Monday, May 21, 2012
Please vote for your favorite by taking our poll and by clicking on the directory link below and writing a short, one or two sentence review.
The latest installment of our Best of Patch Readers’ Choice contest looks at where to get your new ’do. The question is: What’s the best hair salon/barber shop in Arlington? Here are some of our favorites, but if we’re forgetting yours, please let us know in the comments and we’ll add them to the list. Voting's open until 9 a.m. Friday, May 25. Ties will be broken by whichever place has the most positive reviews and comments posted below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. A winner will be determined by Patch editors, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch. Voting results posted in …
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Anthony's Barber Styling
160 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
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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 18, 2012
Our Best of Patch Readers' Choice winner.
If you’re in need of groceries – for a Memorial Day cookout, perhaps – D'Agostino's in Arlington Heights is the place to be, according to our readers. The popular Massachusetts Avenue food store topped this week’s poll with 27 votes, edging out Trader Joe's, 22 votes, to win our most recent Best of Patch Readers’ Choice contest, for best grocery/convenience store in town. D’Agostino’s, which already won our Best of Patch Readers’ Choice contest for best sandwich, features a wide variety of items, including your typical groceries; subs, prepared foods and catering trays; jarred peppers, olives and olive oils; and fresh fruits and vegetables, and locally baked breads and cookies. “The store is CLEAN, and the food is really GOOD … “ Samuel …
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D'Agostino's Food Stores
1297 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Please vote for your favorite by taking our poll and by clicking on the directory link below and writing a short, one or two sentence review.
With Memorial Day cookouts right around the corner, the latest installment of our Best of Patch Readers’ Choice contest looks at the best place to buy food in town. The question is: What is the best grocery/convenience store in Arlington? Here are a few of our favorite places, but if we’re forgetting yours, please let us know in the comments and we’ll add them to the list. Voting's open until 6 p.m. this Thursday, May 17. Ties will be broken by whichever place has the most positive reviews and comments posted below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. A winner will be determined by Patch editors, based on poll results and reviews on Patch …
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A & A Deli
1042 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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With temperatures (and gas prices) rising, the latest installment of our Best of Patch Readers' Choice contest looks at where you go to vacation when you don't feel like going very far. The question is: Where is the best place to staycation in or around Arlington? Here are a few of our favorite spots, but if we’re forgetting yours, please let us know in the comments and we’ll add them to the list. Voting's open until 9 a.m. this Friday, May 11. Ties will be broken by whichever place has the most positive reviews and comments posted below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. A winner will be determined by Patch editors, based on poll results…
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Capitol Theatre
204 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Our Best of Patch Readers' Choice winner.
If you’re looking to treat your mother, mom or mommy this Mother’s Day, Flora in East Arlington is the place to be, according to our readers. The Massachusetts Avenue restaurant narrowly edged out The Arlington Restaurant & Diner, Tryst and Not Your Average Joe’s in this week’s poll to win our most recent Best of Patch Readers’ Choice contest for best place to go for Mother’s Day brunch. This Mother’s Day (which is Sunday, May 13 … in case you’ve forgotten), Flora is offering a three-course fixed-price menu, which includes champagne for mom throughout the meal, for $60 (children 10 and under, $30). The menu features entrées like Maine crab and cod cakes, with a bacon, arugula and tomato salad, and a wine-braised lamb leg, with artichokes, …
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Flora
190 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
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State releases seizure Friday after "payment agreement" reached.
The owners of the Brigham's in Arlington Heights have reclaimed their restaurant, state Department of Revenue spokesman Dan Bertrand said Friday morning. He said the owners have entered into a "payment agreement" with the state to tackle their overdue taxes. The restaurant, at the corner of Massachusetts and Park avenues, was seized by the state Tuesday. Check back with Arlington Patch for more information as it becomes available.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
A quick-hit guide to the restaurant's situation.
1.) THE BASICS: The Brigham’s restaurant at the corner of Massachusetts and Park avenues in Arlington Heights was seized by the state Department of Revenue Tuesday morning for “nonpayment of taxes.” The restaurant’s locks were changed, and a bright orange “SEIZED” notice (pictured) was put in its front-door window. 2.) HOW MUCH?: The restaurant’s owners, John Mercer and Steven Kupelnick, owe the state $92,387 in meals tax dating back to 2009, according to Department of Revenue spokesman Robert Bliss on Wednesday. 3.) NEXT STEPS: The owners have roughly four to six weeks to come up with a “substantial” down payment toward the overdue amount and to set up a payment plan, Bliss said. If they do, they’ll be allowed back in. If they don’t, the …
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Brigham's
1328 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Central Bank has been purchased by Rockland Trust.
Somerville-based Central Bank has been purchased by Rockland Trust, according to a press release issued Tuesday morning. The Central Bank branch on Broadway and the bank's eight other locations will all remain open as Rockland Trust branches, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday. The sale will cost Rockland Trust's parent company Independent Bank Corp about $55 million and is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. Central Bank was established in 1915. It operates branches in Arlington, Burlington, Chestnut Hill, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Somerville and Woburn.
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Central Bank
175 Broadway, Arlington, MA
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Arlington Heights restaurant has been seized for "nonpayment of taxes."
The Brigham’s restaurant at 1328 Massachusetts Ave. has been seized by the state for “nonpayment of taxes,” according to a bright orange notice in the restaurant’s front door Tuesday evening. The Brigham’s, one of the few, if not the only, one left in the state, has been a fixture at the corner of Massachusetts and Park avenues in Arlington Heights. The notice reads: “The business property of Brigham’s of Belmont/Brigham’s Ice Cream has been seized for nonpayment of taxes, and is now in possession of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Any person who attempts to tamper or interfere with this property will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.” It’s signed, “Massachusetts Department of Revenue.” Check back with Arlington Patch for …
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Brigham's
1328 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
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Elizabeth Miles
7:18 am on Monday, May 21, 2012
Sorry. Guess I need more coffee. They are there. more ›