Update: Good news for people in need along the waterfront. As of Monday, the closed public restrooms referenced in this column were back in service, complete with shiny new floors. Now if only I could get the same kind of action when it comes to the Water Street sewer relocation project. This column could use […]
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Patty Cho knew nothing about running a restaurant. Nine years later, she’s learned a few things.
Patty Cho is in between jobs. Not that she’s unemployed. Hardly. It’s early afternoon on a spring Tuesday and Cho is making the walk from her Kogi Bar and Grill to Shikku Hot Pot, the restaurant she and her husband, Thuyet Phan, are scrambling to open in May. It’s a few doors away at 18 […]
Posted inCulture
At long last, a great unveiling at The Spire
We’ve published a lot of photos of The Spire Center for the Arts since the Independent launched last November. In most of them, the downtown venue has been shrouded in scaffolding and green mesh as it underwent a much-needed renovation. Over the years, the building, especially its steeple – more than 100 feet above the […]
Posted inCulture
Mayflower II returns to a foggy Plymouth Harbor
Well, that was one way to avoid the Water Street detours. The Mayflower II returned to Plymouth Harbor and its berth at State Pier on Thursday after spending the winter undergoing maintenance in Mystic Seaport. The 102-foot-long replica ship left Connecticut Wednesday morning and by Thursday morning was making its way through Cape Cod Canal. […]
Posted inEnvironment & Health
How to get rid of your hazardous waste without damaging the environment
If you’ve got rusting cans of old paint, buckets of dirty motor oil and other gross waste products taking up space in your garage, here’s a chance to dispose of them without harming the environment. The Town of Plymouth has scheduled its latest Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. […]
Posted inGovernment
A stretch of Water Street will be closed for six weeks
Traffic backups, uneven road surfaces, scarce parking, noise, and a detour that will last well into May. That’s what the town is forecasting for spring on Water Street as the seemingly never-ending project to replace a major sewer line along the popular route enters its next phase. The Department of Public Works said in a […]
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Steps in the right direction: Brewster Gardens project finished
After a long separation, Brewster Gardens and Main Street Extension have been reunited. The much-discussed stairs connecting the park with downtown are officially completed, according to Nick Faiella, Plymouth’s parks and forestry superintendent. The project – with a price tag of $164,000 – had been talked about for years. Work finally started last fall and […]
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TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
Each spring, Plymouth holds a combination regular and special town meeting at which much of its business gets done. This year, it’s on April 6, at the Plymouth North High School auditorium, starting at 8 a.m. Usually, it involves a lot of coffee drinking, lively debates, and fair amount of political maneuvering. Think of Town […]
Posted inBusiness Beat
A rite of spring that leaves many people feeling wronged: Paid parking
It’s almost time for the annual spring unveiling: that special day when the covers come off parking meters and pay stations downtown and along the waterfront. The seasonal reprieve from paid parking – which began Dec. 1 – expires on April 1. That means you’ll have to fork over $2 an hour to park in […]
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Things are finally looking up for Brewster Gardens stairs
Those stairs from Brewster Gardens up to Main Street Extension are finally just a step or two from being completed. The existing stairway, which climbed to the Emond Building on Main Street Extension at the Café Strega terrace, had badly deteriorated over the years. It was eventually blocked off after being deemed a hazard. For walkers, […]