Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.
Juel Beauty Bar
Beauty
Instant glow, no drama: Whether you're overdue for a lash refresh or your brows need a little attitude adjustment, Juel Beauty Bar does extensions, lifts, lamination, customized facials and waxing, plus pro makeup for nights out or bridal moments.
Old‑school Italian comfort: Whether you’re craving handcrafted pasta, a crisp glass of wine, or a relaxed spot to catch some live local tunes, Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant & Bar nails that family-style warmth since 1950.
Give heirlooms a glow-up: If you’ve got a chair with good bones or a flea market find begging for a second act, Thistledown Nest does custom upholstery, repainting and refinishing, decorative painting, even seat weaving plus marine and outdoor projects.
Pop Culture bakery in Middleboro, Massachusetts, is set to open its second location soon with a ribbon cutting planned for its Middleboro location on Oct.
The Plymouth Select Board voted 4-1 to approve a memorandum of agreement and a letter of support for a 392-unit friendly 40B at 120 Carver Road, a project that would lift Plymouth’s subsidized housing inventory to 10.5% and exceed the threshold for permanent safe harbor under the 2020 census count.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is urging the state to block the use of historic horse racing gambling machines, which critics argue are identical to slot machines and could compete with the tribe's Taunton casino.
A report by MASSPIRG Education Fund, Environment Massachusetts Research and Policy Center, and Frontier Group has revealed that most of Massachusetts rivers, ponds, and other waterways detected contamination from PFAS chemicals.