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Boston’s famous reject has died
The death has been made known of Danny Katzen, a hornist who is said to have auditioned 48 times for the second horn position in the Boston Symphony Orchestra before finally being given the job. Danny entered the orchestra in 1979 and played for 29 years, retiring in 2008. He performed in Leonard Bernstein’s final lifetime concert at Tanglewood and can also be heard on most of the Boston Pops’ celebrated recordings, as well as on the John Williams soundtrack of Schindler’s List.
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7 Facts About Dunkin’ in Massachusetts
Dunkin’ started in Quincy in 1948 as a doughnut shop called Open Kettle. Bay Staters who stop in every morning might not know that, let alone other parts of the chain’s history. Here are the facts about Dunkin’ in Massachusetts that even regulars don’t not know.
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Bill Ash's Lounge Pours Its Last Round As Revere Beach Dive Bar Shuts For Good
76–82 Revere Beach Blvd. — Reported Site of Proposed 80-Unit Condos. Bill Ash's Lounge, the cash-only dive bar that's anchored Revere Beach Boulevard for decades, has closed its doors for good. The bar held a Halloween Final Farewell Party at the longtime, popular spot, and musician Michael Firicano confirmed what regulars feared: the lights are out permanently.
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$50 Million Pizza Brand Will Soon Have a New Owner, and a Big Change Is Coming
Founded in East Boston in 1961, Papa Gino’s is, for many New Englanders, a name that’s virtually synonymous with pizza. Now a prospective new owner hopes to make wings a bigger part of that identity. Craveworthy Brands has signed an agreement to acquire New England Authentic Eats LLC...
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This Old-School Massachusetts Restaurant Makes Some Seriously Good Thin-Crust Pizza
The brick oven at this pizza spot showed up in pieces in 1883, built for a bakery. It has been cranking out thin-crust pies for nearly a century since then. If you ask me, nobody ever outgrows the trip-day grin. It just waits for the right excuse, and a famous old oven is a pretty good one.
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Salem's Barrio Tacos Shuts Down After Five Years, Lease Left Unrenewed
Barrio Tacos has closed its restaurant at 41 Lafayette St. in Salem after five years, ending a run that began when the build-your-own taco chain first opened its doors there in summer 2022. The closure leaves just two Barrio Tacos locations remaining in New England, down from three before the Salem shutdown.
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Forget Ordinary Buffets At This Boston Spot Where You Grill Your Own Food
A giant circular grill sits in the middle of the room, and chefs cook your custom bowl right in front of you. You pick every ingredient. The bowl can hold steak, shrimp, salmon, chicken, noodles, fried rice, and plenty of veggies. Then you choose a sauce and hand it over.
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These Small Italian Restaurants In Massachusetts Are Well Worth The Wait This Year
One spot on this list has been serving spaghetti since 1938. Another has a dish called exploding clams, and I’m convinced that name alone deserves a road trip. Here’s my take: a long week deserves more than a nap on the couch. You’ve clocked the hours already, so a plate of handmade pasta in Massachusetts sounds like the best kind of overtime pay.
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Experience The Italian Restaurant In Massachusetts That Has Kept Loyal Fans Coming Back For Years
If loyalty is earned one plate at a time, then Cantina Italiana in Boston’s North End has been earning it for longer than most restaurants in Massachusetts have even existed. And one visit will make it very clear why. The North End is the kind of neighborhood that makes...
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Two of Boston’s staple bars are teaming up for a New Hampshire expansion
Two signature bars in Boston's Fenway neighborhood are expanding to another New England city — one for the first time. Loretta's Last Call and Game On! will open at The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire in early 2027. The move marks the first expansion outside Boston...
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The Tiny Restaurant Tucked Away In Massachusetts That Will Make You A Loyal Customer Forever
If loyalty could be cooked into a dish, Rino’s Place in East Boston would have figured out the recipe a long time ago. This is a restaurant that turns first-time visitors into regulars with a reliability that should probably be studied by someone with a clipboard and a research grant.