Milton Bradley’s Twister game was once thought too risqué
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
SPRINGFIELD - There was a time when Milton Bradley, the Springfield-based game company, worried that the physically challenging game Twister would...
Prince Pizza preserves a part of legendary Route 1 in Saugus
By Matt Robinson
Contributing Writer
SAUGUS – The giant sausage and the orange dinosaur is gone and the Hilltop Steakhouse cows have moved on to greener...
Revere legend Kelly’s Roast Beef plans expansion
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
REVERE - Founded in 1951 by Frank McCarthy and Ray Carey as a hot dog stand, Kelly’s Roast Beef is an...
Bette’s Rolls Royce was a celebrated Boston nightspot in the seventies
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Only the incomparable Bette Arnold could have forced the question, are you talking about her car or her restaurant?...
‘Breck Girls’ shampoo ads set the standard for beauty
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
SPRINGFIELD - Stores have been stocking shelves with shampoo brands since the products became available and some of the ads are...
Come on down and see Maurice the Pants Man
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
WORCESTER - Back in the day, there was only one place to go in Worcester for your back-to-school clothes shopping—Maurice the...
It was always ‘time to make the doughnuts’ for Fred the Baker
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
REGION - Although Michael Vale, aka Fred the Baker, passed away in 2005, he is still Dunkin’ Donuts’ most iconic advertising...
Saddle up for a horseback ride in central Massachusetts
By Sandi Barrett
Contributing Writer
REGION - Practiced equestrians and novices alike can enjoy cantering through local woodland trails and wildflower fields astride a beautiful horse....
Worcester was the birthplace and is still the home of Table Talk pies
By Michael Perna Jr.
Contributing Writer
WORCESTER – A century later, people are still talking about the little pies made in Worcester. The Table Talk Pie...
Marshalls department store empire grew from a Beverly supermarket
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BEVERLY - The off-price retail chain Marshalls is well known for offering apparel and homewares at low prices. But founder Alfred...
