Author: Layne Sheplee
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Want plastic utensils and napkins with your takeout? Starting next year, you’ll have to ask for them in Brookline
A new Brookline policy aimed at reducing single-use waste will prohibit restaurants from providing utensils, napkins, straws, condiment packets and other disposable items for takeout and delivery orders unless customers request them. Local advocates, public health officials and some restaurant…
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10 ways to celebrate Pride Month in Brookline
As Brookline observes Pride Month, there are many opportunities to celebrate across town. Below is a selection of local LGBTQ+ owned businesses, upcoming Pride events and other avenues to support and engage with the Brookline LGBTQ+ community throughout the remainder…
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After fire, East Coast Divers recovery is fueled by community efforts
Signs of a recent fire linger in the boarded windows and scorched walls of a scuba shop on Boylston Street. Alongside the damage, newly spray-painted artwork is visible on the storefront: the business’s logo set ablaze, a phoenix-like image staff…
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A third space for creativity: Brookline Village’s Hipstitch offers hands-on crafting for all ages
With schools letting out next month, Hipstitch , a sewing and crafting studio in Brookline Village, is gearing up for its busiest time of the year. As staff prepare to host summer camps, they hope to provide kids with more than just…
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The 65 bus route is changing. Here’s what Brookline riders need to know.
Brookline officials say upcoming route and service changes to the MBTA Route 65 bus will improve connections to employment hubs such as the Longwood Medical Area and locations accessible by the Orange Line and the Commuter Rail, though some riders…