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Marc Hurwitz

@marchurboston.bsky.social

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Founder, Hiddenboston, Boston Restaurant Talk; food/travel writer, Boston Globe Magazine, NBC 10 Boston; textbook/medical editor; hike leader/former chair, Appalachian Mountain Club; DJ, Mark Skin Radio

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 17d

My latest for NBC looks at a casual upscale restaurant on the North Shore that has great comfort food (and Hill Farmstead beer). www.nbcboston.com/eat-new-engl...

#Hamilton #restaurant

A warm, welcoming laid-back restaurant in the heart of Mass. horse country

This reasonably priced North Shore restaurant competes with bars in Boston but has easier parking, lower prices and offers the chance to see horses along the way.

www.nbcboston.com

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 2h

Oh my God. We were on our way to the Vermont country store on Saturday after our hike in Dorset, but we ended up going to Stratton Village instead and ran out of time. If only I had known!

And please tell me you didn’t go to the Fat Crow in Newfane for dinner. 😆

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 3h

Wait wait wait what day were you there? 😮

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 3h

This is probably the best time to be in organized crime since before the repeal of prohibition in 1933. I mean if you wanted to commit high level non-immigrant related crime, now is the time to go hog wild.

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Kerrie C. @kcrhetor.bsky.social · 3d

Dearest Mother,
ICE forces took another microbrewery last night, leaving only 879 under our control within city limits. But our beard oil deliveries remain constant, the one bright spot in this dark war. The public pianos have gone silent. But Vegan Company remains resolute. #WarRavagedPortland

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 3h

Where was this version of Jefferies over the past several months? I’m glad he’s finally going low, but it took way too long.

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 3h

Granted he did stop the war between Azerbaijan and Acetaminophen

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 3h

A city of 600,000 no longer has any stores. And there’s no more glass! Whatever will they do there?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 3h

When someone starts a sentence with, “I’m telling you” I just picture him looking like this.

Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 3h

The last time I drank a Spaten Oktoberfest was probably in college? Or high school. I don’t know. #Lucys #Dorchester

Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 8h

Closing alert -- Navigation Brewing Co. in Lowell is now closed; Chelmsford location remains open. bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/09/navi...

#brewery #beer #lowell #chelmsford

Navigation Brewing Co. in Lowell Is Closing; Chelmsford Location to Remain Open

A location of a brewery north of Boston that resides in an historic mill building is shutting down, though its newer location will remain in...

bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 9h

They were too weird over there! Unlike us who were perfectly normal.

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 10h

If this is what an insurrection looks like, where do I sign up?

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 10h

Opening alert -- Twisted Fate Brewing opens new taproom in Revere. bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/10/twis...

#beer #brewery #revere

Twisted Fate Brewing Opens New Taproom in Revere

A North Shore brewery has opened a second location, and this one is just north of Boston. According to a source (Gary Goldblatt), Twisted Fa...

bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 13h

Opening alert -- All'Antico Vinaio opens in Boston's Back Bay. bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/10/alla...

#sandwiches #restaurant #boston #backbay

All'Antico Vinaio Opens in Boston's Back Bay

Earlier this year, it was reported that an award-winning group of sandwich shops with roots in Italy would be expanding to a location in Bos...

bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 16h

News -- plans for the Kowloon property in Saugus indicate that the building is slated to be demolished and the restaurant would move into a smaller space. bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/10/plan...

#restaurant #saugus

Plans for Kowloon Property in Saugus Indicate Building Being Demolished, Restaurant Moving into Smaller Space

A few years ago, it was reported that something could be in the works for the site of an iconic restaurant on the North Shore, and now we ha...

bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 1d

Yikes.

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 1d

News -- Olivia's Kitchen plans to open in the former Taco Party space in Somerville's Ball Square. bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/10/oliv...

#restaurant #somerville #ballsquare

Olivia's Kitchen Plans to Open in the Former Taco Party Space in Somerville's Ball Square

It looks like a new Italian dining spot is on its way to Somerville, moving into the space where a vegan Mexican restaurant had been. Accord...

bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 1d

Head over to @markskinradio.bsky.social from 4-6 PM today, as I'll be playing songs from Joy Division, Squirrel Flower, Blur, The Hold Steady, and Duran Duran, as well as new tunes from Stop Calling Me Frank and Nathalie Miller.

website: markskinradio.com
TuneIn link: tunein.com/radio/Mark-S...

Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 1d

Closing alert -- Smoke Shop BBQ in East Boston is now closed. bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

#restaurant #BBQ #EastBoston #Boston

The Smoke Shop BBQ in East Boston Has Closed

A location of a local group of barbecue restaurants has shut down after a bit more than two years in business. According to multiple sources...

bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! Today will be a bit more mellow than usual, mostly 80s new wave and 90s indie rock.

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Doc Savage @docsavage88.bsky.social · 1d

Hey everybody! I'm spending the day mostly reading, writing and editing wedding stuff on zero sleep, but I'll be off the clock from 4-6pm Eastern while I listen to our friend Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social deliver a mini vacation of alt-rock and Boston culture. Catch it if you can! :)

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 1d

Which is it? Because if it's the former, essential employees who are currently working without pay may find themselves with a runny nose and a nasty cough all of a sudden.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

After threatening that furloughed federal workers might not receive backpay after all, Mike Johnson tries to clarify that *of course* he thinks they *should* get backpay.

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 1d

Opening alert -- New York Bagel and Coffee Co. has opened in Allston. bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-...

#bagels #Allston #Boston

New York Bagel and Coffee Co. Opens in Allston

A new spot for bagels and more has come to Boston. According to its Instagram page, New York Bagel and Coffee Co. is now open in Allston, mo...

bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 1d

There will be mass trials when all is said and done.

Nancy French @nancyfrench.bsky.social · 16d

A masked ICE agent sprayed David Black, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, directly in the face during protests outside the ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois.

Photo by Ashlee Rezin of the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 2d

Boy, this was a tough read. Don’t let the goofy and silly title fool you. Onto a happier book next, hopefully.