The Black Box on Washington Ave

08/14/2025

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10/01/2024

Boston Magazine spotlights some of the neighborhood culinary FAVES, including our very own ☺️ ☕️ ✨ check out the full article! 🖊️ for

08/07/2024

Always love the love for this entire Wash. Ave. community, and feeling extra special to get a shoutout in ✈️ for The Black Box’s initiatives and support around small businesses. ❤️ Thank you for writing about our street 😌 and including this little black box!

06/20/2024

Wow. WOW! We are blown away to be included in this article by .wonder for alongside so many of our wonderful, amazing neighbors and friends. Come visit us and “Wander Washington Avenue!” ❤️

12/14/2023

Have you visited the newest pop-up shop on Washington Avenue? The C-Word (.shop) is a colorful, curated gallery offering works of more than 25 Maine artists and makers! ✨It’s a perfect one-stop-shop for all of your holiday gifting. Plus, it’s surrounded by the best neighbors in and all along the Avenue! 😌

Swing by this Friday for a special extended hours evening and pop-up with 😋

09/08/2023

This September pop-up is colorful and cozy! ✨ Welcome to The Black Box and Washington Avenue community ♥️ ChappyWrap will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm, until September 27. Come say hello!

07/15/2023

Pop-Up Alert! 👋 We’re thrilled to host here in The Black Box in July and August! ✨
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STUDIO89 is a small workshop on the coast of Maine whose artisans design and handcraft original, modern furnishings that enrich the day-to-day experience through their usefulness, beauty and long life.
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Whether it is a custom design or a made-to-order collection item, for home or commercial space, each STUDIO89 piece is designed to balance aesthetics with practicality. ✨

05/08/2020

Sending a big thank you to and for this article spotlighting the local business community of Portland, Maine during this strange, challenging time. Words can’t fully convey the appreciation we have for all of you - local and afar. We remain hopeful to seeing these doors fully re-open and all of your faces again soon, when the time is right. 🌳☀️❤️

11/20/2019

We are SO excited to reveal this amazing short video that highlights the mission and purpose of The Black Box from the point of view of our small biz owners. Many thanks to the talented woman behind the camera, Kendra Smith, for putting this together to tell our story. We hope you enjoy!

08/28/2019

Strata feature in September's Maine Magazine issue

Strata , New England’s first Japanese whetstone sharpening and cutlery store, was featured in the September 2019 issue of The Maine Mag. Strata is located in The Black Box on Washington Ave, in Unit 4.

08/16/2019

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to snag something special from & sample sidewalk sale tomorrow! Be sure to tag when you visit us this weekend too! ☀️ •
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07/19/2019

Special event tonight at featuring & 😎 with limited risograph prints! Stop by 5-7pm & ✌🏻