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Akinto and Boston Nightlife Ventures to Take Over Merrill & Co.

After just about two, rocky years of existence, Merrill & Co. is shutting down for good. Boston Restaurant Talk reports Akinto, a Southeast Asian concept […]

City Life

Worcester Dumps More Poop into Public Waters Than Any Other City in Mass.

Worcester dumps more sewage in our waterways than any other municipality in Massachusetts, according to EPA documents recently obtained by MuckRock. Worcester pumped out 525 million […]

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Wellness

Study: Optimism May Help You Survive a Heart Attack

While it may be hard to find the silver lining in a heart attack, a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital suggests that looking on the […]

City Life

Boston Bombing Survivor Honors Paris Terror Victims

She had seen it before. A dedicated space where both loved ones and strangers have gathered to lay flowers, light candles, and honor those killed […]

Arts & Entertainment

New Ghostbusters Look Fierce in First Official Photo

First official image from #Ghostbusters shared with the fans first! Yates, Gilbert, Holtzmann, and Tolan line up to… Posted by Proton ChargingWednesday, December 16, 2015 […]

Arts & Entertainment

Interview: Ghost Box Orchestra Drummer Martin Rex, on His New Book

This post originally appeared on Vanyaland. In any psych-rock song worth the salt of Arthur Lee, there are patterns and themes buried beneath the surface […]

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Restaurants

Chipotle Outlines Food Safety Plan with Full-Page Boston Herald Ad

Chipotle bought a full page ad on page 3 of the Herald to apologize for the recent norovirus outbreak pic.twitter.com/t38V6pgrV5 — Jordan Graham (@jordanmgraham) December […]

Arts & Entertainment

Three Ways to Celebrate the Boston Tea Party

Today marks the anniversary of one of the first sparks of the Revolutionary War—242 years ago, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty vowed to […]

City Life

Listen to Basketball’s Inventor Recount the First-Ever Game in Springfield

Among the myriad things Massachusetts has given the world—the Internet, the smiley face, Kelly’s Roast Beef—is the sport of basketball, invented by Canadian phys. ed. […]

Restaurants

Five Things Lydia Shire Loves

Want to know where the pros go? We’re asking Best of Boston winners to divulge their favorite places in Boston. Below, Lydia Shire, Boston culinary […]