“It’s going from Central Square in Cambridge over the Mass Ave Bridge and then into the Boston Common. Both cities are heavily affected by drugs and alcohol, and most have a deep sense of community. Families have been torn apart, and they’ve also been brought back together.”
COINING ‘SACKIE’
My first priority is to put “sackie” on the map. That’s right, sackie. Or sacky. Take your pick.
BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: BAD DECISION JUICE
What’s important is that Bad Decision, despite clocking in at a mere 4.7 percent ABV, does a dangerous enough dance on your tastebuds to remain sexy.
THE THIRSTY GAINS: WITH LATEST MOVE, PRESSLEY MAY FINALLY DENT LIQUOR LICENSE DISPARITY
The vast majority of those 153 licenses will be restricted to seven historically underserved Boston neighborhoods: Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill and East Boston.
A RECKONING FOR RESTAURANTS IN BOSTON AND EVERYWHERE
This is what happens when you mess with the Mass service industry
TERMS OF SERVICE: AGREEING WITH THE OTHER NRA
Almost every new restaurant built in Boston is enormous. The number of seats is outrageous, the number of servers needed to cover them ridiculous.
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? INTERVENTION
BAR HAVOC: THE THAW
IMAGE BY SCOTT MURRY @HOTDOGTACO The holidays are a difficult time to be a bartender. A lot of college kids leave for break, leaving me nothing but scraps to live off of for the coldest months of the year. Even with money getting a little tight, I can’t help but feel grateful. I […]
TODAY IN LICENSING: DOT 2 DOT CAFE IN DORCHESTER, NOW WITH BOOZE
Everyone likes booze.
GUMMI SITUATION: GETTING DRUNK ON CANDY AT MAST’
“I can get you drunk on candy,” he says with a mischievous laugh. “One hundred percent.”
