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🍰 Sweeten your holiday season

Where to buy holiday pies and desserts in Boston
A slice of pumpkin pie on a white plate with a spoon, atop a green, pink, and white plaid tablecloth. White pumpkins and a full pumpkin pie are also on the table.
Somerville’s Petsi Pies are available at delis and markets in Cambridge, Brookline, Dorchester, and Jamaica Plain. | Photo by @petsipies
You’re gonna need a bigger dinner table. When it comes to holiday dinners, only the upper crust of desserts will do. As you plan your final course, consult this com-pie-lation of local shops baking seasonal sweets.

Capo, 443 W. Broadway | Order deadline: Thursday, Dec. 21
The South Boston restaurant’s lemon meringue, apple blueberry crumble, banoffee (read: banana, toffee + whipped cream), and turtle chocolate pies can be made gluten-free. Don’t overlook their cornucopia of dessert options, like the peanut butter Oreo cheesecake, cake pop bouquets, and cinnamon crunch banana bread.

Fornax Bread Company, 27 Corinth St.
Find chocolate, banana, and Boston cream pies at this Roslindale bakery, plus apple, mixed berry, and blueberry varieties. Short on time? Order one of the meat pies or savory tarts filled with chicken, spinach, or sweet potato for dinner.

The Blue Frog Bakery, 3 Green St. | Order deadline: Wednesday, Dec. 20
Once you’ve placed an order for a pecan or double crust apple pie, take home a soft gingerbread cake — complete with a citrus glaze — or a traditional Yule log, frosted with chocolate ganache and meringue mushrooms.

Clear Flour Bread, 178 Thorndike St., Brookline
Try global treats like Apfelstreusel, raspberry linzer torte, iced gingerbread cake, Austrian nut cookies, and plum-filled berliners. Bonus: German Stollen will be available through Christmas Eve.

Hi-Rise Bread Company, 208 Concord Ave., Cambridge
Look for the five-inch tall pies, piled with mountains of apple filling. We dare you to resist the all-butter Stolle de Noël, made with lemon + orange peels, golden raisins, dried Zante currants, almonds, dark Haitian rum, and native wildflower honey.

