It’s hard to open a restaurant, especially one with three all-day phases. But what kind of “dining concept” takes back an accidentally delivered side?
The server took back my fries and threw them away
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Clover shuts down, third Hong Kong Festival is Sunday and J.P. Licks does the World Cup
The Clover chain was in its final hours Thursday, the New England Hong Kong Festival returns and there are seven new flavors at an ice cream chain.
Keezer’s has a next home and Simon’s Coffee Shop is looking as an apartment project speeds toward construction
The apartment project at 1740 Massachusetts Ave. is on track for a permit submission in June and demolition in the months that follow.
Another abrupt shutdown at Davis Square’s iconic Rosebud Diner leaves diners in the dark (updated)
It would be easy to think The Rosebud diner is closed again. It’s dark inside, lifeless. There’s no sign on the door, and no information online.
The Mushroom Shop announces a move to East Cambridge
After four years in Somerville, Tyler Akabane’s Mushroom Shop moves this year to East Cambridge, to where the Courthouse Fish Market operated for 112 years.
We Thieves vintage closes its Inman Square location Sunday with a final Eats & Crafts street fair sale
A Porter Square location sells on, but this tin-ceiling store in Inman lasted longer than expected after opening during Covid, owner Sandra Rossi said.
A music lover’s music club called Altar may finally have found its home in Cambridge’s Central Square (corrected)
Central Square could be within a few weeks of knowing the address of Altar, its next nightclub. But founder John Kearney doesn’t want to get ahead of himself.
Electric and cargo bike pioneer Bicycle Belle closes Aug. 1, leaving others to peddle pedals
Founder and owner, Carice Reddien Pingenot, announced the closing on Tuesday, saying she needed a break and time to focus on her family.
Owner plans to close S&S Restaurant in Inman this summer
S&S Restaurant owner Gary Mitchell hints at “other things” coming after the deli ends its 107-year run in Inman Square.
Prepare for Nostalgia, where coffee and vintage clothing mix, and learn what happened to Nine Winters Bakery
Somerville welcomes a hybrid cafe and vintage clothing store called Nostalgia while the taste fades from the celebrated Nine Winters Bakery in Cambridge.