Are you guys joking? Off the top of my head I can think of half a dozen independent coffee shops within a block of this site: Bard, Arabica, HiFi, Burkes, The Works, 88 Donuts...
In many cities it feels like there is a Starbucks on every block. It looks like the key reason for the loss is the lack of workers, or the kind that don't think it's a career in which they must have the pay to buy a house. It's basically still pouring coffee. I miss the one at Exchange and Middle, and the one on Commercial is ripped apart inside for a remodel, or was that an excuse to let go of the workers? I think Starbucks corporate has a big dislike for Portland, or Portland, Maine. And isn't the one at Congress Square closed too? That leaves one out by UNE and the one across from the mall, or the one at the Jetport, but then you need a plane ticket for that. At Logan there is one at baggage claim in Terminal A, of which is usually hopping, and nice to have while waiting for your bag. The one at the Jetport I think opens at 5:30AM and has a long line starting at 5, or from what I witnessed recently with a 6AM flight, so not really a possibility. It's my only real issue with the Jetport, other than the tacky wildlife taxidermy display for first time visitor impressions, so not really one at all when on the subject of airports. (And I do think Newark Int. would be a good place to schedule penance, as everyone would then see the light after that, especially with a start of returning a rental car.)
I guess unless you are into $100+ meals or bar hopping.....you're out of luck in Portland, Maine.
I tried to put the rock-throwing in the past tense, since I recall it being an early-00's thing. I hadn't heard anything about that going on for a decade before they closed and certainly didn't intend to imply that the vandalism was the cause of their recent closure.
You think most people go to Starbucks for pure coffee? They go for the other drinks and food....and some are pretty good. But alas....capitalism is dead when it comes to coffee shops in Portland and we are left with local shops that have limited hours and selections. I'm just waiting for Portland bartenders (mixologists?) to pull a barista and demand better pay and working conditions.
Have you reached out to big tree hospitality like I mentioned? A version of South Freeport village market would cover all the bases and be perfect fit there . Especially with captured audience above
Multiple multiple times. Also Rosemont and Bow Street and Monte ~ C
The Brunswick one? You trying to give me type 4 diabeetus?
But really, just meant it as a dumb joke. "Be careful what you wish for."Must have been taken from the Press Herald building before the extension.
That's not entirely new; the height overlay along Congress St. (enacted during the 80's building boom) also included setbacks, when there were concerns that the street might become an office tower canyon. Oh, those heady days of The Liberty Group.