Petsi Pies, 285 Beacon St., Somerville | Order deadline: Tuesday, Dec. 19
Shake up your holiday with an apple-pear-cranberry pie with walnuts, sweet potato pecan pie, or chocolate bourbon pecan pie. Chocolate lovers can’t miss the Mississippi mud pie, an indulgent blend of Belgian chocolate, brownie streusel, and chocolate cookie crust, completed with — what else? — a chocolate glaze. Even “Good Morning America” is a fan.
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Events
Friday, Dec. 15
  • Alex Edleman “Just for Us” | Friday, Dec. 15 | 8 p.m. | Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston | $25-$85 | The comedian’s successful Broadway show brings laughs and life lessons to Boston.
  • Passport to Black Business Holiday Pop-up | Friday, Dec. 15-Sunday, Dec. 17 | Times vary | 1 Brattle Sq., Cambridge | Free to attend | Shop for gifts, vegan treats, soaps, sauces, bags, jewelry, fine art, dog treats, and more from a variety of Black-owned businesses.
  • “Die Hard” | Friday, Dec. 15 | 9:30 p.m. | The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge | $13-$15 | Go ahead, call “Die Hard” a Christmas movie, we won’t challenge you.
Saturday, Dec. 16
  • Fenway Holiday Market | Saturday, Dec. 16 | 12-5 p.m. | Time Out Market, 401 Park Dr., Boston | Free to attend | Shop local women-owned businesses at the Fenway pop-up market.
  • Stand-up Comedy: The Boston Tee Hee Party | Saturday, Dec. 16 | 7:30-10 p.m. | Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 338 Newbury St., Boston | $7 | The cafe will be open for bites and sips during this stand-up show.
  • Jingle Bell Rock Brunch | Saturday, Dec. 16 | 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Rail Stop Restaurant & Bar, 96 Guest St., Brighton | Price of purchase | Start your Saturday with Rail Stop’s build-your-own “Bloody Merry” bar + spiked hot chocolate bar.
Sunday, Dec. 17
  • Modern Calligraphy & Ornament Lettering for Beginners | Sunday, Dec. 17 | 12:30-2 p.m. | Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Ave., Boston | $65 | This introduction to modern calligraphy will prep you to write special gift tags and holiday cards + includes what you need to hand-letter an ornament.
  • Bad Bunny vs Burna Boy Party | Sunday, Dec. 17 | 5 p.m. | The Grand, 58 Seaport Blvd., #300, Boston | $10 | Indulge in Afrobeats, Latin pop and hip-hop, and reggaeton at this dance party.
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News Notes
Development
  • The city has selected Preservation of Affordable Housing and Caste Capital to assist in building a new West End library branch. The project will construct a two-floor public library on Cambridge Street, with 12 floors of income-restricted housing located above the branch. (Boston Business Journal)
Biz
  • Staples of Boston’s craft beer scene are merging into a lager company. Aeronaut Brewing Co. and Dorchester Brewing Co. will become “Tasty Liquid Alliance” to grow a brand as one company. Up to three more local breweries could join the merge in the future. (Boston Globe)
Coming soon
  • Lakon Paris Patisserie is rising to the occasion and opening a new location in Brighton. Known for over-the-top treats like cube croissants, the bakery currently has shops in Brookline and Newton. (Boston Restaurant Talk)
Arts
  • A mobile display entitled “Brighter Revealed” is illuminating The Station for Hanukkah. Located at 1400 Boylston St., the lantern-shaped installation juxtaposes art from over 300 contributors across 16 Greater Boston schools and organizations.
Edu
  • The Boston Public Schools superintendent proposed that students from “high-poverty schools” should receive up to 10 bonus points when applying to the city’s exam schools. These points would go towards a student’s composite academic score on applications. The school committee will vote on the issue in January. (Boston Globe)
Drink
  • Night Shift Brewery has brewed a new product to honor the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. A new sweet tea vodka will be available exclusively at the brewery’s Everett taproom starting Saturday, Dec. 16. Take home a bottle, or order the Tea Party cocktail with zesty lemon juice + sweet simple syrup.
Cause
  • Boston-based organization Banned Books USA is mailing literature to Florida. The group has already mailed a few thousand books to Florida, asking recipients only to cover shipping costs, with plans to expand the program to Texas and beyond. (Boston 25 News)
Finance
  • This no-annual-fee balance transfer offer now lasts until 2025. Transferring your existing balance to a no-interest card could be the simple solution you’re looking for to finally get ahead of your payments. (Oh, and it offers cash back rewards on everyday purchases.)*
Wellness
Sports

📣 Cheer on the home teams

Boston parades its pride for youth sports champions
A map depicting a parade route down Peacevale Road, onto Norfolk Street, and down Talbot Avenue, with the Eagles' and Raiders' logos in the top corners of the map.
Mayor Wu announced the parade with this map earlier this week. | Photo by @mayorwu
Major league teams aren’t the only ones who deserve championship parades, are we right? The city of Boston has arranged a celebration to honor the Pop Warner Dorchester Elite Eagles and the Boston Raiders Cheerleaders, who both secured national championship titles this month in Orlando.

The Eagles won a Division 1 national championship in this year’s Pop Warner Super Bowl tournament, prevailing against Pennsylvania’s Darby Monarchs in a 20-0 game. The victory makes the Eagles the first Boston team to win a Pop Warner national championship in any age or weight category. The Raiders took home the Bantam Division Cheer National Championship this year, as well.

A parade for the two teams will take place this Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. in Boston. The festivities will begin at TechBoston Academy (9 Peacevale Rd.), pivot to Norfolk Street, and wrap at the Berkshire Partners Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club (15 Talbot Ave.).

Review the route to find your perfect viewing site.
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This Barbie loves Market Basket. As part of an annual competition, Market Basket shops across the state have decked out their customer service counters for the holidays. One location in Bourne dolled up their surroundings with a life-size Barbie dream house facade. Or does that make it a Market Basket mojo dojo casa house?
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