FOOD & DRINK
A Maine Chili's Grill & Bar is closing with less than two weeks' notice
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A chain restaurant in South Portland is closing, according to its manager. A store manager confirms that Chili's Grill & Bar on Maine Mall Road will close May 7, but no other information was available from the location's leadership. It's unclear if current employees will...
Project CommUNITY: Portland, Maine cafe owner combines her love of coffee with her motivation to empower women
PORTLAND, Maine — Jocelyn Kamikazi is the co-owner of Burundi Star Coffee, along with her husband Andre. The couple came to Maine in 2006 with their 4-year-old son, as asylum seekers from the East African country of Burundi. Kamikazi came up with a way to bring an important piece...
Coffee by Design unionizes, leaving room for cream and negotiations
PORTLAND (WGME)--- Leaving room for cream and room for negotiations. One of Maine's biggest coffee chains is now unionized. Union leaders say employees at Coffee by Design formed a union earlier this week with the Laborers' International Union of North America. The coffee shop has two locations in Portland and...
Windham author publishes second children’s book
Jeanine Faietta Eastman is not your typical children’s book author. Along with her books being entertaining, fascinating, and captivating to young eyes, they also add a historical element for young minds. She was born and raised in Maine and currently resides with her family on Highland Lake in Windham,...
South Portland's '100 Resilient Yards' initiative returns to foster organic gardening
SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) -- A program in South Portland that helps residents turn their yards and gardens organic is back for another year. It’s called "100 Resilient Yards," and they are still looking for volunteers. The town is encouraging its residents to grow specific types of plants and vegetables...
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