Category: HoB News
2021 Biddeford Saco Restaurant Week Every year, Biddeford Saco Restaurant Week encourages people to get out and support their favorite local restaurants and explore new ones! Of course, we’re inventing new traditions this year! We think you’ll love discovering new things about the food and beverage scene in Biddeford and Saco — while playing a game between...
At Heart of Biddeford, we love win-wins! And, on St. Paddy’s Day we’ll find out who wins the HOB Luck of the Draw Raffle! With a Grand Prize of $1000 and three (3!) runner-up prizes of $500, you stand a good chance to take home cash winnings! Your raffle purchases will help HOB continue to...
Celebrate WinterWeek as you and your family/pod explore outdoor adventures around town — with chances to WIN kid’s bikes, downtown gift cards, and $500 cash! How to Play! Download the free Eventzee App. Enter BWW2021 as the game code. (Use caps for BWW) Then, anytime during Feb. 15-21, complete the challenges listed! Once you complete...
Enjoy this special post from Biddeford native, Emma Bouthillette. She is a marketer, yoga teacher, and author of A Brief History of Biddeford. Coming of age as the city’s Main Street was mostly vacant, she has fully embraced the downtown renaissance. If you don’t see her supporting small businesses, you’ll probably find her on the...
New 0% Interest Loan Funds Now Available for Downtown Facade Improvements! Main Street America (MSA), Maine Downtown Center (MDC), and the Heart of Biddeford are pleased to offer the Maine Historic Commercial District Revolving Fund, made possible through generous support from The 1772 Foundation, Inc. Over the next three years, the Maine Historic Commercial District...
In an effort to support frontline, essential workers as well as local restaurants during the “Stay healthy. Stay home” statewide order, Heart of Biddeford launched a fundraising campaign called, “Share the Love” on Tuesday, April 20. To date, nearly $12,000 has been raised through the online campaign. Heart of Biddeford will use 100% of the...
We are Better Together (Just a Little Further Apart…) Biddeford has always been known as a can-do community, and we are being called upon now to show great care for one another. The coronavirus is affecting all of our lives, creating new challenges daily. Let’s stay in contact (virtually) and find ways to support each...
Thank You! Wow! Sunday night’s Community Soup-er and “Love Your Downtown” Raffle awards were such a success. Thanks to 14 restaurateurs, more than 25 volunteers, talented bowl and plate makers (and their teachers), and about 200 attendees, our community will be able to contribute $2000 to Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center. This will enable...
The 11 Hottest Restaurants in Maine Right Now (Eater, February 4, 2020) Featuring Magnus on Water. After undergoing the ambitious renovation of a gift shop and the adjacent public park, this Biddeford cocktail bar opened to crowds in late January…..Read More Baked in Biddeford (Eat Drink Lucky Portland, February 3, 2020) Part & Parcel is...
2019 Heart of Biddeford Annual Fundraiser Raffle Heart of Biddeford is holding its annual raffle fundraiser. Tickets this year are $25 each, and enter you to win 1 of 5 “Love Your Downtown” Grand Prize packages! (See list below.) In addition, if you purchase 4 raffle tickets, you will receive a free Bonus Ticket, which...