Gold Winner Atlantic News Silver Winner Blowers Street Paper Chase Newsstand & Cafe Bronze Winner The Daily Grind “Tons of local, national and international magazines, and a staff that is friendly without being too annoying,” comments a reader. And by tons, they mean a selection in the thousands. It’s also open late, for when you […]
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Go Local: South End
From fashion boutiques to Asian groceries to international restos to bookstores to florists, you’ll find more shopping variety than you can shake a stylish fedora at. On one unseasonably warm Friday afternoon, Shoptalk took a stroll through the tony southern portion of downtown and we liked what we found. 50 Hats 1086 Queen Street, 482-4287 […]
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Best Corner Store
A first-time winner in this category, we wondered what put former runner-up Jubilee Junction over the top? We suspect its their legendary homemade ice-cream sandwiches, big and creamy and sweet, a great summer treat. Actually, a great anytime treat. A reader thinks Jubilee Junction is in a class of its own: “Ice-cream sandwiches and Beer […]
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Holiday hours for the Victoria Day Long Weekend
Queen Victoria will be 191 on Monday—and she’s still lookin’ good. We’re all thrilled about it, for the day off work many of us will enjoy. May 24 will be a Statutory Holiday for the feds—lucky bastards—but it’s not statutory for the rest of us. That said, it’s a holiday for most, while tourist-related businesses and museums will be open. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (1675 Lower Water Street, 424-7490), for example, is open 9:30am to 5:30pm. Biscuit General Store (1661 Argyle Street, 425-5436) will help you look more stylin’ from 12 noon to 6pm, and the Atlantic News
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Go local in the South End
Paper pleasures Before there was the internet, there was Atlantic News (5560 Morris Street, 429-5468), full of newspapers and magazines from around the world. The legendary newsstand remains a destination for your periodical needs—often going directly to the publisher to get titles you’re looking for—and more besides. Co-owner Michele Gerard shows us the new stationery […]
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Best Corner Store
Joe Jr helps out his parents with their store that has been on the corner of Cornwallis and Maynard since the late ’70s. It’s a family operation, with four kids—three girls and a boy—filling-in when they can, though they all have their own careers, too. Joe Jr worked there this summer while the folks were […]