Giveaway announcement: Congratulations to Catherine Maldonado on winning two tickets to this Friday’s ONCE de los Muertos dinner and dancing fiesta! We randomly selected the winner and wish we could’ve given tickets to everyone who wrote to us with their … Continue reading
I moved to Somerville in December 2007 and right around that same time, Highland Kitchen opened its doors at 150 Highland Ave. I dined at the restaurant soon after moving in and have returned literally dozens of times since. What keeps … Continue reading
A hurricane may be bearing down on us now, but Saturday was a picture-perfect fall day here in Somerville. It was made even better by Somerville Local First’s Harvest Fest, a celebration of the things that make this town great. … Continue reading
I hope you’re ready for an absolutely jam-packed weekend of fun because that what’s in store in the ‘Ville during the next few days. From a library book sale and bulb planting to several Halloween events for all ages, there’s … Continue reading
For Rose Mattos and Erin Heath, their friendship and work flow seamlessly together and have since they first met working at Anthropologie doing visual displays. After meeting on the job five years ago, they became fast friends, traveling together and … Continue reading
Halloween falls mid-week this year, giving us two weekends to celebrate one of the year’s most fun holidays. Harvest Fest kicks things off this Saturday, but if you’re still looking for something to do the following week, I’ve got just … Continue reading
After working in the restaurant industry, as a pastry chef for the last five years, and then as a personal chef, Heather Schmidt knew she was ready for a change. Schmidt contemplated opening her own bakery, but the early, long … Continue reading
It’s a brisk fall day when I visit Behind the Mask Studio and Theater, but the workshop itself is balmy with the preparations of masks headed to Paris in the afternoon. The masks are of Lady Boyle from the video … Continue reading
What a week it’s been here at Beat headquarters! We kicked things off on Monday by launching a major website redesign and introducing our advertising program and have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for the changes ever since. Thanks … Continue reading
While there’s a lot of awareness these days about food preferences and allergies, there’s still often a stigma around vegetarian and vegan food that it’s not delicious. This may be in part because Boston, unlike most other major cities, doesn’t have … Continue reading
