Today’s Press Herald reports on the negative impact the large number of snow storms are having on Portland restaurants.
Most of all, downtown restaurant owners dread parking bans. The owners are particularly upset that the city declared a 36-hour parking ban last weekend for a storm that dropped 2.3 inches of snow. The ban began at 10 a.m. Saturday – Valentine’s Day – prompting some restaurant managers to ask city officials to keep the tow trucks away until closing time. The city honored the requests.
The city in practice doesn’t begin towing cars downtown until 1 a.m., but many people don’t know that, so business suffers.
Update: The Forecaster and WMTW have also posted reports on the snow’s impact on restaurant sales.
Joes ny pizza space on fore st has been leased
On a side note, has anybody been to unwined? I feel bad everytime I walk by. Again people just not knowing location and concept
Nick, Ayn idea who has leased the Joe’s space?
No just happened to drive by and see leased on it. Suprised otto hasn’t jumped on it, maybe they did.
If they aren’t towing cars until 1am, they shouldn’t start the parking ban until 1am!