The Sports Bra, the world’s first sports bar devoted completely to televising ladies’s sports, will open its fifth location in Portland, the corporate introduced Thursday.
Exactly the place the bar shall be situated and when it should open have but to be decided.
The Portland franchise shall be led by co-owners Ann Freeman, a lawyer at Bernstein Shur, and Emily Lesher, a chemistry professor at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.
The two Mainers met on the sidelines in 2017 whereas cheering for his or her daughters as they performed soccer, in accordance to the announcement. A yr later they fashioned a workforce for the native ladies’s soccer league. They have been enjoying collectively on the Gorham Sports Complex ever since.
Now, the 2 are teaming up once more to deliver The Sports Bra’s mission to assist, empower and promote ladies and ladies in sports to Maine.
“Portland brings together a renowned culinary scene with thriving youth, collegiate and semi-pro women’s sports,” Freeman stated in an announcement. “We want to build a space that fosters and supports this incredible energy.”
Like the primary Sports Bra, which opened in Portland, Oregon in 2022, the Maine location shall be family-friendly and have a menu of meals and drinks, together with vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free choices, and can supply merchandise from native women-owned companies every time doable. Fans can anticipate a artistic Pine Tree State twist on conventional pub fare, the corporate stated.
The Sports Bra Maine is presently scouting the proper house for the bar. The timing of the opening depends upon how shortly they discover a appropriate location and the way a lot time it should take to renovate the house.
“We can’t wait to serve this community and cheer on our favorite teams together,” Freeman stated.