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[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] It looks like one of Boston’s best-known restaurants is being reborn. According to a Facebook post from the place, Eastern Standard is planning to reopen, moving from its old location within the Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square to the upcoming Fenway Center development, a life sciences complex that will sit over...

Last fall, it was reported that one of Tiffani Faison’s restaurants was shutting down and that she would be replacing it with another dining spot. Now we have confirmation of what is going in there. A press release confirms what we had been told awhile back by someone with connections to the restaurant industry, that a new location of Tenderoni’s...

The original location of a local group of burger spots is moving, but it won’t be moving very far. According to a message sent by Patrick Maguire of Maguire Promotions & Hospitality Consulting, Tasty Burger in the Fenway section of Boston is planning to move, with a Boston Business Journal article saying that the dining spot will leave its space...

The new MGM Music Hall at Fenway is already booking some of the top artists in the business. Derek Zagami got a tour of the venue from the balcony seats to the backstage baseball wall.

Derek Zagami takes us on an exclusive tour of the brand new MGM Music Hall at Fenway.

See the first peek inside MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Police are asking for the public’s help in their search for a man who allegedly assaulted a Fenway Park security guard last month. Boston police say the suspect sucker-punched the security officer in the head around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, in the area of 49 Lansdowne Street. The attack was unprovoked, police said. The victim was taken to…

Giant Fenway project undergoes a few changes — and gets a new name

It was re-opening day at Fenway Park in Boston Thursday as the ballpark transformed once again into a vaccination site. While the race is on to distribute booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine, the site also welcomed a number of people who were rolling up their sleeves for the first time. Experts say the surge in cases is convincing some…

A local chef and restaurateur is getting ready to close one of her dining spots, and she will be opening a new restaurant in its space. Eater Boston is reporting that Tiffani Faison is shutting down Tiger Mama in the Fenway section of Boston this week, with its last official day of service being Friday, October 29, though a Halloween drag…

October baseball is typically a home run for Fenway businesses, but the labor shortage and supply chain crisis are hitting them hard as the Red Sox prepare for the American League Championship Series. As they continue to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, stocking up and staffing up in advance of the ALCS is a challenge. Tiffani Faison owns several restaurants…

The Red Sox are moving on to the American League Division Series after beating the Yankees 6-2 in the Wild Card game at Fenway Park. Boston kicked things off with a two-run homer from Xander Bogaerts in the first inning. Kyle Schwarber also hit a solo shot in the third shortly before Yankees starter Gerrit Cole was lifted. For fans…

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] Last month it was reported that a local group of breweries and brewpubs had shut down operations, and now we have learned that the two locations within the city of Boston may be replaced by two new dining and drinking spots. According to a licensing board hearing page within the city’s website,...

A fire in a high-rise near Boston’s Christian Science Plaza brought out several fire trucks Friday afternoon. Details weren’t immediately clear beyond that the fire was reported about 12:15 p.m. on the seventh floor of a building on Massachusetts Avenue. The building where the fire erupted, according to the Boston Fire Department, is the Church Park luxury apartments. This...

WS Development’s massive Fenway project: A block-by-block breakdown

It’s almost showtime again at one of Boston’s major movie theaters: Regal plans to reopen its Fenway theater to the public on Friday, April 23. Regal — the second-largest movie theater chain in the country, according to the Associated Press — closed early on in the pandemic, reopened for a short spell and then announced in October its locations would temporarily...

Owners of businesses near Fenway are ready for games to start again.

Rain delays the home opener at Fenway Park.

Businesses around Fenway are preparing for an increase in foot traffic as Massachusetts relaxes COVID restrictions starting Monday. Arenas and sports venues will be permitted to open at 12% capacity.

A major life science real estate developer has reached a more than $1.5 billion deal to buy a building in Boston’s Fenway to continue developing it as a life science hub.