Here’s a look at the top stories from a decade ago in June 2008:
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- The Wine Flight 5k training runs started up. These were a series of light runs that were “training” people for the 5k which took place in October 2008.
- Demolition of The Village Cafe began. The Village Cafe was run by the Reali from 1936 until 2007. The land it was on is now occupied by condos.
- PETA put out a press release claiming they were going to build a lobster empathy center in the Somerset County Jail, “Visitors to the center could voluntarily have their fingers rubber-banded together, and then they could walk into a dirty tank where they would be pressed up against other visitors to simulate conditions for lobsters in supermarket tanks.”
- Andrew Zimmern was in town filming segments with Rob Evans, Sam Hayward, Rick Tibbets, Masa Miyake, the Deathmatch crew, and Rabelais for his show Bizarre Foods.
- Prost! International Tap House opened.
- The Clown closed their wine shop on Middle Street.
- Mark’s Hot Dogs, celebrated their 25th anniversary.
Losing The Clown was a tremendous blow to wine lovers in this town. It remains very, very much missed.
MM, What’s your go-to wine shop now?
I think Jen has done a good job launching the new Bow Street wine dept. on Forest Ave. and so I guess I’d have to say that’s my go-to here in Portland now. I drink a lot of Italian wines (go figure) and she’s really gotten a good start on her selection, I think.
Totally agree – The Clown will be forever missed.
We’re only a few months away from my 10 year move-iversary, I can’t wait to see the updates for things I remember!
When is your 10-year anniversary of moving to town?