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GENTLEMAN BRAWLERS Come to the Spire Center in April
Gentleman Brawlers will make their Plymouth, MA debut at The Spire Center for Performing Arts on Friday, April 3, 2026. When Brooklyn collective Gentleman Brawlers performs, it’s more than a concert: it’s an electrifying experience. Led by creative duo Becca Fox and Matt Walsh, the band channels musical inspo Talking Heads with their distinct brand of Afrofunk and indie dance music. “If you can MOVE you can DANCE!” shouts an exuberant Fox from the stage — or from the dance floor, where she’s joined the crowd. Gentleman Brawlers loves to engage an audience, and the audience loves them right back. The BBC’s Tom Robinson hailed them as “a virtuoso live band, grooving together like a beautifully engineered machine.”
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Middle school students join high schoolers for spring musical
When the curtain rises on “Frozen Jr.” next month at North Attleborough High School, it will mark more than opening night for the spring musical. The production will unite middle and high school students, draws faculty together behind the scenes and, for one young actress, continues a family legacy decades in the making.
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The Homemade Breakfast At This Massachusetts Diner Is Good, It’s Worth A Road Trip
Some mornings you wake up with a craving so powerful it would drive you across state lines – that’s exactly the kind of magnetic pull Mike’s City Diner in Boston’s South End has on breakfast enthusiasts throughout New England. This unassuming brick storefront on Washington Street...
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Record-breaking painting draws attention in Minnesota
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Descendant Detroit Style Pizza is moving from the Pru to Revere Beach
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. The Boston location of a pizzeria with roots in Canada is moving to a seaside location just north of the city. According to a message sent from the business, Descendant Detroit Style Pizza is going to be moving from the Prudential Center in the Back Bay to a new location at Revere Beach, and we have been told that the Pru location is now officially closed. If all goes as planned, the new location of Descendant could be opening at Revere Beach in May.
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Boston Bartender Bottles Signature Espresso Martini Inspired by U.S. Navy Service
A Boston bartender is turning decades of mixology experience — and a little Navy inspiration — into a thriving bottled cocktail business.Glenn LeMaitre, a longtime bartender at Bricco Ristorante & Enoteca in Boston’s North End, is known for serving one of the restaurant’s most popular drinks: the espresso martini. After 16 years behind the bar, he estimates more than one million of the cocktails have been served.His recipe stands out thanks to a rich blend of fresh espresso, vanilla vodka, Kahlúa, Baileys, Frangelico, and amaretto. But the drink’s origin story is just as distinctive.LeMaitre first created the cocktail in 1989 while serving aboard the USS Forrestal. After more than 100 days at sea, he experimented with available ingredients while on shore leave in the Virgin Islands — creating the same recipe he still serves today.More than three decades later, that signature drink has evolved into a bottled product called “Drink That,” which he launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ready-to-drink espresso martini is now produced in large batches at a facility in Dedham, Massachusetts, maintaining the same flavor profile as the original bar version.Distribution currently spans Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and the venture also supports a meaningful cause. A portion
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5 restaurants we can’t wait to try in March
From a South Boston spot by a James Beard Award-winning chef to a Seaport vintage cocktail bar, these are the restaurants topping our must-try list this month. Modern Mediterranean, a glamorous Italian supper club and a pop-up poke handroll venue are whetting our palate for a season of thrilling restaurant openings. This month also sees the expansion of an intentional eatery to South Boston and a vintage cocktail bar complete with a cabaret stage set to open in Seaport. Here’s where you’ll find us dining and drinking in March.
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Southie’s Stats Bar Gets Last Call Before The Wrecking Ball
Stats Bar & Grille, the loud-and-proud sports bar on Dorchester Street that has been a South Boston fixture since 2010, is about to pour its last round. The owners say the bar will close at the end of March, with March 29 set as the final night of service, before the building is demolished this spring to make way for a larger, reimagined version of the venue. Regulars can expect one more month of games, Sunday Fundays and parade crowds before the lights go out and the wrecking crew rolls in.
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Percussion Powerhouse at the NBSO!
New Bedford Symphony Welcomes Percussion Powerhouse Cynthia Yeh. When life feels predictable, sometimes what you need most is something unexpected. On Saturday, March 14, 2026, 7:30 PM at the newly renovated Zeiterion, the New Bedford Symphony invites you to experience Boldness Unbound—an electrifying evening designed to awaken your senses, stir your spirit, and remind you what it feels like to be fully alive.
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Massachusetts Has A Donut Shop With A Glazed Classic People Drive For On Purpose
You know a donut is serious when people plan their morning around the drive. Kane’s Donuts in Saugus is that kind of Massachusetts stop, especially for the glazed classic. It is not trying to be trendy or overloaded, it is trying to be perfect. The glaze hits with that thin, shiny finish that melts fast but still leaves a little crackle.
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This Retro 1950s Diner In Massachusetts Will Take You Back In Time
Some places don’t just serve food; they serve memories you haven’t even made yet. Casey’s Diner in Natick is a tiny time capsule where hot dogs are still grilled on a vintage griddle and the whole place could fit inside your living room (if you have a really small living room).
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This Portuguese bakery in Massachusetts feels like a corner café in Lisbon
Nestled in Fall River, Massachusetts, Barcelos Bakery exudes the charm and warmth of a traditional Portuguese café. For locals and visitors alike, stepping into this bakery is like embarking on a sensory journey to Lisbon, where the scent of freshly baked bread mingles with the sound of Portuguese chatter.
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Beloved Boston Ice Cream Shop Opens for 2026 Season & Celebrates 50th Year
The Ice Creamsmith, a longtime Dorchester staple at 2295 Dorchester Ave., is set to open for the 2026 season on Sunday, March 1st, at 11:30 AM, marking the shop’s 50th anniversary. The opening comes just one week after Blizzard Hernando buried the Boston area under more than 30 inches of snow and left some residents without power.
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The Boston, Massachusetts BBQ Shack Locals Call The Best In The State
If you think you’ve tried BBQ, think again, because this place in Boston is rewriting the rules. Locals practically beg you to come here, calling it the best in the state, and really, I didn’t need much convincing. The first smell that got to me was smoky, savory,...