Saturday, May 19, 2012
If you need to get groceries while (only slightly) out of town, check out any of these businesses.
We asked readers this week about their favorite spots to pick up a dozen eggs or a gallon of milk. Check out some of these places our readers named as their favorites right here in the greater Boston area: Back Bay: Trader Joe's, 899 Boylston Street Beacon Hill: Charles Street Market, 66 Charles St Stoneham: Stop & Shop Supermarket, 259 Main Street Wakefield: The Farmland, 415 Main St. Charlestown: Foodmaster, 5 Austin St. Melrose: Foodmaster, 880 Main Street Malden: Super Stop & Shop, 60 Broadway Somerville: Market Basket, 400 Somerville Ave. Medford: Stop & Shop, 760 Fellsway Arlington: D'Agostino's, 1297 Mass Ave. South End: Foodie's Urban Market, 1421 Washington St.
Friday, May 11, 2012
We asked Patch readers to name Boston's best Mother's Day brunches - here's what we found:
Taking Mom out on the town next Sunday? Check out some of these hotspots our readers named the best Mother's Day Brunches in the Boston area. Back Bay: Top of the Hub, 800 Boylston St. Beacon Hill: Harvard Gardens, 316 Cambridge St. Charlestown: Warren Tavern, 2 Pleasant St. Malden: Exchange St. Bistro, 67 Exchange St. Medford: Lantana Cafe, 417 Salem St. Melrose: Bobby C's, 20 Main St. Somerville: Highland Kitchen 150 Highland Ave. South End: Union Bar and Grille, 1357 Washington St. Stoneham: Felicia's of The North End, 423 Main St., and Montvale Plaza, 54 Montvale Ave. Wakefield: Brother's Deli, 404 Main St.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
A report of the Wakefield housing market and the homes purchased in Wakefield from April 26th to May 8th, 2012.
View a photo gallery above of homes that sold in Wakefield between April 26th and May 8th. The same information without photos is available below in an easy-to-scan list. In the past two weeks, three single family homes, one multi-family home and three condominium/townhouse sold in Wakefield. Read on to see if you have new neighbors and check out the Wakefield Market Report. WAKEFIELD MARKET UPDATE In Wakefield there are 71 single family homes active on the market with an Average List Price of $495,603 and an average of 100 days on the market. There are 27 single family homes under agreement with an average list price of $375,852 and an average of 67 days on the market in Wakefield. There are 9 multi-family homes active on the market with …
Friday, May 4, 2012
About a percentage point less Wakefield residents were without jobs in March 2012 as compared to a couple of months ago.
More Wakefield residents had jobs in March as compared to January, according to the latest statistics from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The town of Wakefield had a 6.0 percent unemployment rate in January of 2012, saw a slight uptick in February to 6.1 percent, then dropped more than a full percentage point to 5 percent in March, the most recent statistics available. Overall, the state's unemployment rate dropped to 6.4 percent in March, down significantly from the 7.5 percent mark posted in February, according to numbers released by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Although the state overall saw a dip in unemployment, the story is mixed in nearby communities, from …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Which restaurant would you bring your mom to for Mother's Day?
Mothers work hard for 365 days a year, and only get recognized on one of them. So when you celebrate together, you want it to be a great experience. If you were going to take your mother out for brunch - or, if you're a mother looking to go out to brunch - where would you want to go in Wakefield? Where's the best place for Mother's Day brunch? Vote, comment, and leave a review to give them the honor of becoming Wakefield's Best Place for Mother's Day Brunch, 2012. Here are some of our favorite places, but if we're leaving one off of the list, please let us know in the comments and we'll add it: Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Sei Bar, Wakefield's newest restaurant, features Japanese and Thai food, and a sushi bar.
A new Asian restaurant, serving sushi, Thai, Japanese, and other Asian cuisine, opened on Water Street a few weeks ago. Sei Bar, a small, locally owned chain with existing locations in Medford and Everett, has officially opened its doors in Wakefield at 109 Water Street, the location of the former Detorre's Italian Deli and Bella Cucina. The owner and manager of the restaurant, Jen Lin, said he launched his own restaurant business in 2003 after working for years at the Weston Hotel in Boston. He said he decided to expand to Wakefield last year because a couple of regular customers at his Medford location suggested it to him. "They helped me find a Wakefield location," he said. The menu has everything to be expected from a sushi bar, with …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
A report of the Wakefield housing market and the homes purchased in Wakefield from April 11th to April 25th, 2012.
View a photo gallery above of homes that sold in Wakefield between April 11th. The same information without photos is available below in an easy-to-scan list. In the past two weeks, four single family homes, one multi-family home and three condominium/townhouse sold in Wakefield. Read on to see if you have new neighbors and check out the Wakefield Market Report. WAKEFIELD MARKET UPDATE In Wakefield there are 68 single family homes active on the market with an Average List Price of $474,812 and an average of 100 days on the market. There are 22 single family homes under agreement with an average list price of $382,750 and an average of 70 days on the market in Wakefield. There are 8 multi-family homes active on the market with an average …
Lynnfield resident Louis Dibiccari runs a martial arts studio in Wakefield and has been offering a fitness program for seniors.
The physical and mental benefits of martial arts can last a lifetime, as countless students out there can attest. And as a growing number of Americans begin reaching retirement age, many are looking for new and interesting ways to stay healthy and active. One instructor who has been working on building a niche among older students is Louis Dibiccari, a Lynnfield resident who has been teaching martial arts for about 50 years. He is currently the owner of Beyond Self Defense in downtown Wakefield. Dibiccari, or "Sensei Louie" as he is known by many, also teaches students who are as young as 6. He considers himself a somewhat old-fashioned instructor who has students in two-person drills and who only awards one belt a year - and no black …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Patch readers from around the Boston area voted on their favorite breakfast spots in the region. Here are the results.
In this week's Best of Patch Readers' Choice contest, we asked readers to vote on the best place to have breakfast. After five days of voting, here are the results from across the region: Melrose Cappa's Track Side Kitchen, 1 Grove St. Wakefield Blue Moon Grill, 955 Main St. Malden DooWop Diner, 269 Main St. Stoneham Pignone's Cafe, 319 Main St. Medford Dempsey's Muffins, Bagels, and Breakfast, 64 Lambert St. Somerville Ball Square Café, 708 Broadway, Back Bay Trident Cafe, 338 Newbury St., Boston Beacon Hill The Paramount, 44 Charles St., Boston South End Greenlight Cafe, 560 Harrison Ave., Boston Charlestown Grasshopper Cafe, 299 Bunker Hill St.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
If approved at town meeting, Wakefield restaurants could soon open up seating on the sidewalks directly in front of their businesses.
If approved at town meeting, Wakefield restaurants could soon open up extra seating on the sidewalks in front of their businesses through the creation of a "sidewalk cafe." On the table for approval at the May 14th Town Meeting are Articles 25 and Article 26, which would set the stage for a brand new "Sidewalk Street Cafe Use Permit" that businesses can obtain to put tables and chairs out on the sidewalk for patrons to dine outside. Permits would be available to businesses each year for a first time fee of $300, and a renewal fee of $75 per year. Approved businesses would also be allowed to sell beer, liquor and wine to their outdoor patrons. The permit standards would create a "pedestrian zone" that ensures 5 feet between the edge of the …
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9:19 am on Monday, May 21, 2012
I can't believe Stop n Shop won over Market Duniya or any of the other smaller shops around. We really need someplace new though. I'd love to see a Trader Joe's in Malden. Save me the weekly trip down the hell that is Route 1 to Saugus. more ›