by Andrew Shapiro | Feb 4, 2025 | Business Profile, Highlights, News & Announcements
North Andover based YardRink began in 2022 and has notched a few milestones. In 2023 it became an officially licensed product of the National Hockey League. Now it has signed up perhaps the sport’s greatest star to be a spokesman: Wayne Gretzky, who retired in 1999 as...
by Andrew Shapiro | Jan 12, 2025 | Business Profile, Farms, Highlights, Restaurant, Wedding Venues
In January of 2025, Boston Magazine highlighted Smolak Farms, located in North Andover, as one of three farm wedding venues. The piece notes “For the ceremony, couples can exchange vows in the antique apple orchard where a white pergola embellished with white...
by Andrew Shapiro | Jul 18, 2024 | Awards and Recognition, Highlights, News & Announcements, Pizza, Small Business
On July 17, 2024, Barstool Sports released a “One Bite” pizza review done by Dave Portnoy of Garlic Breath Pizza in North Andover. Click here to view the video of the review, which scored quite high on Dave’s scale!
by Andrew Shapiro | Jul 17, 2024 | Business Profile, Highlights, New Business, Restaurant, Small Business
Mexican restaurant Pablo’s Tacos & Burritos is breathing new life into an empty downtown storefront after opening in June. Pablo’s began as a food truck providing fresh, authentic Mexican food across the Merrimack Valley and gained a legion of loyal customers....
by Andrew Shapiro | May 21, 2024 | Business Profile, Highlights, Small Business, Small Business, Winery
When you think of New England, wine and winemaking aren’t the first things that come to mind. Sure, there are tons of microbreweries, but with few exceptions, the region isn’t known for its “terroir,” that is, the environmental factors that give wine grapes their...
by Andrew Shapiro | May 15, 2024 | Business Profile, Highlights, New Business, News & Announcements, Restaurant, Small Business
A new restaurant has opened in the Merrimack Valley, and it replaces a roast beef joint that had been in business for 40 years. According to a source, Patrick’s North Shore Eatery is now open in North Andover, moving into the space on Chickering Road that had...
