The Portland conference, held for the first time since 2019, offered sessions on a range of topics and networking events for budding and wannabe entrepreneurs.
Plus, a daytime cafe and high-end lounge bar to open in the Longfellow Hotel; Blue Lobster Urban Winery moving to a bigger space down the street; the owner of Helm Oyster Bar & Bistro explains why she's closing; and the Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off returns for a 14th year.
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New brewpubs and big bars are slated to open on Thompson's Point; prix-fixe fine dining in New Vineyard; Greek cuisine in East Bayside; Cambodian food in the Old Port; specialty fried chicken sandwiches on the Midcoast; and more.