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OLD TOWN ROUTE: HOW TO HIKE DOWN THE MIDDLE OF 128 (AND LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT)

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted January 28, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction

That section is a continuation of the road ... but on the other side of the highway—and it can’t be accessed unless a) you have wings, or b) you have a death wish and think it would be fun running across the highway.

Filed Under: FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction Tagged With: Dedham, Hawk Hill, hikes, hiking, Marc Hurwitz, Mass, Massachusetts, Milton, Quincy, Randolph, Route 128, Skyline Trail

FIRST LOOK: EAST OCEAN RESTAURANT IN NORTH QUINCY

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted January 15, 2020 Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE

On the menu: pork blood with chives, steamed beef tripe, spicy jellyfish, cold chicken feet, pork blood congee (a type of rice porridge), jellied tofu, and shark fin and pork dumplings.

Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: dim sum, East Ocean Restaurant, north Quincy, red line

MEET THE NEW SPOTS… SAME AS THE OLD SPOTS

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted December 31, 2019 Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction

Longtime institutions are closing, but could a new batch be primed to replace them?

Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction Tagged With: 2020, ashmont grill, Boston drinks, Boston food, Cambridge, Dakzen, Deauxave, Democracy Brewing, Dorchester, Doyle's, Durgin Park, Eastern Standard, eats, Fox & Knife, Ganko, Hurwitz, J.J. Foley’s, Jacob Wirth, Jamaica Plain, No Name Restaurant, Restaurants, Roxy's, Saus, Snappy Pattys, SOMERVILLE, The Haven, Yvonne's

AN EVENING OF INTERPRETASTING: CRAFT CANNABIS AND NON-MEDICATED GOODIES AT THE SUMMIT LOUNGE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted December 19, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Talking Joints Memo

A unique low-key middlebrow cannabis fiesta for the head, gut, and soul.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: Bobby Nuggz, cannabis, craft cannabis, edibles, extracts, Interpretasting, Marijuana, Summit Lounge, Talking Joints Memo, Worcester

PLYMOUTH ROCKS: HIKING, EATS, AND MUCH MORE ON THE SOUTH SHORE

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted November 11, 2019 Filed Under: Eats, FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction

This will take you to the town wharf and with it, a whole lot of good stuff, including a breakwater that goes more than half a mile out into the ocean, various walkways and boardwalks with more views, several restaurants and food spots like the Lobster Hut and Cupcake Charlie’s.

Filed Under: Eats, FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction Tagged With: hikes, hiking, lobster rolls, Pilgrim Memorial Park, Plymouth, south shore, swordfish

FIRST LOOK (VIDEO): COMMCAN IN MILLIS

Written by DIG STAFF Posted November 6, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Shop, Talking Joints Memo

An actual family-run dispensary opens pretty darn close to Boston

Filed Under: COLUMNS, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Shop, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, CCC, CommCan, dispensary, edibles, flower, Millis, oil, recreational, Talking Joints Memo

SMALL CRIBS, BIG BASH: MIRANDA’S HEARTH RETURNS WITH FIRST MASS TINY HOUSE FEST ON NORTH SHORE

Written by DAWN MARTIN Posted October 17, 2019 Filed Under: GTFO, LIFESTYLE

"The more conversations we have about what tiny houses are, why people are turning to them, and how it will impact communities, the better."

Filed Under: GTFO, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: homes, Housing, Miranda's Hearth, tiny house, tiny houses

KRISTIN’S, BRAINTREE: A BREAKFAST SPOT FOR PEOPLE WITH A (VERY) SWEET TOOTH

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted October 9, 2019 Filed Under: Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE

The slightly quieter Braintree Square a short distance to the north is where you’ll find Kristin’s, and it often has much longer lines than the other places in town.

Filed Under: Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Braintree, Breakfast, eats, Food, Kristin's, pancakes, Quincy, red line, south shore

OUR FAVORITE PLACES TO CRY IN BOSTON

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 9, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, GTFO, Guides, LIFESTYLE, Lulz, Non-fiction

Since many of our friends in other cities have included lists of the best places to cry on campus in their back-to-school guides, we thought it would be fun—if not a bit depressing, in a shameless click-whorey kind of way—to expand such a survey to an entire metro region.

Filed Under: FEATURES, GTFO, Guides, LIFESTYLE, Lulz, Non-fiction Tagged With: Beacon Hill, best places to cry, Boston, Downtown Crossing, I-93, MBTA, places to cry, public garden, red line, state library, traffic

FROM SAVIN HILL TO SOMERVILLE: 10 MORE WELCOME-BACK WALKS OFF OF THE EATEN PATH

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted September 17, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction

This time there are options for food and drink along the way—plus we included other communities in the region as well.

Filed Under: FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction Tagged With: Boston, Cambridge, Dorchester, hikes, hiking, Marc Hurwitz, Quincy, South Boston

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