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Eater
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
8 Must-Try Restaurant and Bar Openings Around Boston, July 2025
is the deputy editor of Eater's Northeast region, covering Boston, Philly, D.C. and New York. Based in Boston, she has spent years covering the local restaurant industry. This monthly column highlights notable restaurant openings in and around Boston. Catch up on more news about Boston restaurant openings right here. Know of a new or soon-to-open restaurant that should be on Eater Boston's radar? Get in touch here. Back Bay: Boston's omakase scene has been on the rise (see: Wa Shin; 311 Omakase), and now there's another team looking to make its mark in the city. Iverson Guo, the owner behind the suburban empire Karma Asian Fusion, has expanded to Boston proper with the launch of Yoshida, a spare-no-expense omakase restaurant led by chef Tony Cao, where dinner includes 18 courses for $300 per person. 51 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge: Central Square is now home to Darling, a buzzy new spot for cocktails and dim sum led by local restaurant veterans Brian Callahan and Zimu Chen. 464 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge: Nine Winters, the fan-favorite Korean American bakery from owner Marissa Ferola, made its long-awaited debut in a permanent home in Huron Village this month. Longtime fans of the bakery in its various pop-up iterations now have a concrete address to congregate for peanut butter chile crisp and black sesame chocolate chip cookies, subtly spicy gochujang brownies, gochujang citrus sticky buns, and rich Korean garlic bread. 292 Concord Avenue Cambridge: Get ready to dance the night away at Lou's, a sprawling, 289-seat restaurant, cocktail bar, and live music venue now open in Harvard Square. 13 Brattle Street Cambridge: After your big night out, head to the nearby Daily Provisions — the first Boston-area restaurant from famed NYC restaurateur Danny Meyer — the following morning for breakfast sandwiches, excellent French crullers, and more. 1 Brattle Square Downtown Boston: Downtown food hall the Boston Public Market has welcomed back Noodle Lab after a five-year hiatus. Chef Audrey Yap is slinging bowls of ramen and japchae, plus rice bowls, gyoza, and more. 100 Hanover Street East Boston: Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery with a loyal following in Downtown Crossing, just expanded with a second location that features a new wine selection, plus a breezy outdoor patio, in East Boston. 154 Maverick Street South End: The team behind head-turning Italian steakhouse Prima in Charlestown is going for round two in the South End. They've contracted with the same swanky design team, Assembly Design Studio, to bring Capri Italian Steakhouse to life. Expect a similar menu to Prima featuring a variety of steaks and pasta, plus, this version comes complete with a gigantic outdoor dining space that includes a full bar and a cozy fireplace to keep the party going later in the season. 500 Harrison Avenue Eater Boston All your essential food and restaurant intel delivered to you Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Business Journals
20 hours ago
- Business
- Business Journals
Bain Capital, Bristol Myers Squibb launch biotech with $300M
2025 Power 50 The Boston Business Journal's Power 50, "The Movement Makers," focuses on those in the Boston-area business community who demonstrate the most influence on making both their company and the region a better place for everyone in it.
Axios
a day ago
- General
- Axios
Boston-area residents, ecologists fight black swallow-wort spread
Armed with a pair of scissors, Amy Collier slashes long pod-bearing vines that encroach on Jamaica Plain sidewalks and parks while out walking. Workers near the Boston Nature Center and the Bell Isle March have embarked on the same mission— to stop the invasion of the black swallow-wort. Why it matters: Boston-area conservationists and residents have declared war on the invasive plant, which takes over yards and kills monarch butterfly eggs. Flashback: The black swallow-wort is a textbook case of an invasive plant getting loose and colonizing its new home. Ecologists say the black swallow-wort was brought overseas from Europe to a botanical garden in Ipswich in the 19th century and soon escaped the garden. Today, two kinds of swallow-wort have spread across the north U.S. — the pale swallow-wart, spreading as far west as Minnesota, and the black swallow-wort in Eastern Massachusetts and New York, says Antonio DiTommaso, an ecologist professor at Cornell University. Threat level: The black swallow-wort spreads both through resilient vines underground and through the seeds carried by the wind or eaten and then excreted by birds. It smothers native plants in its way and tricks monarch butterflies into thinking they're laying eggs on native milkweed, before killing the larvae. The longer growing seasons driven by climate change mean they have more time to spread their seed. State of play: The black swallow-wort has made hunters out of concerned neighbors in JP and Somerville, as well as city plant workers and conservationists from East Boston to the Boston suburbs. What they're saying:"I'm not sure many people know what it is or know how to look for it," Collier tells Axios. "The vine is kind of nondescript at first, until it starts growing." So she warns neighbors on Facebook groups or while walking, when she fills up trash bags with broken vines. Francis Nimick, a Somerville resident, has helped neighbors take out black swallow-wort, Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants. He encourages all neighbors to rip them up, even renters whose landlords won't dig up the roots. "If you just rip it with your hands and put it in the trash, that is a huge service to the entire neighborhood." There's still time to stop them from flowering, which accelerates the spread. Alice Brown, Boston's director of environmental quality, suggests ripping what you see on the streets and sidewalks. Homeowners can dig up the roots and rip them up to limit the spread. A targeted shot of herbicide, where allowed, could also help kill them, but be careful not to spray other native plants. And homeowners living near waterways should get permission from the Boston Conservation Commission before spraying herbicide in their yards, Brown says. Be smart: Don't start cutting down vines in a neighbor's yard unless you get permission first. Once you do collect it, put it in the trash. Composting it could enable it to keep spreading. The bottom line: Only a community-wide campaign, and perhaps carefully applied herbicides, could come close to eradicating the black swallow-wort, but these efforts can certainly contain them, says DiTommaso, the ecology professor.
