Dear Tufts students,
New semester, new problems. We’d like to help by bringing your attention to one of our many fantastic Scout Deals. Our $6 voucher will get you $10 worth of food from Mike’s Food and Spirits in Davis Square.
Patrick Trant’s winning entry was randomly drawn from the record-setting 84 correct answers we received. Patrick knew — as did most of you — that the photograph of a dark green awning labeled “Eat-In Take-Out Delivery” belonged to none other than Mike’s Food & Spirits (9 Davis Sq). How did he know? Mainly because he’s…
ASSEMBLY SQUARE More than 20 years in the making, preparations for construction began on Assembly Row in June. Styled as the “largest new neighborhood since the Back Bay was created,” Assembly Row is intended as an addition upon the already existing Assembly Square Mall. When completed, the row is expected to provide more than 40…
Midnight Madness comes to Davis Square on Thursday, Dec. 1. Participating businesses will be open late (the hours are 6:00 p.m until midnight). Some will be offering discounts and food, or both. Participating businesses include: Artifaktori (22A College Ave) The Boston Shaker (69 Holland St) Buffalo Exchange (238 Elm St) Cameras Inc. (267 Elm St)…
On Wednesday night June 8, Somerville Theatre (55 Davis Sq) featured British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield in concert. With hit singles like “Unwritten” and “These Words,” Bedingfield joined the ranks of performers at the Somerville Theatre including U2 and Joan Baez. A few hours before the show, I spoke with Thomas Reitz, Bedingfield’s tour manager, about…
A few weeks ago, the City of Somerville’s Traffic and Parking Department (133 Holland St) began beta-testing 15 new pay-by-space parking meters in the Union Square lots and in the Davis Square Rite Aid (393 Highland Ave) lots, replacing 30-single spaced meters that previously stood in those locations. “Residents often complained that few people have…
With her first book, 1999’s The Ugly Vegetables, Lin wrote and illustrated a story about food and community for ages 4 – 8. Twelve years and over twenty books later, Lin’s novel Where The Mountain Meets the Moon has won the 2010 Newbery Honor.
IN SCOUT Somerville Scout introduces its new coupon section beginning on this page! Every advertiser on pages 31–38 offers special discounts to our readers. BRICKBOTTOM Taza Chocolate (561 Windsor St, 617-623-0804, tazachocolate.com) now offers behind-the-scenes, guided one-hour tours of its factory, where it makes stone-ground, organic chocolate. Reservations can be made online. CENTRAL HILL The…
“Come on guys, let’s rally.” Red sweater guy has a point. It’s 8:30 p.m.; there are 13 of us and at least seven pounds of fresh pasta still waiting to be cooked. Dave Jick, owner of Dave’s Fresh Pasta (81 Holland St) and our teacher for the evening, cradles a handful of lemon fettuccine over…
Every April, nearly 20,000 runners worldwide make their way to Hopkinton, Massachusetts to participate in the Boston Marathon. For some, it’s tradition. Some do it for the challenge or to honor a loved one. Others find spiritual gratification in running, while many simply find happiness in running. For one local, the Marathon is a means…
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