New Restaurants From Quincy to Plymouth
From Quincy to Plymouth, we investigated seven exciting new restaurants you need to check out.
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Beautiful Horizons
Photographer Kat Hanafin’s large-scale seascapes evoke a sense of peace and tranquility.
Bloom and Grow – The Root in Scituate
after years of planning and an extensive renovation of a preexisting nursery structure, the two friends opened The Root in Scituate
Book Love
Plymouth’s newest bookstore is expanding its presence at The Pinehills. By Jennifer H. McInerney Photography by Kate Rogan As a child growing up in metro Detroit, Katie Mannix spent her summers on the island of Nantucket—and as much time as possible inside Nantucket Bookworks. She spent countless hours browsing the store’s vast shelves, perusing … Read more
Creativity Meets Charity
Quincy native Nicky Bandera is the founder of Project Paulie, a retail business that sells stylish beanies and each hat design helps raise money for charity.
“Picture Perfect” Holiday Art Sale and Show
“Picture Perfect” Holiday Art Sale and Show – South Shore Home, Life & Style
In the Holiday tradition for over 25 years, the Lesieur Studio and Gallery invites the public to visit and view an impressive variety of recent original oil paintings depiciting landscapes and seascapes
The Original Coastal Cowgirl
Hingham boutique owner Megan Cheek is turning heads with her one-of-a-kind reimagined vintage apparel collection – Meadow.
Dressed to Impress
A local boutique is transforming prom traditions one glittering gown at a time. By Maria Allen Photography by Al Lacerda Photography It’s prom season on the South Shore and Julie Costa is surrounded by racks of dazzling dresses. The owner of a small-but-mighty clothing boutique in Bridgwater called Miss Louise Prom Closet, Costa has developed … Read more
Gingerbread Man
By day, James Kukstis makes his living penning stories for Wicked Local, covering the Marshfield beat. In his off hours, however, he swaps his writer’s hat for a brightly colored knit beanie and fires up the oven at his Scituate home to pursue his other passion—baking. Known as Mr. Butterscotch, Kukstis operates a small-but-mighty side … Read more
Cattivo
A South Shore boutique specializes in youthful fashions for the whimsical, wicked and wild. Text and photography by Kate Rogan of Ellie Finn Photography Model: Emma Sullivan “Fashion,” says Mary Marathas, owner of Cattivo, “is a way of speaking without saying a word.” For the Chicago native, whose first job at 16 was working as an assistant … Read more