Boston Globe
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Five things to do around Boston, July 28 - Aug. 10
July 31 Latest Buzz Learn how to make your own café-quality espresso at George Howell Coffee's Home Espresso workshop. Baristas will share tips for setting up your home coffee bar — and show you how to use it to make delicious shots of espresso. From 1 to 2 p.m. at George Howell's Lovestruck Books location in Cambridge. Free. Sign up at Advertisement August 2 - 3 Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Blast From the Past Travel back to the American Revolution at Redcoats and Rebels. Hundreds of actors dressed in 18th-century Army regalia will gather at Old Sturbridge Village for New England's largest military reenactment. Step into a rebel camp, listen to drum and fife music, and watch live cannon and musket shows as you learn about our nation's history. From 9:30 a.m. each day. Reserve tickets, $32 for adult admission, at August 2 Boston Bash Indulge in the city's finest with Boston Globe Media's B-Side newsletter team at its Best Day Ever festival. This afternoon celebration, held at Artists for Humanity in Boston from 2 to 6 p.m., features all of B-Side's local favorites — from chefs to musicians. Browse a curated vintage market, sample foods from vendors such as Levain Bakery and Anna's Taqueria, enjoy live performances, participate in interactive art-making activities, and more. Get tickets — $15 VIP entry for B-Side members, $40 general admission — at Advertisement August 7 Skawesome Welcome to ska season! Celebrate the genre at Summer of Ska, an evening festival starting at 8 p.m. at The Rockwell in Somerville (doors open at 7). The night features live performances by four New England ska bands. Dance to their beats or just sit back and enjoy the show. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. $15 to $20. Share your event news. Send information on Boston-area happenings at least three weeks in advance to week@ Editor's note: This edition of Your Week Ahead covers two weeks. Look for the next Globe Magazine on August 10. Adelaide Parker can be reached at
CNBC
6 days ago
- Business
- CNBC
With Trump ‘thinking about' no capital gains taxes on home sales, here's how to lower your bill now
As President Donald Trump weighs ending capital gains taxes on home sales to bolster the housing market, experts say it's possible to lower your bill without legislative changes. When asked about the idea this week in the Oval Office, Trump told reporters, "we're thinking about that." Under current law, you can trigger capital gains taxes for a primary home sale if your profit exceeds $250,000 for single filers or $500,000 for married couples filing together. More from Personal Finance:Trump floats 'no tax on capital gains' for home sales. Here's who could benefitStudent loan forgiveness paused for borrowers on IBR plan. Here's what to knowBack-to-school shopping is more expensive this year — here's the breakdown If your home sale profit is above $250,000 or $500,000, you pay capital gains tax of 0%, 15% or 20%, depending on your taxable income. (You calculate taxable income by subtracting the greater of the standard deduction or itemized deductions from adjusted gross income.) Some higher earners also owe a 3.8% surcharge, known as net investment income tax, on home sales profits above the thresholds. While home prices have soared over the past couple of decades, most sellers are under the $250,000 or $500,000 profit thresholds, experts say. Those impacted are typically "older homeowners, people who have been in their house for many, many years," said William McBride, chief economist at the Tax Foundation. Roughly 34% of homeowners could exceed the $250,000 threshold for single filers, and 10% could be above the $500,000 limit for married couples filing jointly, according to a 2025 study from the National Association of Realtors, which has advocated for capital gains reform for home sales. If you're planning to sell your home and expect profits above the thresholds, here are some ways to lower your capital gains tax bill, experts say. Many home sellers don't know they can trim capital gains by increasing their "cost basis," or the home's original purchase price, according to Boston-area certified financial planner Catherine Valega, founder of Green Bee Advisory. She's also an enrolled agent, which is a tax license to practice before the IRS. You can increase your basis by adding "capital improvements," such as renovations that "improve the resale value of your home," she said. Some examples of these updates include room additions, landscaping, or adding new systems, according to the IRS. However, capital improvements do not include repairs and maintenance that are "necessary to keep your home in good condition," such as repainting, fixing leaks or replacing broken hardware, the agency said. Regardless of whether the law changes, you should keep records of your home's capital improvements, which could help lower taxes when you sell, Valega said.
