A one-stop shop comes to Nahant
Residents will no longer have to travel across the Causeway to get a carton of eggs and a gallon of milk thanks to Turnstone Market’s mid-summer opening. The cozy store is filled with local, high-quality products like meats and seafood, as well as fresh vegetables and handmade pasta. Store Owner Leslie Intoppa also stocks curated […]
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Success the Ianotti way
Town residents Vivian and Marc Iannotti are building a family business empire one grocery store at a time. Vivian Iannotti called the couple’s new Stop and Compare store in Lynn’s State Street plaza “a culmination of everything” they have worked hard to achieve ever since Vivian’s mother, Betty Calvo, opened the first Stop and Compare […]
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All in the family
As she looks back on the last year, Vinnin Liquors President Angela Ansara said the business is recovering from the pandemic, but there is still a need for quality employees. “We’re still recovering a little bit, but it’s still hard to find the employees who want to work because of the pandemic,” she said. “A […]
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A zest for the best
Ranging from ham-and-swiss hand pies, rosemary-and-lemon cookies, all the way to chartreuse cocktails and pomegranate martinis, there is something delicious for just about anyone at Zestfriendz, a bakery/small-bites bar in Swampscott. Owned and operated by two “zest friendz,” Margie Peterson and Trudi Fagerlund, this bakery by day and small-bites bar by night prides itself on […]
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Clam Slam: We go in search of fried nirvana
By Meaghan Casey Though beach days might be in our rear window until next summer, that doesn’t mean the hunt for the perfect fried clam plate has to come to an end. And with foliage season upon us, there’s no better time to drive up the coast and indulge in some of the top contenders.
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Laganas a big wheel in the catering business
By BILL BROTHERTON Bill Laganas is on a roll … a lobster roll. Laganas, Swampscott High Class of 1984, is standing behind his 20-foot custom lobster/clambake trailer, which is parked on Puritan Road in Swampscott, in front of the Atlantic and across the street from where the New Ocean House hotel once stood. He bought it […]
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A taste of Swampscott
From left, Eva Antaya, Zoe Bannister, and Adeline Massey, all of Swampscott, enjoy frozen yogurt at O-YO Frozen Yogurt. I scream, you scream, Swampscott screams for ice cream. Let’s face it, no day at the beach is complete without getting at least one scoop of the quintessential summer treat. Whether it’s standard vanilla soft serve […]
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One happy island
Karen and Roger Lin are the new owners of Fantasy Island, which reopened in February. Yan China Bistro’s owners now operating Fantasy Island By STACEY MARCUS When Karen and Roger Lin moved to the United States from Southern China 21 years ago, the young couple worked together at a Chinese restaurant in Arlington. Roger honed his […]
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A taste of Swampscott: Burrito battle
Sometimes there’s nothing better than having your protein, rice and veggies (and everything but the kitchen sink) all wrapped up in one delicious bite. And even though most burritos are often consumed at the same rapid-fire pace they’re constructed, there’s an art to getting that bite right—starting with the careful selection of ingredients and ending […]
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