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Beloved grocer opens new store in Mass.
Trader Joe's is now open in Reading. The store is located at 34 Walkers Brook Drive.
It's the 22nd Trader Joe's to open in Massachusetts. This follows other locations recently opening in West Roxbury and Newton.
Women's sports bar concept coming to Boston
The Sports Bra, a new sports bar dedicated to showing women's sports is preparing to open in downtown Boston. The bar is expected to open at 2 Broad St. in the former Tiki Rock space, with signage advertising a fall 2026 opening.
Central Mass. breakfast cafe closing for good
Corner Cafe will permanently close after serving its final breakfast on Nov. 28, the business announced Tuesday. The cafe said the decision comes as its building is being prepared for sale and its owners decided purchasing the property was not the right direction for them.
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