local business
We all scream for ice cream: A roundup of Cambridge and Somerville’s ice cream options
Vote in our poll and sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this article for a chance to win a $25 gift card to one of the listed ice cream shops of your choice! Polling will end on Aug. 31. Read more Cambridge needs to update its fire codes to keep up with […]
Glass Ripples will make waves in Brookline
A Cambridge glassware and artisan-made home goods shop is expanding to Brookline, with plans to open a second location on Harvard Street this fall. Read more Lining up for Burger Night at Vinal Bakery and General Store Glass Ripples, currently located on Elm Street just south of Davis Square, is taking over the space at […]
New donut shop owner hopes we’ll all be voracious bovines
Cows are naturally driven to sugar-rich grass and other foods. Local restaurateur Paul Rungta hopes Cantabrigians are just as drawn to his latest culinary endeavor: Greedy Cow Donut Factory. Read more Runners of the world, unite! Racers establish the People’s Republic of Danehy Park, if only for an evening Serving classic donuts and modern flavors […]
For froyo lovers, the BerryLine is always worth the wait
“It’s kind of like the point is waiting in the line,” said Roz Patterson, a customer standing on Arrow Street in the ever fluctuating string of people trailing out of BerryLine’s front door. Read more The birds that bounced back “Everybody knows about BerryLine,” customer Hugo Yuan said. “Everyone just talks about it,” added a […]
Digital Bootcamps helping small businesses in Cambridge find new life
Teddy Shoes has been part of the heart of Central Square since 1957. The shop’s owner, Steven Adelson, joined the family business in 1978. On most days, you can find him in the shop talking to customers and tending to inventory. As of recently, you may also find him scripting, rehearsing and filming videos for […]
Everybody Gotta Eat, so Manny Mervil gotta work
Kendall Square office buildings clear out by mid-afternoon most summer Fridays – if office workers show up at all. But around 2:30 p.m. on a recent gorgeous mid-July afternoon, Emmanuel “Manny” Mervil has one of his two phones glued to his ear, talking business. Or maybe charity, for one of his nonprofits. Serial entrepreneur is […]
Summer farmers markets are in full swing
A new farmers market has sprouted in Somerville, expanding the area’s already robust selection. Read more The CPL’s top 10 June reads Federal Realty, Assembly Row’s operator, launched the market because its surveys found residents, visitors and workers said it was “something that they were wanting us to kind of explore and see in the […]
Dear Annie will close, though its owner says she’ll start something new
Dear Annie owner Lauren Friel shocked the local dining community when she posted on Instagram that it would be ending nightly service as of July 31. Friel posted that “Dear Annie as we know her—in both name and being—will cease to exist.” Read more Community members criticize city officials in meeting following Bautista’s death Friel […]
Goodbye for Charlie’s? Beer garden is cleaned out
Social media was rife recently with photos of Charlie’s Beer Garden being cleared out, along with speculation about what it meant for the future of Charlie’s Kitchen, one of the oldest dining establishments in Harvard Square. Read more Meet the candidates: Brownsberger and Lander emphasize similar issues, different approaches Charlie’s was devastated by a water […]
World Cup a winner for local businesses
Boston’s major sports teams captured 10 titles during Olde Magoun Saloon’s first 24 years of business, but none of those championship nights matched a three-hour window last week. Read more Mixing courage and politics As the U.S. soccer team put away Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 of FIFA World Cup 2026, patrons […]