An ice-cream truck pulled into the upper parking lot at Millennium Park in West Roxbury today. The driver sold a few cones from his truck, still bereft of any stickers, then drove off.
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By adamg - 3/10/21 - 1:08 pm
Ron, of the eponymous ice-cream place on Hyde Park Avenue with the attached candlepin alley, answers the question of which came first.
By adamg - 1/30/21 - 11:41 am
A Pittsfield woman who claims she was shocked to learn that Breyers Delights Vanilla Bean Low Fat Ice Cream is not, in fact, made with vanilla beans, is now seeking more than $5 million in damages for herself and all other Massachusetts residents who should be similarly outraged at the alleged deception. Read more.
By adamg - 12/15/20 - 10:15 pm
Sarah Gottlieb asks:
What Somerville/Boston area local creamery makes the best peppermint stick ice cream? It’s urgent
By adamg - 11/2/20 - 8:50 am
WBZ reports what's left of the once iconic New England ice-cream chain will be sold - even as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in nine years.
In addition to Dunkin' and Friendly's, Legal Sea Food is also in negotiations to get bought up.
By adamg - 7/5/20 - 3:51 pm
Herrell's, in the bucolic city of Northampton (started by Steve Herrell, yes, that Steve, and his wife) reports several incidents in which people got so, so mad when they were told to put on a mask or to take their cone to go - one even threw the cone at the server when told they couldn't eat it inside.
H/t Drew.
By adamg - 6/25/20 - 4:30 pm
Adam Castiglioni reports the original Boston Frosty ice-cream truck is back on Boylston and Arlington streets - and now taking credit cards.
By adamg - 5/21/20 - 5:52 pm
Suzanne Hinton spotted a squirrel going nuts over a JP Licks cup at Flaherty Playground in Jamaica Plain today.
Earlier:
Toasted bagel, hold the shmear.
By adamg - 5/19/20 - 10:52 am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.
By adamg - 1/31/20 - 10:38 am
Nicholas Agri wonders where he can get some ice cream in a small plastic Sox helmet.
By adamg - 1/14/20 - 10:07 am
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a proposal to turn a cell-phone store on Kneeland Street at Tyler Street into a take-out place selling matcha ice cream and boba tea. Read more.
By adamg - 9/16/19 - 2:14 pm
The left wall in the bowling alley at Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream and Bowling in Hyde Park has featured a large cartoon-like cutout of a guy bowling for several years now. Nancy Glazer Pearl, who does social media for Ron's, found the actual Mike, and his pal Bill, at the lanes the other day.
By adamg - 4/8/19 - 1:44 pm
WBZ reports Friendly's is shrinking even more, closing outlets in Waltham and Framingham as part of an overall retrenchment across the Northeast. The Norwood Friendly's will remain open, at least for now.
By adamg - 2/27/19 - 11:44 am
Gerly Adrien at Tipping Cow in Somerville reports Tipping Cow and a couple of partners will be replacing Monumental Cupcakes on South Street with Monumental Market, which will feature ice cream, nut-free baked goods and coffee.
By adamg - 3/29/18 - 11:48 am
Gracie's Ice Cream in Union Square has come out with Spicy Manischewitz ice cream.
Hmm, matzoh brei a la mode?
Via Drew Starr.
By adamg - 2/3/18 - 7:45 pm
This afternoon, Gscharoun posted this example of "crumbling infrastructure" at the Jamaicaway and Perkins Street in JP. Paul Friedmann replied: Read more.
By adamg - 2/3/18 - 8:10 am
Eileen Murphy reports JP Licks is looking to mooove into the space at 397 W. Broadway once occupied by the Cutting Club hair salon.
There's a meeting, put on by the city and the landlord, for neighbors at the space on Feb. 13 at 6 p.m.
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