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Massachusetts offers famous vacation destinations like Boston and Cape Cod. Here, we focus on the best cheap travel destinations in the Bay State including museums, beaches and places to eat and walk.

February Break Activities Ideas in Boston, Eastern Massachusetts

Published on February 8, 2013February 8, 2013 by Eric Hurwitz

Looking for ideas on what to do during February vacation week in the Boston area and other towns and cities in eastern Massachusetts? Here are some activities that are affordable and will surely warm up your February break: Go to a Boston area museum with low or free admission....

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Excellent Burger Prices at Bobby’s Burger Palace, Burlington Mall, Mass.

Published on January 30, 2013June 24, 2013 by Eric Hurwitz

I’ve always been a champion of locally owned and operated restaurants, but something resonated quite nicely with me when hearing that Bobby Flay’s Bobby’s Burger Palace restaurant chain just opened at the Burlington Mall in Burlington, Mass.  The main reason: substantially-sized burgers starting at $6.75 and topping out at...

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Panera Cares in Boston Operates on Your Ability to Pay

Published on January 29, 2013June 24, 2013 by Eric Hurwitz

Panera Cares certainly does. Recently opened at 3 Center Plaza in Boston, Mass., Panera Cares operates on a customer’s ability to pay for a meal regardless of their means. With no cash registers or suggested prices for a meal, this novel, meaningful and timely business model truly gives diners...

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Harrows Chicken Pies Now Open in Dedham, Mass.

Published on January 12, 2013June 24, 2013 by Eric Hurwitz
Picture of Harrows Chicken Pies in Dedham MA

Harrows, a Reading Mass.-based landmark selling take-out chicken pies, recently opened its newest location on Route 1 in Dedham, Mass. This is great news for south-of-Boston residents and for those that work in the area, as well as many Boston neighborhoods that are just minutes away.  I’ve always regarded...

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Burger Greatness at Victory Lane, Millis, Mass.

Published on December 15, 2012June 24, 2013 by Eric Hurwitz
Picture of burger from Victory Lane, Millis MA

All in the name of fair and balanced cheap burger reporting, I am following up to the previous post on Bobby’s Burger Palace restaurant chain with a locally-owned and operated restaurant that serves a great burger: Victory Lane in Millis, Mass. This downtown neighborhood sports restaurant and bar with...

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Walpole MA Winter Farmers Market Schedule for Sundays

Published on December 2, 2012 by Eric Hurwitz

Looking for a good farmers market in the Boston, Mass., area to shop for the winter months? The Walpole Farmers Market will continue on its summer success with an indoor winter (well, late fall, technically) farmers market today from 10a.m. – 2p.m., and, then, every other Sunday at the VFW...

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A Recommended Great Cheap Travel Getaway in New England

Published on November 26, 2012June 24, 2013 by Eric Hurwitz
Picture of winter sleigh ride, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge MA

We recently received this great New England “cheap travel” question from a reader named Victoria… Evening! My fiancé and I both live in New England, he lives in Lowell, MA, and I live near Hartford, CT. We went to school at Plymouth State in NH and love to travel...

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