Food & Drink

Food & Drink Health 

VIDEO: Keep Outdoor Food Chilled During Picnics & BBQ’s

July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 editor BBQs, Emergency Department Chair Dr. Lisa Sotir, food safety, MetroWest Medical center, picnics, summer food safety

FRAMINGHAM – “We all love picnics, and 4th of July picnics, but you have to have food safety,” said MetroWest

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Business Food & Drink MetroWest SOURCE 

Wellesley Bakery Won’t Re-Open Post-Pandemic

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 editor Closure, pandemic, Wellesley, Whites Bakery & Cafe

WELLESLEY – In April 2019, White’s Bakery & Cafe open in Wellesley. It closed in March 2020, due to the

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ASHLAND SOURCE Business Food & Drink 

Ashland Shuts Down Restaurant For Multiple Sanitary Violations

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 editor Ashland Health Department, Ashland restaurant, Ashland Source, Cherry Blossom

ASHLAND – After an inspection on Monday, the Ashland Health Department has shut down a Chinese restaurant. Cherry Blossom, located

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Business Food & Drink Government 

City of Framingham Awards Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Grants to 22 Establishments

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 editor Art Hair Salon Spa, C&D Services, City of Framingham, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Concord Dental, Corefit, Coronavirus, Dance DiNamics, Delta Enclosures, DS Recycling, Dulce D Leche, Framingham Economic Development Department, Franklin Cafe, Franklin Caterers, grants, Irrigation Pipe Lighting and Equipment, Mass Nutrition Center, Mystic Fitness, Nails by Deena, Natalia Roveda Makeup & Esthetics, New face Hair Design, Paul J. Hubley DMD, SDM Corp, small business grants, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

FRAMINGHAM – During the first two months of a special program to help Framingham small businesses, the City of Framingham

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Business Food & Drink 

Downtown Framingham Mexican Restaurant Will Not Re-Open Post-Pandemic

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 editor

FRAMINGHAM – A Mexican restaurant in downtown Framingham will not re-open post the coronavirus pandemic. El Mariachi, which opened in

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Business Food & Drink 

Exhibit A’s Beer Garden Opens July 3

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 editor Beer Garden, Coronavirus, Exhibit A Brewing Company, Re-opening plan

FRAMINGHAM – Exhibit A Brewing Company in Framingham announced today, its beer garden will open on Friday, July 3 at

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ASHLAND SOURCE Business Food & Drink 

VIDEO: Town of Ashland Helps Restaurants With Quick Re-Openings

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 editor Ashland Source, Beth Reynolds, Phase II, Re-opening plan, restaurants, Town of Ashland

ASHLAND – The Town of Ashland’s Community Development team worked expeditiously to formulate a plan to help local restaurateurs open

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Business Food & Drink MetroWest SOURCE 

After 19 Years, Sofia’s Closing Saturday

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 editor Hudson, MetroWest Source, Restaurant closing, Sofia Ristorante

HUDSON – A family-owned Italian restaurant is closing on Saturday after almost two decades. Serving Tuscan-inspired Italian cuisine in Hudson

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Business Food & Drink 

10th Annual Taste of MetroWest Tentatively Rescheduled To October

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 editor 10th Annual Taste of MetroWest, MetroWest Chamber of Commerce

FRAMINGHAM – The 10th Annual Taste of MetroWest originally scheduled for March 17 will now be held over two day

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Business Food & Drink 

Exhibit A’s Beer Garden Gets Green Light From City Solicitor

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 editor Beer Garden, City of Framingham, Coronavirus, Exhibit A Brewing Company, Framingham City Solicitor, Phase II, restaurant re-opening

FRAMINGHAM – The planned beer garden at Exhibit A Brewing Company has now received the approval to open without going

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