Monthly Archives: May 2017
Giacomo’s in downtown Bangor will reopen this week
After nearly five months closed, Giacomo’s, the popular downtown Bangor eatery and market, will reopen this Friday with a new menu, new market and deli offerings, and a completely renovated interior. Matt Haskell, who also owns Blaze Restaurant in Bangor and in Bar Harbor, bought the business from former owner Brett Settle, after Settle abruptly […]
The Family Dog in Orono changes ownership, retains menu; new owner will sell food trucks
Sandy Wardwell on Monday purchased Orono restaurant The Family Dog from former owner Bob Cutler, who is instead going to focus on his other restaurant, Novio’s Bistro in downtown Bangor. Wardwell said she plans to keep the menu at The Family Dog identical to how it was before she bought it, with the same array of hot […]
Orono Brewing Company is on the move
Orono Brewing Company, the Orono-based craft brewery, announced Monday morning that, pending town approval, it would purchase and then expand into a 10,000 square foot industrial building on the banks of the Penobscot River. The building, located at 61 Margin St., was formerly the home of a rock crushing facility owned by Lane Construction, […]