Dozens of businesses in Maine and across New England will be closed on Friday as part of a national protest against recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
ICE was in Maine as recently as last week, and many Portland businesses have shut down for the day as a way of showing their solidarity with immigrant communities. Protests are also planned in Portland, Boston and across the country at 3 p.m.
Organizers are calling for no work, no school and no shopping, and some businesses said they would close their doors as part of the civil action.
Some popular eateries and breweries are among the list of closures.
Here’s a partial list, broken down by state. Do you know of another New England resturant that is closed on Friday as part of the “ICE Out” day of action? Send us an email at boston.web@nbcuni.com and we’ll add it to our list.
Maine
Black Birch, Kittery
Ri Ra, Portland
Novare Res, Portland
Bread & Friends, Portland
Friends & Family, Portland
Pine Tree Body Piercing, Portland
Cheese Louise, Portland and all other locations
Central Provisions, Portland
Belleflower Brewing, Portland
Longfellow Books, Portland
Coffee By Design, Portland
Duckfat, Portland
Forage Market, Portland location
Gross Confection Bar, Portland
Cocktail Mary
Another Round
Green Hand Bookshop
Coast City Comics
Weekend Vintage & Contemporary
The Downtown Lounge
Hardshore Distillery
The Merchant Company
Magissa
Nash & Co.
The Jewel Box
Tandem Coffee Roasters
Botanically Curious
82 Parris
The Proper Cup
FlatIron Coffee
Sissle & Daughters
Second Rodeo Coffee
Izakaya Minato
Pinecone+Chickadee
Bard Coffee
Bridgton Antiques
Speckled Ax Wood Roasted Coffee
Lily and Quartz
Helm Digital
First Pier
SPACE
Arcana
Cuties
Union Bagel Co.
Highroller Lobster Co., Portland
Mainely Noods
Arcadia
Print: A Bookstore
Onggi Market & Cafe
Red Rabbit Bazaar
Maine and Loire
Prairie Baking Co.
Night Mares Maine
Shays Grill Pub
Hennys
Ferdinand and Ferdinand
Anoche
Table Bar
Lilian Claire Lash & Brow
Riverside Butcher Co.
Bunker Brewing
Moonday Coffee
Vessel and Vine
Crooked Spoon Co.
Lemon Bar Maine
LB Kitchen
Gogo Refill
Higher Grounds
Room for Improvement
Sun Oriental Market
Benny’s
Material Objects
Bonny Read Vintage
The Alna Store
Two Cat Tailoring
Smalls
Orange Bike Brewing
Owlbear’s Rest
Art House Picture Frames
Maggie Mae’s
Mr. Tuna
Jordan’s Farm
Pure Barre Portland
Roys Shoe Repair
Portland Gear Hub
Eighty8 Donuts
Arabica Coffee
Regards
Twin Swirls
Luncheonette
Tomasos
Matcha Mood
New Hampshire
Mr. Sippy, Rochester
Oak House, Newmarket
Some other restaurants have chosen to remain open on Friday but are donating all or a portion of their proceeds to organizations that provide assistance to immigrant communities.
They include:
Maine
Anju Noodle Bar, Kittery
Foundation Brewing, Portland
Two Fat Cats Bakery, Portland
Stones Throw, Portland
Bissell Brothers, Portland
Harbor Fish Market, Portland
New Hampshire
Crackskull’s Coffee & Books, Newmarket
Ceres Bakery, Portsmouth
Massachusetts
The Paddle Inn, Newburyport
