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Have You Been to the Oldest Restaurant in the United States? It’s in New England
There is much debate about the oldest restaurant, tavern, and pub in America. Most of it comes from me and friends, who talk about this more than we should. What makes the "oldest" anything really the oldest? What's the difference between a tavern, restaurant, or pub? Could they all be one in the same, or three separate types of establishments? The answer is all of the above.
There Are Only 4 Hooters Restaurants Left In Massachusetts
Hooters dates back to April Fools' Day of 1983 where six owners Lynn D. Stewart, Gil DiGiannantonio, Ed Droste, Billy Ranieri, Ken Wimmer and Dennis Johnson believed their concept of business was going to fail. The first restaurant opened on October 4, 1983 on a site of a former rundown nightclub in Clearwater, Florida. Business started to skyrocket in December of 1984 when a group of Atlanta investors bought out the rights to Hooters.
Massachusetts’ Most Expensive Restaurant Charges $295 to Make a Reservation
When it comes to highlighting the best restaurants in New England, no one does a better job than LoveFood. From discussing the nation's top establishments to sharing recipes, news, and commentaries, LoveFood is a foodie's digital paradise. Now, the platform is turning their attention to the most expensive restaurants in...
Boston boy catches fish in Boston pond with most Boston of baits
Christine Ventura of West Roxbury and her son Teddy, 7, pulled over on Enneking Parkway yesterday to try some fishing off the dock at Turtle Pond in Stony Brook Reservation - even though all they had for bait was some ham from a Dunkin' sandwich. To our surprise (because we...
Glowing swings at the Lawn on D removed after nearly ten years
"Swing Time" has been at a fixture of Lawn on D since its opening in 2014. But, "wear and tear has ultimately taken its toll." The Instagrammable glowing oval swings at the Lawn on D in South Boston did not return to the event space this year. The Lawn on...
'A big part of our culture': Weymouth woman taps into Russian roots with new crêperie
WEYMOUTH − Ksenia Dubrovchenko said her parents owned a bakery and a restaurant when she was growing up in Russia, so her family had a lot of experience in the industry. So when her parents joined her in the United States to help care for her young son, Dubrovchenko said it was also an opportunity to tap into their talent. ...
Feline Rescue Society offers mobile services for Mass. cats to get neutered, spayed
FRAMINGHAM — Val Couchon is a cat person. Couchon brought Sweet Pea, a 1-year-old tortoiseshell cat, to a mobile spay and neutering facility called the Catmobile so Sweet Pea, a rescue from Worcester, could get spayed. The Salisbury-based Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society's Catmobile is a mobile spay and neuter clinic designed...
Spotted in Southie: Brown Booby on Carson Beach
On Saturday, a tropical bird, a Brown Booby, was spotted on Carson Beach in Southie, and bird watchers took notice. Universal Hub reports that Maryellen captured the above photo of the bird hanging out on a fence. Here is some info about this bird below:. Found in tropical oceans around...
The Cat Cafe Craze Arrived In Boston
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Boston’s first cat café opened in Beacon Hill last week. A Sanctuary Café is home to nine rescue cats. Tiger, Bug, Billy and six of their other feline friends live at the café full-time. According to the Smithsonian, a cat café...
July Jubilation—Saturday, July 20th is the big day!
This is big! Music, entertainment for all ages, live performances, and incredible savings as scores of merchants fill the sidewalks and streets of Wellesley Square with irresistible products and discounts. The annual summertime celebration is a time to enjoy a fun day out with the whole family in beautiful Wellesley....
Lou Trubiano's novel truth: 'Everything important starts and ends with the family'
QUINCY − Louis Trubiano's long-sought-after retirement project started years ago with his maternal grandfather, Luigi Pica, who came here from Italy in 1914, worked at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy his whole adult life and was extremely proud of his American citizenship, granted in 1930. "He was very...
Review & Setlist: Dave Matthews Band stays locked in at Xfinity Center
MANSFIELD – There’s a current trend in music where artists lean into nostalgia, pegging an entire tour to the anniversary of a massive hit album released 25 or 30 years ago. Dave Matthews Band certainly could do the same, with albums “Under the Table and Dreaming” (1994), “Crash”...
Win Tickets to See Green Day at Boston’s Fenway Park
Green Day is coming to Boston's Fenway Park with the Saviors Tour, and we have you chance to win tickets. The show is happening on Wednesday, August 7. Green Day will be playing the Dookie and American Idiot albums in their entirety, plus other hits. Also appearing are Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and the Linda Lindas.
Kristin Chenoweth stars in "The Queen of Versailles," a new musical premiering in Boston
BOSTON - Boston audiences are in luck: They will be the first to see "The Queen of Versailles," a Broadway-bound musical that reunites one of the composers from "Wicked" and star Kristin Chenoweth."Right fit" to premiere show in BostonTony winners Chenoweth and composer Stephen Schwartz are bringing "The Queen of Versailles" to life at the Emerson Colonial Theater in the Back Bay.The musical is based on a documentary of the same name. Chenoweth plays Jackie Siegel, the Florida woman who dreamed of building the largest private home in the US. But when the recession hit, construction on the $100 million...
MassRMV Announces 2024 Low Number Plate Lottery
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing applications for the 2024 Low Number Plate Lottery will be available online at myRMV Online Service Center beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024. To be eligible, applicants must apply for this year's lottery by 5:00...
Get the Scoop on Local Ice Cream
• In celebration of National Ice Cream Month and National Ice Cream Day — coming Sunday, July 21 — Needham Local explored some of the tasty ice cream spots around town and spoke with the people behind them. Needham Junction Ice Cream. The Junction, located on 51 Junction...
New art exhibit opens at Rose Kennedy Greenway
This piece has a tight focus on the devastating and often inequitable effects of global warming, even caused by the greenway itself. A new public art exhibit is coming to the Boston area, with a focus on the climate crisis. An exhibit titled SONG/LAND/SEA: WAI Water Warning & Binakol Blessing...
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