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The Sports Bra, which kicked off a trend of bars dedicated to showing women's games, plans to open its fifth franchise location in Portland.

Business owners say credit card processing charges cost thousands each year, prompting discounts for cash or Venmo payments.

The general store on Buxton Road — which sold everything from penny candy to canoes — first opened in 1929 and had been run by Peter and Bridget Scontras since 2011.

The Wharf Street venue aims to launch in April.

Dozens of contracted migrant workers at the facility, which once promised to employ hundreds of locals, have been detained in recent immigration enforcement operations.

Maine Surfers Union owner Charlie Fox is closing his business this week so he can spend more time with his family and explore a new career.

A tentative agreement in the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, calls for a divestment from 13 venues, including the Maine Savings Amphitheater.

Attendees flock to downtown businesses to get to know the chocolatiers of Maine.

Spün Bakery aims to open on Mechanic Street in June.

With the closure of the bakery, which was attached to the dessert bar he closed in February, the business is entirely shuttered.

Davies Toews Architecture designed the modern, utilitarian structure with environmental sensitivity in mind.

The developers say they've upgraded planned construction to meet the expectations of potential tenants, and the mixed-use project has faced significant financial challenges.

Maine was not immune to an international trend.

Makoto will launch in the former Elsmere BBQ space.

The state's fleet is grappling with a 'post-boom normal' defined by fewer trips, narrower margins and a tiny sign of hope in recent scientific surveys.

Lawmakers advanced a measure that drew attention last month when one senator said it could kill a previously unannounced project in Sanford.

Staff leaders say management has resisted their attempts.

The Bath shipyard that builds warships for the U.S. Navy is taking in recent community college graduates.

Regulators say batteries take up too much of the limited space in Maine's landfills and have caused a surge in fires.

Ladyfish will be located in the former Bar Futo space.