SPACE Grant Recipients
From 2023 to 2024, the City of Boston’s Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion gave out SPACE (“Supporting Pandemic Affected Community Enterprises”) Grants to 90 small businesses, prioritizing industries most affected by COVID. The funding—a total of $10 million—came from the American Rescue Plan Act and was used to help restaurants, retail shops, repair companies, and other businesses with expenses related to new leases. The goal: to bring people back to commercial districts, revitalizing the city’s economy.
We Can’t Wait for These Greater Boston Restaurant Openings in 2025
An ode to Mary Chung’s suan la chow show. Wasabi martinis. Indian and Korean gastropubs. Thai-Japanese fusion and French-Japanese fusion. Cocktail-inspired coffee drinks, a Vietnamese […]
Where to Find the Best Jamaican Food in Greater Boston
When you’re craving fiery jerk chicken, rich oxtail, and tasty beef patties, Greater Boston’s excellent Jamaican restaurants and food trucks are ready to oblige. Here […]
New Cafe Jadu Brings Magic to Jamaica Plain (And Yes, There Will Be Wine)
With thick slabs of pistachio butter-slathered sourdough toast, jammy egg-filled breakfast sandwiches, and wintery cardamom and clove lattes, a cozy new café has arrived in […]
Russ & Mimi’s, a Neighborhood Market, Opens in Roslindale Soon
Steps from the Roslindale Village commuter rail station, a new one-stop shop is about to debut: Russ & Mimi’s opens this month with grab-and-go breakfast […]
Democracy Brewing Will Expand to East Boston in 2025
Democracy Brewing, a Best of Boston worker-owned brewpub in Downtown Crossing, is expanding to East Boston in early 2025—and getting into winemaking, too. Democracy Brewing […]