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California-Based Baby Cafe Kitchen Opening In Massachusetts
A restaurant based in California is bringing Hong Kong-style cuisine to two locations in Massachusetts.
Baby Cafe Kitchen is planning to open up shop at 1006 Beacon St. in Brookline in February and one location at 128 Brighton Ave. in Boston’s Allston in April, Boston Restaurant Talk first reported.
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The restaurant’s locations in Oakland Chinatown, Union City, and Emeryville, California, Hainan chicken rice, beef stew, rice cube, wings, salt and pepper squid, chow fu…
TGI Fridays Closing 'Underperforming' Dedham Restaurant
TGI Fridays is closing nearly 30 "underperforming" locations across the northeast and will sell eight restaurants to the chain's former CEO, the chain said in a news release.
The 27 closures include restaurants in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. In total, 36 TGI Fridays locations are shutting down nationwide.
The company says about 1,000 employees, which represent more than 80% of those impacted, will be offered transfer opportunities.
"As we continue along our path of transformation to revitalize the Fridays brand and …
This Boston Zip Code Among Most Expensive In US: Here's Where It Ranks
The Northeast is well-represented in new rankings of the 100 most expensive zip codes in the nation.
Two of the top 10 zip codes according to Property Shark Real Estate Reports are in New York, with both on Long Island, in the Hamptons:
No. 2 Sagaponack (zip code 11962) with a median home sale price in 2023 of $8,075,000,
No. 6 (tie) Water Mill (11976) with a median home sale price in 2023 of $4,500,000.
Six of the Top 10 zip codes are in California, including No. 1 Atherton (94027), located near San Francisco, ($8,300,000 median sales price).
California has 79 of the 100 p…
3 Norfolk County Communities Boast Some Of 'Most Enviable' Lifestyles In US, New Study Says
Three thousand Americans voted to determine the American suburb with the most enviable lifestyle, and five Massachusetts communities made the list.
A handful of Massachusetts suburbs were named among the 175 suburbs with the most "enviable lifestyle" in America, according to Moving Feedback, an online platform designed to help people move.
Brookline, Needham, and Wellesley, all in Norfolk County, scored spots 91, 147, and 156, respectively.
Two Middlesex County communities, Newton and Weston, came in at spots 167 and 175, respectively.
Topping the list at positions…
Sweetgreen To Feature Robot Chefs At Eastern Mass Locations In 5 Years: Report
A restaurant focused on bringing healthy, fast options to its customers may soon be employing robots to assemble its salads and bowls, reports say.
Sweetgreen, a California-headquartered restaurant chain with eateries in 19 states, plans to use robots to assemble meals at all of its locations within five years, as reported by Restaurant Business.
The brand opened its first restaurant powered by automation, called the sweetgreen Infinite Kitchen, in Naperville, Illinois on May 10, 2023, according to a press release.
The brand acquired Spyce, a Boston-based restaurant company powered by …
Serial Rapist: Attorney Charged With 4 Cold Case Attacks In Mass, FBI Says
The FBI and Boston police said a New Jersey attorney is behind a string of rapes and kidnappings in Boston more than 15 years ago, officials said. Officials arrested the Weehawken man on Tuesday, May 30.
Matthew Nilo, 35, is charged with three counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, one charge of intent to rape, and one account of indecent assault and battery, the Boston Police Department announced. The alleged attacks happened in August and November 2007 and August and December 2008 in Charlestown, authorities said.
Investigators linked Nilo to the rapes through investigati…
Man Who Choked Woman To Death In Front Of Their Son Convicted Of Murder: DA
A Lawrence man who choked a woman to death in front of their then 4-year-old son was convicted Thursday, Feb. 2, of murder, authorities said.
Emilio DeLarosa, age 38, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2016 killing of Wanda Rosa, 28, the Essex County District Attorney's Office announced.
“One of the most important things we do is give voice and seek justice for victims,” DA Paul F. Tucker said in a news release. “The work done by our team gave voice to Wanda and justice to her family, friends – and son.”
Their son, who's now an 11-year-old fifth grader in Lawre…
Numbers For Historic $2 Billion Powerball Drawn: Here's Where People Won Big
The winning numbers for a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball Jackpot have been drawn and there are winners in several states, lottery officials report.
The winning numbers were white balls 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and red Powerball 10. The Power Play multiplier was 2X.
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The drawing was held just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8 after a delay from one participating lottery nee…
