Weary riders of the Green Line’s C Branch, or the shuttles soon to be replacing it, can opt instead for a culinary journey at The Silk, a new pan-Asian restaurant at 1223 Beacon Street. With a menu inspired by the Silk Road trading route, the restaurant, which opened June 20, brings diners flavors from China… Continue reading New Beacon Street restaurant takes inspiration from the ancient Silk Road trading route
Category: Business
Two jewelry businesses try out a Harvard Street storefront as part of Project Pop-Up
FindingYoyo and AuraBead, two small businesses with unique takes on jewelry design, have moved into an incubator space in Coolidge Corner, as part of the fourth round of Project Pop-Up Brookline. The partnership between the company UpNext and the town enables budding entrepreneurs to try out a brick-and-mortar storefront for several months, subsidizing a portion… Continue reading Two jewelry businesses try out a Harvard Street storefront as part of Project Pop-Up
Restaurant updates: A Colombian steakhouse is coming to Washington Square, Brookline Lunch will keep the Busy Bee name, and two new Jimmy John’s
A Colombian steakhouse, a “Jimmy Dunks” and a popular Cambridge restaurant are coming to various locations on Beacon Street, according to a recent meeting of the town’s licensing panel. Capricho Colombian Steakhouse will take the place of the popular French restaurant La Voile, which shuttered at the end of its 10-year lease in April. Located… Continue reading Restaurant updates: A Colombian steakhouse is coming to Washington Square, Brookline Lunch will keep the Busy Bee name, and two new Jimmy John’s
Trash piles up at some Brookline businesses and apartment buildings after two weeks of Republic Services strike
Dumpsters outside some of Brookline’s restaurants and apartment complexes are piling high with trash as contract talks between waste management company Republic Services and its workers drag on. Republic has 160 commercial customers in Brookline, Commissioner of Public Works Erin Chute told the Boston Globe. Roughly 30 of those customers are restaurants, and another 20 are… Continue reading Trash piles up at some Brookline businesses and apartment buildings after two weeks of Republic Services strike
Brookline.News Podcast, Episode 2: ICE comes to Brookline, a synagogue’s zoning victory and matcha mania
Episode 2 of the Brookline.News podcast is out now. On this episode, Brookline.News editor Sam Mintz and Jessica Smyser of Brookline Interactive Group discuss the latest news, including ICE arrests in Brookline, a synagogue’s zoning victory, an artificial blood philanthropist and matcha mania. Click the arrow below to listen, or find us on your favorite… Continue reading Brookline.News Podcast, Episode 2: ICE comes to Brookline, a synagogue’s zoning victory and matcha mania
Brookline retailers scramble to adapt to Trump’s tariffs
When the Trump administration ramped up its rollout of global tariffs in early spring, Eureka Puzzles and Games saw the wholesale price of one of its most popular items surge. Metal Earth 3D modeling kits, distributed and produced by the Seattle-based company Fascinations Inc., are manufactured in China, along with 76 percent of U.S. toys… Continue reading Brookline retailers scramble to adapt to Trump’s tariffs
Bar Lunette serves up colorful cocktails in Coolidge Corner
Bar Lunette is quickly making a splash in Coolidge Corner. The new cocktail bar, in a space that had been an optician’s office, has an undeniably retro vibe. The floor is a black-and-white checkered pattern, and vintage paintings hang on the yellow walls. Patrons can doodle or write quotes on one wall covered in brown… Continue reading Bar Lunette serves up colorful cocktails in Coolidge Corner
Looking back: In the 1980s, a quirky, award-winning animation studio operated out of a trolley barn in Brookline
The home garages of Silicon Valley are known as the birthplaces of tech giants Apple and Microsoft, but on the other side of the country, in Brookline Village, a popular animation studio also began operating out of a garage. Olive Jar Animation was established in 1984 by Bill Jarcho and Mark D’Oliveira, two Emerson College graduates… Continue reading Looking back: In the 1980s, a quirky, award-winning animation studio operated out of a trolley barn in Brookline
Meet the 91-year-old Brookline philanthropist and scientist on a quest to develop artificial blood
André Danesh came to the U.S. in 1956 with $67, a Persian carpet and the words of a family friend in his ear: “Gold is everywhere. The people are rich. One day you’re washing windows and the next you’ll be driving a Cadillac.” When Danesh, an Iranian Jew and a transfer student from the University… Continue reading Meet the 91-year-old Brookline philanthropist and scientist on a quest to develop artificial blood
Why matcha mania is taking over Brookline’s cafés
Walking through Coolidge Corner on a weekend morning, it’s hard not to notice the matching cups. Dozens of people pass by holding the same clear plastic cup — each one filled with a layered, vividly green drink. Some swirl it as they walk. Others pause to take photos before taking a sip. Matcha – the… Continue reading Why matcha mania is taking over Brookline’s cafés
