land Michael Labrie purchased in 2002. The property was formerly the home of Cavaretta’s Market. The seafood-focused Pioneer Road establishment offers crab,
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