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A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a Cleveland restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Actor and singer Donnie Wahlberg left a $2,020 tip for a server at Marshland Restaurants and Bakery in Sandwich, Massachusetts last weekend. The restaurant posted a photo of a receipt from Saturday with the generous gratuity on their Facebook page, showing Whalberg’s tip for a $35 meal. The New Kids on the Block singer and actor wrote #2020TipChallenge on the…

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A bit more than two months ago, it was reported that one of the most popular sports bars in Boston had shut down, but we subsequently learned that there were talks of it returning under new ownership. Now it looks like that won’t be happening. According to an article from The...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] Earlier this month, it was reported that two of the most popular Irish pubs in the Boston area had closed, though there appeared to be a glimmer of hope that they could reopen if all went well. Now we have learned that they will indeed be returning after all, though not right…

After a spike in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at least four restaurants have chosen to close temporarily in order to test their employees and sanitize. City officials said that the uptick in cases was the result of a large gathering or social event, in addition to some isolated cases. As of Friday, there were 44…

The pandemic has hit the restaurant industry especially hard, and rather than stay open as temperatures drop in Massachusetts, some are choosing to close for the winter. The owners call it “hibernating,” and they say it is their best chance of reopening in the spring. Steve “Nookie” Postal owns the Commonwealth restaurant in Cambridge, which is now in hibernation. As…

The restaurant industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are trying their best to keep outdoor dining going despite falling temperatures, but others are instead opting to go into hibernation for the winter.

At least four restaurants in the tourist hotspot of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have now closed due to positive cases of COVID-19. Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Cafe and Flatbread Company announced last week that they were closing after employees at both restaurants tested positive for the coronavirus. The two restaurants are located on the same block in the city’s downtown area....

A customer at a downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, restaurant may have exposed other diners to COVID-19, according to the health department.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] It looks like yet another big name within the Boston restaurant/bar scene has shut down. According to an Instagram post from the place, The Pour House in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood has closed its doors, with the note from the Boylston Street spot saying the following: It is with great...

Normally, the Fours on Canal Street would be packed during a Bruins playoff game, but instead, the popular bar has closed for good.

Rescue efforts ended at a two-story restaurant in a northern Chinese village that collapsed during a local resident’s 80th birthday celebration, leaving 29 people dead.

Seventeen people have been killed in China after a two-story restaurant collapsed.

Artist Joshua Wilmoth has helped transform ‘DBar’ with custom artwork painted on shipping containers. Restaurants right now are finding creative ways to stay open “it felt like a great solution” said owner Brian Piccini.

Nia Grace, Owner of Darryl’s Corner Bar and Kitchen and Founder of The Boston Black Hospitality Coalition, talks about what it’s like to run a restaurant during the Covid crisis. Plus, you’ll hear the story behind the launch of Black Restaurant Month. It starts August first.

Business Woman and Restauranteur, Tiffani Faison, is everywhere! During COVID-19 she has been a strong voice in supporting local and we totally get why, back in march, The Hub Today’s Anna Rossi got a look at her newest spot and we think you’re going to love it.

A longtime watering hole in the Back Bay of Boston has shuttered, and it isn’t known what might become of the space. According to a source within the restaurant industry, Whiskey’s on Boylston Street is closed, saying that it is “100% done,” which comes on the heels of several other sources and posters on social media indicating that the...

The owner of a restaurant in Gaithersburg, Maryland, wrote a controversial post on social media telling customers that he will not require servers to wear face masks. The since-deleted post on The Grille at Flower Hill’s Facebook page read in part: “Let me be very clear…my staff will not wear face masks while working here at the Grille. If...

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Harpoon Brewery is taking its beer hall outdoors. Outdoors @ Harpoon opened Wednesday at the company’s Seaport facility. The new space features picnic tables, tents, converted shipping containers that will serve as bars and food stations and a fence constructed of kegs. The new beer hall will be open Monday through Wednesday, from 3 to…

What can you do to help keep restaurants up and running? Lots to digest in this episode of Small Business and the COVID-19 Crisis, with Massachusetts Restaurant association president and CEO Bob Buz.