Results tagged “atlanticave”

A new café reminiscent of one of those you'd find tucked away off a small stone street in Barecelona’s Zona Antigua, artistic, unique, relaxed, has just opened. The afro-cuban music in the background is at a volume that allows easy conversation; as a gallery, the walls are covered with vibrant art. It has recently opened in the North End, architecturally, the most European neighborhood. “Flamepoeira” serves first-rate espresso drinks, delicious Euro/Asian-flavored dishes, and wonderful desserts. Try the Spicy (but not too spicy) Lemon Grass Chicken salad and the Fried Chicken Dumpling Salad with Bamboo Shoots (each $7.95). Langelo’s Pozole soup ($5.95) is some of the best soup around. For dessert, the Jumbo Cream Puffs ($3.25) are addicting. Though the owner’s original Cafépoeira (a Vietnamese coffee with bread pudding, cranberry, and cinnamon, topped with condensed milk, whipped cream, and a sprinkle of cinnamon, $2.50) is not to be missed.

Big Dig officials keep telling Boston that the project is almost complete. Bostonist will believe it when we see it. With the mélange of Jersey Barriers (named for the cow, not the state), confusing signage, incomplete parks, and on and off ramps that may or may not get you on or off anything, the project doesn’t seem to be in those final stages. The Rose Kennedy Greenway, the 30 acre park system between the North End, Aquarium and the rest of Boston, remains a rough cement riddled dirty mess. Part of the plan for the greenway is a pedestrian way that flows right past the InterContinental Hotel currently under construction. The hotel’s plan to move the sidewalk favored their valet pull in rather than pedestrian right of way. WalkBoston and the InterContinental have been in negotiations fighting for each others interests. Today the Boston Globe reports, they both may have budged just a few inches (literally inches, ok, maybe a foot here and there) to an acceptable compromise.