food trucks

Food trucks have long been seen as an urban treasure but are now being saved by the suburbs during the coronavirus pandemic.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced a new initiative Tuesday that will allow food trucks to visit neighborhoods across the city over the summer.

In the latest COVID-19 update, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announces a new food truck initiative, bags ban remains at grocery stores and more.

Sue O’Connell sat down with Anne-Marie Aigner, founder of Food Truck Festivals of America, to talk about why food trucks have been forgotten during the pandemic and how neighborhoods will play a big role in bringing them back.

Stand on any block around lunchtime near Amazon.com’s downtown Seattle headquarters and there are two common sights: people walking their dogs and people buying lunch at food trucks. The scene offers a window into Seattle’s infatuations with dogs (and cats), which outnumber children here, and the maturing roaming food truck market. Now, one truck is combining both by catering to...

Atlanta’s scorching August heat didn’t stop Megan Nelson from slipping on a long faux fur coat and dressing up like Cruella de Vil for her first Doggy Con convention, a pet event for costumed canines inspired by the upcoming Dragon Con convention. Doggy Con drew hundreds of dog owners and spectators Saturday to an Atlanta park for their own small...

A proposal before the Trump administration that food trucks, Wi-Fi and Amazon deliveries be allowed in campgrounds at national parks got a thumbs-down this week from some visitors at Yosemite National Park, NBC News reports. The idea comes as the Department of Interior considers recommendations from an advisory committee to modernize and privatize the operation of campgrounds, including adding running...

At first glance you might think it’s one of the city’s many food trucks. Look closer and you’ll find that ‘Sprout’ is actually a roaming greenhouse.

The 16th annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival is underway this weekend, with this year’s theme being the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Another weekend is here filled with tons of fun things to do. From the Lowell Folk Festival to the International Sand Sculpting Competition at Revere Beach, the Boston Donut Festival and everything in between, check out our picks for your weekend of fun!

A new park honoring the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings opens in the Seaport District on Saturday. Martin’s Park, located at the Smith Family Waterfront, honors 8-year-old Martin Richard, who was killed in the 2013 bombing. The park officially opened Saturday with a ceremony that began at 11 a.m. The Richard family, Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty...

A new park honoring the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings opens in the Seaport District on Saturday. Martin’s Park, located at the Smith Family Waterfront, honors 8-year-old Martin Richard, who was killed in the 2013 bombing. The park officially opened Saturday with a ceremony that began at 11 a.m. The Richard family, Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty...

A park named after Martin Richard, the eight-year-old boy who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing, was opened in the Seaport Saturday.

Maine has banned single-use food and drink containers made from polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, becoming the first state to do so. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill, which takes effect in 2021, into law Tuesday.

The March for Our Lives ended its national Road-To-Change bus tour on Sunday in Newtown, Connecticut, six months after the shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school inspired protests calling for what they say are common-sense gun reforms.

The March for Our Lives ended its national Road-To-Change bus tour on Sunday in Newtown, Connecticut, six months after the shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school inspired protests calling for what they say are common-sense gun reforms.

The Boston Pickle Fair is back and it’s kind of a big dill.

The second annual event was held Saturday at the Innovation and Design Building in the city’s Seaport District.

Dupont Circle is awash with rainbow colors as crowds of revelers celebrate D.C.’s vibrant LGBTQ+ community during the Capital Pride Parade.