Spotted at a brewery near you: a knitting group, sipping away, possibly mid-blanket – The Boston Globe

“Knitting is, very naturally, a social activity,” one instructor said. Much like sharing a beer in a cozy environment. And people are catching on. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/11/lifestyle/spotted-brewery-near-you-knitting-group-sipping-away-possibly-mid-blanket/

Adult-use cannabis store set to open Saturday will be a flagship for manufacturer Blue River – Cambridge Day

Adult-use cannabis store set to open Saturday will be a flagship for manufacturer Blue River – Cambridge Day — Read on http://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/03/24/adult-use-cannabis-store-set-to-open-saturday-will-be-a-flagship-for-manufacturer-blue-river/

Gaming Commission paves way for expansion of Encore Casino – The Boston Globe

Regulators have ruled that the 2013 vote in Everett green lit gaming not just on the site of the current casino but also on land across the street, where Wynn is planning a sports betting parlor and poker room. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/09/business/gaming-commission-paves-way-expansion-encore-casino/

Here are the sports you can — and can’t — bet on in Mass. | WBUR News

As legal sports betting gets underway in Massachusetts, here’s a review of which sports gaming regulators signed off on last week — and which didn’t make the cut, at least for now. Plus, more on Tuesday’s expected GOP vote for party chair and the ongoing Woburn teachers strike. — Read on http://www.wbur.org/news/2023/01/31/sports-betting-list-massachusetts-woburn-teachers-republican-party-newsletter