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Restaurants

Where to Warm Up with Hot Cocktails around Boston

There are plenty of ways to fight the winter chill—and sipping on a warm cocktail is one of the best. Hot toddies, whiskey hot chocolates, […]

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Restaurants

Boston’s Queen of Pretzel Croissants Is Back

Bostok, miso morning bun, pretzel croissant—if this trio of sweets sounds familiar to you, you’re going to want to sit down for this news: Rae […]

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Home & Property

Somerville Tenants Offered Lower Rent…in Exchange for Not Talking About Their Rent

With Boston area rents at a near record high and vacancies at a low, landlords are pushing the boundaries as some take advantage of market […]

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Restaurants

Eat Sandwiches Full of Sunshine at Shirley in Davis Square

First off, two points of clarification: Shirley is a restaurant, not a person. (Well, Shirley is a person, but the owner of the restaurant called […]

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Restaurants

Sake-Drenched Karaoke, the Rebirth of a Favorite Beer Bar, and More Boston Restaurant News

Welcome to our weekly news roundup, keeping you up to date on tidbits of Boston-area restaurant news. Got info that should be on our radar? Send […]

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Restaurants

Tiffani Faison’s Bringing Pizza to Fenway, Mei Mei Is Getting a New Home, and More Food News

Welcome to our Monday news roundup, keeping you up to date on tidbits of Boston-area restaurant news. Got info that should be on our radar? Send […]

Golden-brown fried pickle rounds are served with thick orange dipping sauce in a small cast-iron pan, with beer on the side.
Restaurants

A Dozen Places to Get Excellent Fried Pickles around Boston

If you’ve ever felt a craving for a savory snack with a pang of tartness and a crispy crunch, you might want to try some […]

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City Life

3 Million Fans Can’t Be Wrong…Can They?

The sun is still blazing at 6 p.m. on Redondo Beach, some 25 miles southwest of Los Angeles, when 19-year-old identical triplet brothers Chris, Matt, […]

City Life

A Combatant in Somerville’s Breakfast Wars Is in the Spotlight Again

Accusations, recriminations, hash browns, and trouble on Breakfast Boulevard: Such is life, once again, in one of the city’s most notoriously acrimonious brunch joints. The […]

City Life

If Somerville Doesn’t Look Good, He Doesn’t Look Good

The walls of the London hotel room felt like they were closing in around Elan Sassoon. Out of nowhere, shooting pains reverberated through his chest. […]

Home & Property

Real Estate Showdown: A Grand Colonial in Lowell vs. a Modern Somerville Townhouse

Madore Photography (Lowell); Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty (Somerville) 99 Belmont Avenue, Lowell Sale Price: $1,475,000 2 Adrian Street, Somerville $1,255,000 98 6,163 square feet 5 […]

City Life

GONE-dola: The Link between Somerville and the Encore Will Be a Bridge

Pop the champagne: The pedestrian bridge at the Encore seems to finally be a go. City and state officials on Friday announced an official commitment […]

City Life

Five Things That Will Probably Happen Before the Green Line Extension Finally Opens

The word has just come through: The opening of the Green Line Extension has been pushed back, again. If you think you might have heard […]

Restaurants

First Look: Premiere on Broadway, Your Favorite New Restaurant and Music Lounge Opening in August

When it opens in Somerville in early August, Premiere on Broadway will be perfectly positioned for the “Roaring ’20s” revival that plenty of folks are […]

City Life

So How about That Lightning Storm in Boston, Huh?

Wow, man. This week’s vicious, punishing heatwave came to a dramatic conclusion on Wednesday night with some of the loudest, most beautiful, and most batshit […]