Alcohol
Young adults in Mass. most likely to enter treatment for alcohol addiction
Amid an overall decline in the number of young adults in Massachusetts seeking addiction treatment, alcohol has displaced heroin as a leading reason for entering rehab. Read more City proposes reducing inclusionary zoning rules – for now An analysis of federal treatment data by Woodlands Grove Recovery Campus, a northwest Ohio based addiction treatment center, […]
Cambridge City Council asks city to advocate for later alcohol service
When the city of Cambridge’s licensing commission loosened –then proposed tightening– its alcohol service policies earlier this summer, it faced criticism over the mixed messages it was sending to the public. Was Cambridge a fun and thriving place to go out with friends? Or was it a strict and overbearing nanny state, not just for […]
Salt + Stone restaurant will reopen five months after fire
Assembly Row’s Salt + Stone will reopen July 10, five months after a kitchen fire forced the restaurant to close. Read more Tenants nervous about CHA takeover face “no threat,” Fraden says Grease buildup in an oven exhaust duct caught fire during dinner service Feb. 3, hours before the pipe was scheduled to be cleaned. […]
Cambridge puts least popular changes to alcohol rules back in bottle
After citywide criticism of its plan to tighten up alcohol service, the Cambridge Board of License Commissioners is walking back two of its least popular proposals. Read more Medicaid cuts loom, but CHA budget changes only modestly On Tuesday, the board voted to remove a 30-minute wait limit between drink orders and its changes to […]
So far, so fun for Cambridge’s version of Bourbon Street
From the Tartan Army to the Tall Ships, Cambridge is a prime beneficiary of the legislative mouthful called the Act Authorizing Municipalities to Opt-In to a Temporary Pilot to Extend the Hours of Liquor Licenses and to Allow for Public Consumption in Designated Districts in Summer 2026. Maybe we can just call it Bourbon Street […]