Category: Business

First there was a Tuesday Facebook post from Proof 22 saying troubled Main Street restaurant would “remain closed for the rest of the summer to give our staff a well-deserved break.” On Wednesday, there was different explanation for the unusual closing in the middle of the summer tourist season. A sign on the window read: […]

Proof 22, the barbecue-themed bar and restaurant on Main Street, has been closed for several days, prompting questions about why it’s not open for business during the busy summer season. So far, the restaurant’s owners have offered three explanations for the shuttering. “We’ve made the decision to remain closed for the rest of the summer […]

The Plymouth Zoning Board of Appeals Monday night unanimously approved a slightly scaled-down version of the developer’s plans to build 300 apartments at Colony Place. Although the massive development faced opposition from neighbors, it puts the town in a position to reject future so-called 40b affordable housing projects, at least temporarily. AvalonBay Communities, one of […]

Michael Psikarakis says he is trying to come to grips with how negotiations over the development of the site of Bert’s – the ruin of a restaurant near the entrance to Long Beach that he and his family own – deteriorated into an order from the town to tear it down. The move, Psikarakis said, […]

It’s the time of year when Plymouth takes on an international accent. Despite being known by many as a destination for day-trippers because of its proximity to Boston, the local tourism industry relies heavily on visitors from other countries, who stay longer and spend more money. But this summer, fewer foreign languages are being heard […]

Apartment buildings in Plymouth generally must be no taller than 35 feet. But AvalonBay’s proposed Colony Place project is different — it falls under the state’s 40b affordable housing law, making it exempt from most zoning rules. As a result, the residential complex may end up being almost twice as tall, dwarfing other buildings in […]

Town Meeting member Richard Serkey has long campaigned to get the town to do something about its most notorious blighted property – the former site of Bert’s restaurant at the entrance to Long Beach on Warren Avenue. His persistence may finally be paying off. The retired local attorney has spoken about Bert’s four times over […]