The Waltham-based Cabot Corporation has slashed and burned, selling off some of its western oil and gas reserves, paying greenmail to a menacing suitor, and refocusing on its chemical and northeastern energy business.
The numbers look better, and the firm is thinking of returning to downtown Boston, where all Cabots belong.
Greg Allman
He's off drugs; he's off booze. The Allman we saw was all music. The Channel, .
Anna's Handcut Donuts
Most days, the place looks like a precinct station, so you know the doughnuts must be good. 2056 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA .
Robert Gleason, Area Home Inspection, Inc.
Helpful, energy-conscious, and fearless when it means crawling into the nooks and crannies of a home you are about to buy. 19 Fairview Rd., Weston, MA .
Bob Lobel, Channel 4
And getting Martin Clark to spill his guts about the Boston College basketball program looks a lot better in retrospect.
Kareem's
This is down-home cooking Middle Eastern-style, but the Armenians also love it. Try baked salmon with tahini, with a side of cracked wheat. 600 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA .
Mexican Cuisine
It looks like a neighborhood bar, but the food is the Best Mexican north of south of the border. We recommend any of the tuna-steak dinners. 1682 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA .
EMW Fine Foods
The initials stand for East Meets West, and this caterer melds the best cooking of both worlds. Boston and Nantucket, MA
Bohill's
The old Beacon Café, which journalist Josh Resnek took over and made even funkier. 81 Broadway, Chelsea, MA .
O-Positive
They're melodic; they've got good lyrics and a good stage presence to boot.
Brighton Leather and Shoe Repair
Whether it's a designer jacket or that old handbag you love, the folks in this small shop will make it look like new. 1642 Beacon St., Brookline, MA .
North End Fabrics
If you're looking for upholstery or haute couture fabrics, luxurious silk fringes or hard-to-find trims, this cramped shop has it all. And helpful service, too. 31 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA .
Chef Lee's Famous Soul Food
From collard greens to pig's feet to fried chicken to sweet-potato pie, Chef Lee's offers a full menu of homey cooking. they cater, too. 1140 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester, MA .
Mark Roosevelt
His boast that he was one of the best Massachusetts legislators of the twentieth century makes Charles de Gaulle look like Joe Meek.
Boston's Inspectional Services Agency
For implementing the cliché You Get What You Pay For. Contractors looking for speedily issued building permits reportedly had to pay cash to the appropriate bureaucrat.