After developer’s $3m offer, town races to save affordable housing for people with disabilities
The town is up against a September deadline to find an affordable housing sponsor to purchase a lodging house that serves tenants with intellectual and developmental disabilities, after a private developer made a $3 million offer to buy the property at 16 Williams Street. The Barry L. Price Rehabilitation Center has operated the property for… Continue reading After developer’s $3m offer, town races to save affordable housing for people with disabilities
Brookline native Samara Oster’s quinoa beer Meli is making a gluten-free splash
Samara Oster never liked beer. The Brookline native, who grew up near Clark Park and attended the Lincoln School, always found traditional brews too malty or bitter — until she tried a beer made from quinoa while on a family trip to Peru, and everything changed. “We’d just finished a long day of hiking, we… Continue reading Brookline native Samara Oster’s quinoa beer Meli is making a gluten-free splash
Why a Brookline doctor is opening a brewery in Roslindale
Christopher Russell, a Brookline resident and emergency room doctor at Boston Medical Center, is taking over Distraction Brewing in Roslindale as a new owner under an LLC called Emergency Exit. Joining him as co-owners are Karim Azeb, METCO Coordinator at Brookline High School, and two Boston Medical Center colleagues, Dave Decoteau and Joe Leanza. They’re… Continue reading Why a Brookline doctor is opening a brewery in Roslindale
Coolidge Corner’s formerly BYOB Barlette gets its liquor license, and a new identity
Barlette, a small bar located in the Arcade Building in Coolidge Corner, opened originally in 2023 as a BYOB bar. In November of 2024, the bar decided to add the “B”: its owners announced that they had received their liquor license, and switched to being a cocktail bar. “We thought it was kind of funny… Continue reading Coolidge Corner’s formerly BYOB Barlette gets its liquor license, and a new identity
Coolidge Corner Theatre union gathers boycott support as contract talks continue
Over a year after it was formed and still without a contract, the union representing workers at the Coolidge Corner Theatre is collecting signatures for a pledge drive intended to gauge public support for a potential boycott of Brookline’s cinema. The Coolidge Corner Theatre Union (CCTU) has garnered over 400 signatures since it launched the… Continue reading Coolidge Corner Theatre union gathers boycott support as contract talks continue
Gouda times roll at Curds and Co. cheese tastings
The clink of wine glasses and the laughter of strangers getting to know one another filled the air at a small cheese shop in Brookline, as they shared slices of Florette and spoonfuls of rosemary grapefruit marmalade. Tastings at Curds & Co. feel like dinner parties. You’ll catch people conquering their fear of blue cheese… Continue reading Gouda times roll at Curds and Co. cheese tastings
‘You don’t give up’: In new book, Brookline gym owner John Carter recounts injury, incarceration, recovery and redemption
John Carter was shot in the head, left in a coma for 99 days and told he’d never walk again. Yet on Wednesday night he stood tall – steady, smiling and surrounded by people who came to support him. “I had a choice – go back to the life I knew, or take the left… Continue reading ‘You don’t give up’: In new book, Brookline gym owner John Carter recounts injury, incarceration, recovery and redemption
Brookline Lunch, now actually in Brookline: Popular Cambridge diner plans new second location on Beacon Street
The owners of Brookline Lunch, a popular Middle Eastern diner in Cambridge, are planning to open a second location at the former site of the Busy Bee on Beacon Street. In a sign posted to the door of the shuttered restaurant at 1046 Beacon Street, the owners of Brookline Lunch, a Palestinian family, wrote that… Continue reading Brookline Lunch, now actually in Brookline: Popular Cambridge diner plans new second location on Beacon Street
How to spend a day in Brookline for less than $30 (according to a college student)
Although Brookline was once a leafy summer retreat for wealthy Bostonians, it’s now home to a growing community of college students who have settled into rentals in Coolidge Corner, Cleveland Circle and beyond. But students on a budget don’t have to head to nearby Allston to find cheap eats and a beckoning street life. Brookline… Continue reading How to spend a day in Brookline for less than $30 (according to a college student)
Healing through ink: Brookline tattoo artist specializes in gender-affirming and post-cancer care
Darlene DiBona, the owner of a Brookline tattoo parlor that specializes in serving clients undergoing gender-affirming care and breast cancer treatments, says her work is more important now than ever. DiBona is the founder of Odyssey Wellness Tattoo on Harvard Street in Brookline Village, as well as its primary tattoo artist. She is a leading… Continue reading Healing through ink: Brookline tattoo artist specializes in gender-affirming and post-cancer care