Inman Square

Good thing nobody was waiting for a bus

Inman Square bus stop

Tom Myers took this photo of the Cambridge Street bus stop in Inman Square, adds:

Worth closing the T.

Homesick for an Inman Square sandwich shop

Erin is now in DC, but still pines for the All Star Sandwich Bar in Inman Square - so much so that when she checked out their specials from afar the other day, she was forced to make her own version of one of them:

I told Alex to pack, we had to get in the car, we had to get to Cambridge before they closed for the evening and the Funky disappeared forever. Sadly, he kind of just laughed at me. So, I had to devise a plan to make my own.

Back to the '50s in Inman Square

Pop.Bop.Shop tries out, enjoys Trina's Starlite Lounge, which swapped out the biker feel of the Abbey Lounge for the era when smoking was cool and posters of pinup girls were, well, pinned up.

... [T]he onion strings and the apple boursin sandwich were sublime. Those two items make a mouth watering meal. ...

Tom Lehrer fan in Cambridge?

Wicked Local Cambridge reports some Woburn guy was arrested on animal-cruelty charges when he was spotted stuffing a pigeon into plastic bags in Inman Square. No word on his plans for the oven-stuffer roasters birds.

And to think I saw it on Cambridge Street

Hey, what's say we block off part of Inman Square and turn it into a tropical wildlife refuge for a week? Wouldn't that be cool?

... Temporarily closing the street allows it to be transformed into a dense, urban jungle, with large trees which create a virtually impenetrable maze of greenery. A series of bridges and viewing platforms will connect the rooflines of the North and South side of Cambridge Street, zig-zaging across the street, allowing pedestrians to walk amongst the tree tops, looking and experiencing the jungle first hand. This truly unique experience will emphasize the "one-of-a-kind" spirit of Inman Square. ...

Such as, say, observing roaming tigers from the roof of the hardware store.

When it comes to Southern food, it's Tupelo, honey

Richard Auffrey likes what he tastes at Tupelo:

Who would have thought that fried grits could be so tasty?

Inman Square to get new eatery/bar

MenuPages Boston reports on the summer opening of Trina's Starlite Lounge, which will serve "Southern-influenced bar food and cocktails in a 1940s/50s-inspired room."

Inman Square convenience store knocked over

Cambridge Police report the Quick Mart on Cambridge Street was held up shortly before midnight:

[A] tall white male entered the store wearing a purple cloth over his face, went behind the counter while holding a knife, and demanded that the reporting party give him a bag and to open both the lottery and cash registers and hand the cash over. The suspect then fled in the direction of Somerville.

Beloved local dive calls it quits

Tonight is the very last night for Somerville's Abbey Lounge. No more "cheap booze and rock 'n roll" in Inman Square.