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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...

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...

The 2020 Biddeford WinterFest has come to a successful end! Heart of Biddeford wants to give one last thank to all sponsors and planning partners! Please visit the Biddeford WinterFest Facebook page for pictures. Biddeford WinterFest is possible because businesses, organizations, the City of Biddeford, and caring individuals all help out in so many ways!...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We Know You Love Your Downtown… This year’s winners were drawn at the 2020 Community Soup-er on March 8th. Congratulations!! House & Home: Marguerite Desrochers Biddeford Day & Night: Carole Lamontagne Be Well: Marty Grohman Stitch & Snap: Mark Feldman Taste Biddeford: Keith Jacques Bonus 6th Basket: Chrystina Gastelum Bonus Winner: Arnie Vasiliauskas Now you...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Immediate Release by The University of New England’s Office of Citizenship & Civic Engagement, November 15, 2019 The University of New England’s Office of Citizenship & Civic Engagement partnered with the Heart of Biddeford to hold the inaugural Give Back Get Lit downtown Biddeford service event with the Sophomore Class of 2022.  After a...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Each month a member of Heart of Biddeford will feature a local business in the weekly newsletter. November 2019:  New Morning Natural Foods, 230 Main Street New Morning Natural Foods opened over 30 years ago, in 1976! Owner Sheila Ouellette and her husband opened the store with $1500 and a dream.  When they started in...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Enjoy a weekend of music, arts, and outdoor events, with something for everyone! Friday night’s kickoff, Fringe Fest, is co-produced by local arts organization Engine and the Heart of Biddeford. Saturday’s River Jam Fest is the Heart of Biddeford’s signature event of the year. All of it is free to attend. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2019:...

    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...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For our Annual Appeal, we are excited to offer a beautiful Jack Lewis Print to everyone who donates $50 or more by our June 30, 2019 deadline! Read below about this prolific artist. And click here now to contribute to Heart of Biddeford! _____________

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a special partnership with City Theater and Vinegar Hill, Heart of Biddeford’s annual spring fundraiser will feature Maine’s independent rock and roll/ Americana/country band, The Mallett Brothers, at City Theater!