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InnerCity Weightlifting: Where Fitness Meets Community Impact

By Selena Frongillo | April 14, 2022

InnerCity Weightlifting began as a fitness program for those formerly incarcerated. It’s evolved into helping former convicts forge new careers.

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Eat Play Stay: Cape Cod

By Very Local Staff | April 14, 2022

Let a naughty mermaid be your guide to a finger-licking, dune-humping, lobster-rolling, ghost-hunting good time in this charming and historic seaside community.

Driftway Designs: Bringing the Beach Home

By Daniela Cintron | April 14, 2022

After years spent sailing on the waters of the North East, Jenna Sammartino found a very special place in her heart for the ocean. Her epoxy resin artwork recreates the beauty of the Massachusetts coastline.

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Eat Play Stay: Salem, MA

By Very Local Staff | April 4, 2022

Meet real witches, eavesdrop on a psychic reading and indulge your sweet tooth at America’s oldest candy company. The magic happens in Salem, Massachusetts.

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Top 617: Bagels in Boston

By Chelsea Kearin | April 4, 2022

Whether you’re looking to shake up your Sunday brunch routine or you want to start carb-loading early for the Boston Marathon a few months early, Very Local has your number. We’ve tried many of the bagel places in the area, and here are some of our favorites. 

Blind Kitchen: All in the Family

By Very Local Staff | April 4, 2022

Patrick Shea, Chef and Owner of CK Pearl and Decklyns in Essex and Gloucester and Chef Kladji Plaku, Chef de Cuisine at City Table, City Barn & Solas in Boston engage in a battle of culinary skill. Will a surprise guest judge change everything?

Blind Kitchen: Redemption and Good Clean Fun

By Very Local Staff | April 1, 2022

Chef Jessy Melo of Jessy’s Clean Meals is back for redemption. Can Chef Nikki Irving, owner of Los Jefes Comida in Taunton, show how she too, can elevate clean and fresh cooking to a higher level or will the blindfold be a game changer?

Listen Up: Local Boston Podcasts You Should Hear

By Jodi Hilton | April 1, 2022

Searching for new local listens? Check out some highlights from the Boston podcasting scene. 

Exploring Somerville’s Bow Market

By Daniela Cintron | April 1, 2022

Between full-time tenants and temporary pop-ups, Bow Market has become the place to come try out a diverse offering by local small businesses. 

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Eat Play Stay: Gloucester

By Very Local Staff | March 31, 2022

Discover a death-defying party trick, an ill-mannered seagull, and the origins of the saying “know the ropes.” This historic fishing town is Gloucester, Massachusetts.