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V O L . X X X N O. X I X 30 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E Swell Nitro Coffee, specializing in nitro cold brews, opened in downtown Saco in April. Ocotillo, the sibling restaurant to Terlingua, opened its doors in April at 211 Danforth St. in Portland. Catface Cafe, located at 17 Alfred St. in downtown Biddeford, opened in March. The cafe offers breakfast sandwiches, toasts, salads, and sand- wiches during the week and some fun brunch items on the weekend. Argenta Brewing, a tasting-room-style brewery specializing in lagers, opened at 82 Hanover St. in Portland in February. CHANGING HANDS Owners of Pizza by Michael, at 12 Common St. in Saco, known by locals as Michael's, hung up their aprons in November 2023, passing the business to a new owner. The Good Table restaurant, at 527 Ocean House Road in Cape Elizabeth, was sold to Portland-based Prentice Hospitality Group, which owns Twelve, EVO Kitchen+Bar and 58 Culinary. Sarah's Cafe & Twin Schooners Pub at 43-45 Water St. in Wiscasset was sold and is now Jodie's Café, Bakery & Restaurant. Still for sale: The Lincolnville Center General Store, at 269 Main St. in Lincolnville, includes a popular dining space and kitchen. The building was once owned by Jon Fishman, drummer and co-founder of the progressive rock band Phish, and is on the market for $3 million. CLOSINGS Judy Gibson, a small-plates restaurant at 171 Ocean St. in South Portland, shut- tered permanently in November 2023. The Danforth restaurant and cocktail bar, located at 211 Danforth St. in Portland, closed its doors in September 2023. Coffee By Design closed its original coffeehouse location at 620 Congress St. in Portland in October 2023. The Maker's Galley, a Portland café, store and event space at 5 Commercial St. on the city's East End, closed its doors in September 2023. Trudy Bird's Ølbar, a Scandinavian-style restaurant and bar, closed in April. The owners of Broken Arrow, which opened in 2019 at 545 Congress St., announced via social media that they were closing the business on May 31. "It's been fun and very hard. Grateful for the memories made and the friends," the social media post stated. "This journey is at the end. With gratitude, goodnight Portland one last time." Petite Jacqueline, located at 46 Market St. in Portland, closed its doors at the end of September. Finally, a wider shakeout in the brew- ing industry had a ripple effect in Maine, with the closures of Island Dog Brewing in South Portland, Rusty Bus Brewing Co. in Lewiston, Gneiss Brewery in Limerick and Foulmouthed Brewing in South Portland. The distill- ery Urban Farm Fermentory in Portland also closed. Alexis Wells, Mainebiz staff writer, can be reached at awells @ mainebiz.biz Beth Israel Synagogue Waterville, Maine » C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E P H O T O / A L E X I S W E L L S P H O T O / A L E X I S W E L L S Coffee by Design has officially closed its Congress Street location. Argenta Brewing, a tasting-room- style brewery specializing in lagers, opened at 82 Hanover St. in Portland in February

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