Porter Square is sometimes overshadowed by its neighbors Davis and Harvard Square, but it has a lot to offer. While many Tufts students may initially visit for practical reasons, such as a trip to ...

The McCarthy family band plays traditional Irish music at the Boston Public Library. Tommy McCarthy (second from left) and his wife Louise Costello (third left) are the new owners of Toad bar and ...

McCarthy and Costello weren’t really looking for a new project, McCarthy says, but “it’s a shame to see a music venue go,” so when the opportunity arose to buy the businesses and the Massachusetts ...

Sugar & Spice, a Thai restaurant in Cambridge's Porter Square, has been named Family-Owned Business of the Year for New England by the U.S. Small Business Administration. During the pandemic, the ...

When the owners of Toad, the tiny, beloved pub in Porter Square, let it be known in mid-2023 that they were looking to sell the business, a lot of folks were despondent. For years the shotgun-shack ...