The Wrap: Winter renovations underway; praise for Cellardoor; delivery business put on ice

A roundup of local food and restaurant news.

Couple charged with sex trafficking ordered held without bail

Sou Chao Li and Derong Maio are accused of coercing two dozen Chinese women into prostitution after they came to the U.S. on tourist visas.

Mainers stock up before snowstorm moves in

The National Weather Service predicts 12 to 18 inches will fall in Portland and coastal southern Maine, and 18 to 24 inches in the north.

The Wrap: Get ready, Maine, for a life of pie – or at least 2 days of it

Two Fat Cats plans a buffet on the dessert's national day. Other treats: Sip an inaugural brew, or try a Lincoln dinner.

Maine Coast Guard families frightened and angry as government shutdown continues

Active duty Coast Guard members and their families, including several hundred in Maine, don't know when the next paycheck will arrive.

South Portland to change controversial proficiency-based grading at high school

The change will take effect in the 2019-2020 school year, a decision that followed increasing complaints about the accuracy, fairness and complexity of the system adopted four years ago.

Nine housing projects in Maine receive federal aid

The $15.3 million in grants and loans are earmarked for affordable housing.

Coast Guard crews in Maine to be paid Monday after all, despite shutdown

Sen. Susan Collins, who contacted the White House on Friday afternoon to urge an immediate fix to the payment issue, was told Friday night that Coast Guard employees will now be paid for their pre-shutdown work.

Mad Horse Theatre to present New England premiere of 'Deer'

Car crashes into Mister Bagel in South Portland

No one was injured but the Mill Creek business was damaged.