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– News about Quincy covered by Quincy Quarry News
Let’s all move to Quincy?
At least that is what the Metro Boston newspaper questioned recently.
Rather than offer up puff piece filler as it has been known to do on occasion, Metro instead professionally balanced the usual City Hall hype and local chamber of commerce boosterism with undeniable facts care of its duly interviewing local residents.
Key less than favorable comments follow.
Ride the Red Line at your peril
A citizen photojournalist cellphone photo
The time spent commuting to and from Quincy every day on the MBTA is pretty painful.
“Honestly though, I’m not sure the time lost on my commute every day is worth that $325 (in lower rent than East Cambridge, ed.) . . . The Braintree branch of (the, ed.) red line (sic) is abysmal.”
There were, however, some positives:
“I wouldn’t call it cool yet, but it’s affordable and good for families.”
“It’s (now, ed.) much easier to get craft beer.”
Overspinning spin
A Facebook photo
At the same time, there were the usual overspun spin.
For but one example from among a number of them, repeating the incorrect statement that Boston restaurateur Barbara Lynch is opening up an Italian restaurant in Quincy Center with one of her nieces.
Rather, it would be far more accurate to suggest that the niece is planning to open the place with her Aunt Barbara acting more as an adviser of some sort than as an active participant.
Regardless, here’s hoping that the food is better than the niece’s long over-hyped cupcakes.
Even so, there is some possible good news – at least for some.
Are these little piggies from Quincy?
For example, and most important of all as regards economics, with roughly 4,000 and mostly cheap stick-built new multi-unit apartments and some condos with often but limited parking available in the pipeline over the next several years in a city of a bit over 90,000 residents, prospective renters are sure to be looking at a wicked attractive renters market when the glut hits and the current development boom bubble bursts.
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http://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/blog/2015/11/12/kerri-lynch-delaney-barbara-16c-quincy/
You sure about the Barbary Lynch part?
Mr. Stewart,
Both your cited Boston Magazine URL and the link included within the text of this Quincy Quarry story clearly cite Barbara Lynch as saying that she is (but, ed.) an adviser to the pending 16-C pizza restaurant as opposed to the one actually opening it.
The same also at least strongly indicate that Ms. Lynch not making a financial investment – at least not one of consequence – into 16-C.
Please further note that one should question the advisability of locating an at least somewhat trendy/pricey for the Q restaurant in the middle of the block on essentially a quiet one-way alley masquerading as a street with little convenient parking nearby as well as in a sketchy part of Quincy Center.
That and apparently hoping against hope that the adjacent steakhouse finally starts keeping its garbage area in proper order and thus also less odor.
Bon Appetite!!
Another pizza palace with steak tips with chef notoriety and some “dough” back-up. Glad it is not another nail salon or another new convenience mart.
Apartments, apartments, apartments, condos, condos, condos, traffic, traffic … and more traffic!
But heaven forbid an Asian grocery store opens in N.Quincy.
The Mayor says build it and they will come, but when you want to
build near his house no way. He’s a moron.