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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

PUBLIC BAD. PRIVATE GOOD? BOSTON HERALD’S ATTACK ON MASSHOUSING HIGHLIGHTS DOUBLE STANDARD IN AMERICAN JOURNALISM

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 6, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

Over the last several days, the Boston Herald has had its knives out in no less than three articles and two editorials against MassHousing—an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts.

 

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Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston Herald, Braintree, business expense, capitalism, Column, Digital First Media, economy, government, hotel, Jason Pramas, Journalism, labor, leased car, Massachusetts, neoliberal, news, newspaper, per diem, Politics, public, racism, travel

RESOLUTION #19: HOW WE PLEDGE TO BE BETTER BOSTONIANS IN THE NEW YEAR

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 27, 2018 Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction

Instead of trying to get ripped next year, we have some far more sensible ideas for how to improve our city, selves, and community while having loads of fun.

Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction Tagged With: Bates Bar & Grill, Beer, beer hall, Blue Hills, Boston, Braintree, Brookline, Brother Brookline, Cambridge, cannabis, Chili Square, corn, eats, elote, Grape Leaf, Harpoon, Hilltop, Italo, jp, Medford, newton, North Shore, Quincy, Route 1, Saugus, SOMERVILLE, Weymouth

FIRST LOOK: BATES BAR & GRILL

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted August 25, 2018 Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE

Setups such as these also tend to indicate that dining might be taking a backseat to drinking, but this spot does seem to put a little more emphasis on food, so the atmosphere leans just a touch more toward subdued than rowdy.

Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: bar and grill, bates, Boston, Braintree, eats, Quincy

ACCESS THE VOTE: AT LONG LAST, ACTIVISTS WITH DISABILITIES CONNECT LOCALLY, NATIONALLY

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted July 24, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

“We started Access in January after we had had enough. … They treat you like you are the only one, but then you see that there are others. We’ve been on our own, so now we’re trying to work together.”

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACCESS, Activism, Advancing Community inClusion and Equality on the South Shore, AutoMark, Braintree, Crystal Evans, disability, Disability Law Center, Elections, Massachusetts, MBTA, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National League of Women Voters, nursing rations, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Quincy, REV-UP, voting

SPECIAL GUEST COLUMN: CONTROLLING THE CONNECTION

Written by SAUL TANNENBAUM Posted May 22, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Boston has chosen a different approach—one of partnering with Verizon, which seeks to use Boston to demonstrate to Wall Street that it is a company looking to the future of digital entertainment and smart cities.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: 1792 Postal Act, Ajit Pai, Boston, Braintree, Cambridge, FCC, Federal Trade Commission, Massachusetts, net neutrality, Norwood, President Donald Trump, Reading, Saul Tannenbaum, Susan Crawford, telecommunications

10 OUTDOOR PATIOS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted April 25, 2017 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

Which patios and decks are good to hit? Well, all of them, really, but a handful of lesser-known ones are below, plus a few relatively popular spots that have patios literally hidden from view.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: ashmont grill, Atwood’s Tavern, Braintree, Cielo, City Streets Restaurant, Darcy's Pub, east boston, eats, Food, KO Pies, Moonshine 152, Patios. Cambridge, Picco, Quincy, Roslindale, Village Sushi & Grill, Waltham, Winthrop Arms

JUDGE DREAD: SINCE YOU’RE ALREADY WORRYING ABOUT TRUMP’S APPOINTMENTS …

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted October 18, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Baker’s judicial picks include a corporate lawyer and a star DUI attorney

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Arthur Garrity Jr., Beacon Hill, Braintree, Brockton, Charlie Baker, Donald Trump, dui, Ed Sharkansky, Governor's Council, JNC, judgeship, Judicial Nominating Commission, Plymouth County, SCOTUS. POTUS. Karen F. Green, Supreme Judicial Court

ASHLEY’S

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted August 3, 2016 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

True local flavor in Braintree

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Ashley's, Braintree, Breakfast, South Braintree Square

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