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By adamg - 5/4/23 - 8:58 pm

Boston Restaurant Talk reports the pub in Davis Square plans to close in June, after 75 years in business.

By adamg - 5/4/23 - 1:28 pm

The mayor's office announced today it's making it pawsible for beer gardens and restaurant patios to serve patrons who want to bring their dogs with them. Read more.

By Oliver Blake - 5/4/23 - 1:14 pm

A company that specializes in pop-up events says it's planning a two-day Lego-themed restaurant. Read more.

By adamg - 5/4/23 - 11:39 am

The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans for a Bartaco at 100 Van Ness St. in the Fenway, with indoor hours until 2 a.m. and seasonal-patio hours until 11 p.m. Read more.

By adamg - 5/3/23 - 1:25 pm

Update: Approved, with a 9 p.m. closing time.

The Boston Licensing Board could vote tomorrow whether to grant a liquor-store license to Trader Joe's so it can open a larger new store in the Denny Crane building, 500 Boylston St., just four blocks from its current small store. Read more.

By adamg - 5/3/23 - 11:03 am
Janeth Millare

Update: Board requested Millare meet with the neighborhood group, but said it didn't want to hold her up when the mayor's office told her she didn't have to, so approved her license.

The Boston Licensing Board could decide tomorrow whether to grant a food-serving license to Janeth Millare to open Pinoy Kabayan Filipino Asian Cuisine at 71-73 Broad St. downtown.
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By adamg - 4/27/23 - 12:01 pm

Guira & Tambora, 4014 Washington St., is seeking permission to let customers have a dedicated bottle of alcohol at their table as they dine. Read more.

By adamg - 4/26/23 - 1:13 pm

Update: All approved.

The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let Dorchester resident Yimi Lajara open Mofongo Factory Restaurant at 299 Hancock St. in Dorchester - and to allow a franchisee to open Halal and spicy-fried-chicken places at the South Bay mall. Read more.

By Oliver Blake - 4/25/23 - 8:52 pm

Raising Cane's will open its second Boston outlet on Wednesday at 755 Boylston St., between Fairfield and Exeter streets in Copley Square. Read more.

By adamg - 4/25/23 - 1:06 pm
Rendering of new Blank Street coffeehouse

Rendering of proposed Blank Street Coffee.

The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans by a Brooklyn-based coffeehouse chain that specializes in cold brews to turn a former real-estate office at 489 East Broadway in South Boston into a place where baristas can ply their trade - right around the corner from the more old-school PS Gourmet, which sells giant-sized "buckets" of flavored iced coffee. Read more.

By Wiffleball - 4/23/23 - 6:27 pm

Does anyone know a store that stocks individual bags of Claey's hard candies in Boston? I can buy multiples online, but there are a couple flavors like Sassafras and Green Apple that I'd like to try with single bags. Thanks!

By adamg - 4/20/23 - 11:26 am

Boston Restaurant Talk reports H Mart is moving into the Beacon Street space where Whole Foods used to be.

By adamg - 4/13/23 - 12:28 pm
Taking down the Jacob Wirth sign

Pilotblock South End watched workers today removing stuff from the old Jacob Wirth on Stuart Street - including its large sign, but also items from inside, such as a host stand, possibly as part of renovations to bring the place back to life. Read more.

By adamg - 4/5/23 - 2:25 pm

Update: Name change approved.

The Boston Licensing Board tomorrow decides whether to let the owners of the Sons of Boston, 17 Union St., change its name to the Loyal Nine. Read more.

By adamg - 4/4/23 - 11:30 am

The Dorchester Reporter reports on the proposal for what is now a vacant former bank branch.

By adamg - 3/31/23 - 5:51 pm

The "Stash's" on the awnings of Stash's Pizza on Belgrade Avenue today are covered with the logo of Rock City Pizza, an Allston pizzeria and sub shop that also has an outlet in Randolph. Read more.

By adamg - 3/30/23 - 2:57 pm

The Boston Licensing Board today approved a food-serving license for V!Healthy, which plans to serve smoothies at 4166 Washington St. in Roslindale. Read more.

By adamg - 3/30/23 - 12:48 pm

The Boston Licensing Board today ordered Coquette, inside the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, shut for two days as punishment for incident in which two BPD detectives found a table of six teenagers - one just 16 - at a table with drinks in front of them around midnight on Nov. 25. Read more.

By adamg - 3/30/23 - 11:56 am

The Boston Licensing Board today approved a Starbucks in the Shops at Riverwood strip mall at 850 River St., near the Mattapan line. Read more.

By adamg - 3/30/23 - 10:53 am

The Boston Licensing Board today approved letting a Japanese restaurant on Boylston Street near Mass. Ave extend its hours to 2 a.m. - and approved a new Indian place a couple doors down that also plans to stay open until 2 a.m. Read more.

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