Popular Portland cafe ‘blindsided’ after hoping to remain open [Video]

COMPLETE IN 2026. REPORTING IN PORTLAND.. I’M TALIA CLARKE FOR MAINE’S TOTAL COVERAGE.” CUSTOMERS OF A FAN-FAVORITE CAFE IN PORTLAND’S WEST END ARE SAYING ‘OH NO’ AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF IT’S CLOSURE. AFTER 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS, THE OWNERS OF OH-NO CAFE ON BRACKETT STREET SAY THEY WILL BE CLOSING IN NOVEMBER. IN THEIR POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA THEY EXPLAIN STAFFING TROUBLES AND THE NEED TO CARE FOR THEIR AGING PARENTS LEAD TO THIS DECISION. THEY WROTE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THEY BUILT AND TELL US THAT WILL BE THE BIGGEST LOSS. “WE HAVE A LOT OF REGULARS WHO COME IN EVERYDAY OR EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS AND WATCHING THEIR KIDS GROW UP AND THEN WATCHING THEIR KIDS COME IN ON THEIR OWN. THAT’S ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST FUN PART.” THE OWNERS SAY THEY ARE OPEN TO PROPOSALS, I