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C O M M E R C I A L D E V E L O P M E N T F O C U S
Pine St., Avesta Housing is planning 74 affordable
and market-rate apartments to be owned and man-
aged by the Lewiston Housing Authority. At 198
Blake St. and 84 Walnut St. residential housing coop-
erative Raise-Op, partnering with Portland affordable
housing nonprofit Evernorth, has 18 units of low-
income housing under construction.
e activity speaks to Lewiston's burgeoning
vitality. "I appreciate that the city itself is open for
business," says Chinburg.
For DuFour and Lafrance, the choice of their
hometown for Obscura was a no-brainer. "is
is a topic Corey and I are passionate about," says
Lafrance. "We absolutely love the downtown, and
we love Lewiston in general."
She adds, "I feel like it's taken a long time
to get things rolling, but I think we have the right
people and the right businesses downtown to
keep things going."
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We absolutely love the
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— Angie Lafrance
Obscura Cafe & Drinkery
P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F A RO M A J O E ' S
Tulio DeAlmeida arrived in the U.S.
two decades ago with less than
$500 in his pocket. Today, he owns
three Aroma Joe's franchises in the
Lewiston-Auburn market.
