FOOD & DRINK
Coffins and cake: a look inside a Boston death cafe
On a recent evening, in a small room in the back of a Somerville community center with the inviting aroma of tea and cake wafting in from the adjoining kitchen, 14 strangers sat around a table excited to discuss a typically-taboo topic: death. The April 3 event, aptly called a...
Vultures believed to be seriously ill were, instead, ‘literally too drunk to fly’
The pair found on April 7 in Watertown, Connecticut, was quickly released back into the wild after spending a night recovering from “a wicked hangover,” A Place Called Home said in the post.
Brewery closes its Hingham taproom, restaurant
HINGHAM — After about a year and a half in operation, Untold Brewery has closed its location at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham. "While we hoped to extend our lease, fortune was simply not on our side," a post from February on the brewery's Facebook page read. The...
Owners of Giacomo's and Riccardo's in Boston's North End opening North End Lobster Company
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. The operators of a couple of North End restaurants are hoping to open a new dining spot. According to a licensing board hearing page within the City of Boston website, a restaurant tentatively named North End Lobster Co. is looking to open on Hanover Street, with Adriana Travaglione being the manager listed. A post within the northend.page website mentions that Richard and Adriana Travaglione (who both run the North End location of Giacomo's as well as the nearby Riccardo's) are indeed behind the proposed spot, though the website says "The restaurant will be called 'North End Lobster Company'.... except probably not. Turns out that was just a placeholder and the real name on the BDA is TBD."
$4M Lottery Jackpot: Revere Woman Eyes Vacation With Newfound Fortune
A Revere woman knows how she will spend part of her newfound fortune after she won $4 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery. Alejandra Maria Arroyave Hurtado won the grand prize jackpot by playing the $10 scratch-off game “4,000,000 Mayhem."She chose to take the lump sum payment of $2.6 m…
First Six Winners Of Jaws Themed Trip To Vineyard Announced By Lottery
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — These fans of the 1975 blockbuster film “Jaws” are in luck as the Massachusetts State Lottery has announced the first six winners of a trip to Martha’s Vineyard inspired by the film in honor of its 50th anniversary. The winners were randomly...
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