Published by The Huntington News – April 1, 2010 By Sarah Moomaw The City of Boston could soon become the recipient of a new high speed broadband service provided by Google called Google Fiber, pending an application submitted on behald of the City of Boston. Google Fiber is Google’s latest innovative idea to bring the […]
El Pelon rises from the ashes
Published by The Huntington News – March 25, 2010 By Sarah Moomaw, News correspondent The screams of refried beans hitting sizzling hot pans is rock solid proof that the kitchen is up and running at El Pelon’s new Brighton location, 2197 Commonwealth Ave. “They had the best plantains,” Frank Marino, sophomore human services, international affairs […]
Oceanaire: seaside fair, classic spin
Published by The Huntington News – March 17, 2010 By Sarah Moomaw, News Correspondent Boston’s fine dining scene is just that – fine dining. It’s extraordinary food, but at a price. And for the average college student on a tight dining budget, that often means avoiding such restaurants altogether. But Bostonchef.com is around to change […]
Review: Compostable corn-based cups, potato utensils at Newbury Street cafe
Published by The Huntington News – February 25, 2009 By Sarah Moomaw, News Correspondent When considering what to order at The Natural Bean, a cafe at 250 Newbury St., the staff starts on an organic spiel, which includes interesting facts: ’The plastic cups are made from corn and the utensils are made from potatoes. ‘I […]
Catchy headlines capture readers
Published by The New England Press Assosication Bulletin – February 2009 By Sarah Moomaw, Bulletin Correspondent Readership of printed newspapers is down, but that is not a secret; it is one reason papers are looking to their layout and catchy headlines to gain readership. Len Levin talked about writing inviting headlines to an audience of about 40 people at the New […]
Struggling to Find the Right Words Via T9
Published by The Huntington News – January 25, 2009 By Sarah Moomaw, News Correspondent ‘Errsessn.’ Laura Simons, a middler economics major, said she received this made-up word in a curious text message:’ T9′s attempt at ‘Espresso.’ One would expect the corresponding keystroke ‘- 37773776 ‘- to bring up a popular word, no questions. There’s espresso in Starbucks […]