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Grey’s Coffee brings cookie butter lattes to Quincy Center
A new Quincy Center coffee shop is serving cookie butter lattes, Almond Joy lattes and other specialty drinks made with house-made syrups. Miranda Maki opened Grey’s Coffee at 1237 Hancock St. after building the business through a coffee cart and local pop-ups. "We try to have flavors that make us a destination spot," Maki said. "We make drinks that not only look decadent, but are also the best you've ever tasted." She said the cookie butter latte is the most popular, as well as the Almond Joy latte. Seasonal items include a pumpkin pie latte, vanilla harvest and an apple crisp dirty soda, which is soda "dirtied" by adding things like flavored syrups and cream. “I’ve always loved going to coffee shops that are unique and finding a good cup of coffee,” she said. “I also prefer house-made syrups, and there aren’t too many in the area. The latte world is so different, with cold foam and interesting flavors." Why Grey’s Coffee makes its syrups from scratch Maki said it's the homemade syrups that really make her coffee unique. While many store-bought syrups have what she describes as a "chemically taste," Maki makes most of hers from scratch using sugar,
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Coming to Boston: November–December 2026
Upcoming experimental music performances in Boston and Cambridge, drawn from Non-Event’s latest newsletter. November 6 – William Basinski, Arrow Street Arts, Cambridge. Basinski presents The Garden of Brokenness, a live realization of his piano tape-loop work with pianist Adam Tendler and BSO percussionists. November 8 – Sam Wenc,...
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Boston Magazine Names the Best Restaurants in Boston, Including these ones in the Neighborhood
Boston Magazine has released its annual list of the best restaurants in Boston, highlighting some of the city’s top spots for dining. A few South Boston restaurants made the cut, but one notable name was missing — Dalia, which recently earned national recognition as one of the best restaurants in the country.
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Amtrak Urges Boston Travelers to Book Thanksgiving Trips Early
If you're planning to take the train out of Boston for Thanksgiving, Amtrak says now is the time to lock in your travel plans. The passenger rail service is urging customers to book early as it prepares for what could be another record-breaking holiday season. Thanksgiving is traditionally Amtrak's busiest travel period, and demand is already running strong following a historic 2025 holiday season that saw more than 1.2 million customer trips nationwide, nearly 6% higher than the previous year.
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Finding the weird with Finding Bright Film Festival
The reenvisioned Arlington International Film Festival returns this week under a new name, Finding Bright Film Festival, and with a new mission: championing the experimental, thought-provoking films that rarely make it to mainstream theaters or streaming services. This year’s lineup features 32 independent films from more than a dozen countries,...
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Celebrating the newly renovated Bremen Street Park playground
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) joined Representative Adrian Madaro and children from the East Boston YMCA preschool program to celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated playground at Bremen Street Park. During the event, the preschoolers enjoyed exploring the brand-new play structure and swings firsthand. “I am excited to join...
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You Might Want To Arrive Early At This Massachusetts Restaurant Before Tables Fill Up
Crispy lamb ribs, squid ink pasta, and a front-row seat to boats gliding across the harbor. That combo alone is enough to make me check a calendar. This waterfront spot in Massachusetts sits right on a pier, with a patio that faces the water. The menu leans into small plates made for sharing, so the whole table gets a taste of everything.
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Parker House Rolls: Boston’s Gift to the Thanksgiving Table
Some of America’s most famous foods were invented in a single Boston hotel. The Parker House, opened by Harvey Parker on School Street in 1855, is where Boston cream pie was created, and where, in the nineteenth century, the kitchen first served the soft, folded dinner rolls that still carry its name.
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Literary Boston: A Book Lover’s Guide to Bookshops, Libraries and Hotels
Boston has always been a city of readers. It is where Emerson, Longfellow and Hawthorne gathered for dinner, where America’s great publishers once kept shop and where you can still sit under a vaulted ceiling with a book for an entire afternoon. Literary Boston is not a museum piece. It is woven into the streets, which is exactly what I love about it, and fall is the perfect season to explore it.
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moe. Turns Back The Clock To 1976 For ‘Dazed & Confused’ Halloween Show
Moe. filled their Halloween show at Boston’s The Wilbur with nine cover debuts and a long-awaited return of “Sweet Emotion” on Saturday. Dressed as characters from Dazed And Confused, the sextet mixed songs featured in the film with originals across two sets and an encore. Richard Linklater’s...
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Chilacates Has 11 Locations and a Planned Quincy Shop. Abreu Receives Offers to Buy
The Boston Globe reported that Chilacates founder Socrates Abreu receives offers to buy the business. The Boston-area taqueria now has 11 locations, with another planned for Quincy; Abreu says he did not set out to turn the business into a chain. Growth helps make the numbers work. Expansion has come...
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Pastene: A 150-Year Legacy of Italian Tradition, Family and Food
Da oltre 150 anni, Pastene porta i sapori dell’Italia nelle cucine italoamericane, unendo generazioni attraverso il cibo, la famiglia e la tradizione. Dalle umili origini di Luigi Pastene, che vendeva frutta e verdura da un carretto ambulante nel North End di Boston, fino all’azienda familiare oggi guidata dalla quinta generazione, la storia di Pastene è fatta di perseveranza, orgoglio e amore per la buona tavola. Una conversazione con Mark Tosi, amministratore delegato dell’azienda, rivela come Pastene continui a onorare le proprie radici di immigrati, tramandando la sua eredità alle generazioni future.
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Boston Independent Restaurants Face Mounting Behavioral, Economic Challenges to Survive
The Boston independent restaurant scene has weathered much uncertainty over the past several years. From the COVID-19 pandemic to financial challenges affecting nearly every part of the economy, restaurateurs are debating whether to keep going or close. Charles Draghi, the chef-owner of the former Bay Village restaurant Erbaluce, knows this...