Behind the Counter
Ever Wonder Who That is Behind the Counter?
The High IQ at Cobblestones
Spotify may provide the background tunes at Cobblestones, located at 30 Charles Street. But the real harmony comes from behind the counter, where the café’s staff flow seamlessly, gracefully, like professional orchestra members, moving from order to order, station to station, exchanging roles when needed, to keep their steady line of customers well-fed and hydrated.
Inman Square's Leo Carroll Turns 100
Succession's Logan Roy Has Been Framed
A clean start for the ‘Love Story’ laundromat
Coleen Worrell was barely a glimmer in her parents’ eyes when the movie “Love Story” premiered in 1970. To this day, the energetic 50-year-old from Barbados hasn’t seen the film.
So it was no wonder that when her real estate broker called her in February about a business opportunity – a laundromat for sale at 104 Oxford St., in the Baldwin neighborhood – she didn’t make the connection.
So it was no wonder that when her real estate broker called her in February about a business opportunity – a laundromat for sale at 104 Oxford St., in the Baldwin neighborhood – she didn’t make the connection.
Serving it Up at The Cantab
Tim Dibble’s résumé says “business” from banking to venture capital and emerging technologies.
But ask him about The Cantab Lounge in Central Square, the most recent addition to his otherwise tech-heavy portfolio, and it’s obvious he is a hopeless romantic – and a mostly reformed barfly.
But ask him about The Cantab Lounge in Central Square, the most recent addition to his otherwise tech-heavy portfolio, and it’s obvious he is a hopeless romantic – and a mostly reformed barfly.
Paddy's Lunch: Doling It Out Since Prohibition
A long list of characters have called Paddy’s Lunch home over the years.
Like “Silver Bullet,” the old Coors-loving head groundskeeper at Harvard, who held court while amassing a small collection of steel colored beer cans at his feet.
And “Moose,” the dog owner who would jump the fence at Fresh Pond, canine in tow, taking a dip before heading to Paddy's in a dripping suit and telling the bartender “my dog speaks German,” resulting in a bowlful of Beck’s beer for the pooch.
Like “Silver Bullet,” the old Coors-loving head groundskeeper at Harvard, who held court while amassing a small collection of steel colored beer cans at his feet.
And “Moose,” the dog owner who would jump the fence at Fresh Pond, canine in tow, taking a dip before heading to Paddy's in a dripping suit and telling the bartender “my dog speaks German,” resulting in a bowlful of Beck’s beer for the pooch.
Sprint Sports: You Have To Be Awake 24/7 To Survive’
Dany Ghatan knew nothing about sneakers when he and his brother-in-law and business partner opened Sprint Sports, an athletic shoe and apparel store on Broadway between 93rd and 94th Streets, in 1986. He was an architect by training, whose first job upon arriving in New York City from Iran a year before was with an architecture and design firm. Still, the pair saw opportunity when they noticed that people all over the city were wearing sneakers, for any function. “I notice that the sneaker is a hot item in America,” Dany recalls. “In New York at least. All people, they wearing sneakers.”
