Best of Patch Readers' Choice

Best Place to Buy Alcohol in Peabody

And the winner is...

According to our readers, the best place in Peabody to buy alcohol is over at Lowe Mart Liquors. With a late surge, the Lowell Street package store won this week's poll with 34 percent of the vote; runners-up were Tremont Market (21 percent) and Kappy's (17 percent). Lowe Mart is a small family-owned business known that offers craft, domestic, imported and microbrewed beers and other wines and liquors. You can also pick up snacks and soda too. If you'd like to leave a rating or review for Lowe Mart, you can do so at its directory page.

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You Could Be an Extra in 'Grown Ups 2'

Casting agency continues to seek extras for new Adam Sandler film.

Have you always wanted to be in the movies? Well, this could be your big chance. The agency in charge of casting for "Grown Ups 2", starring Adam Sandler, Salma Hayak and Taylor Lautner, is still seeking extras for the film. Sande Alessi Casting posted this today: If you did not make it to our open call, READ THE FOLLOWING VERY CAREFULLY. We will not be responding to posts about this.  Click the link below and it will automatically download our registration card. Print it out, fill it out completely and write neatly please. If cards are not filled out completely, we will not be able to cast you. Once your card is filled out, please staple a current, color photo of yourself to it. Mail it (do not email, do not stop by, etc) to: Extras …

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What Should Go Here?

This Old Factory

What would you like to see at the old Fine factory off Lynnfield Street?

The old L. Fine & Co. factory at 143 Lynnfield St. (just behind Craig's Pond and the railroad tracks) has been vacant for years. So what would you like to see go in here? Redevelopment proposals have been floated around in the past, most notably one to convert the old factory into residential condos, but that plan never came to fruition. Remis Industries, which used to be next-door, was in similar straits until a few years ago when developer Sal Palumbo knocked down the building and created a new plaza. The Fine factory, which has four buildings on the six-acre site, is accessed from Corwin Street. The first manufacturing facility was built in 1880, the second building went up in 1900 and two smaller buildings were added in 1925 and 1940. …

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It's Finally Here: Red's Kitchen & Tavern Opens for Business

What are you most excited about with this new restaurant in Peabody?

Peabody's newest restaurant has been creating a buzz for years really, with fans of the original Salem establishment closely following the latest tidbits on the Route 1 development ever since it was first announced two summers ago. And now those fans' long-suffering is at an end -- Red's Kitchen & Tavern finally opens its doors today at 131 Newbury St. Red's, which is owned by John Drivas, came online earlier this year with a website and just last week hit Facebook. The official opening date was announced via Facebook on Mother's Day. This new version of the downtown Salem breakfast and sandwich shop also features dinner options on the menu (encompassing American, Greek and Mediterranean fare), seats 175 patrons, is open until 10 p.m. most…

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Best of Patch Readers' Choice

Where Do You Go for Your Alcohol in Peabody?

Do you have a favorite package store or does the closest shop to your home with beer and wine fit the bill?

For this week's Best of Patch Readers' Choice poll, we're talking alcohol. Do you just go down to the nearest convenience store that sells beer and wine for a bottle or a six-pack, do you stop by Kappy's or patronize a particular package store? Where's the best place to go in Peabody? We've compiled a list of the places you can go in Peabody to buy alcohol, but if you don't see your favorite on the list, let us know and we'll add it. Vote for your favorite, leave a comment below and a review on that business' page in our directory between 5 a.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Friday. Please just vote once. See the attached .pdf for the official rules.

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PHOTOS: Springtime is for Car Shows

Peabody High students put on their first annual car show recently and used the proceeds to promote safe driving habits.

About 20 students entered their cars in the first ever Peabody High Spring Car Show on May 3, showing off new paint jobs, detailing, sound systems and their wheels. The inspiration for the show came from Wrbasy Ramirez, a senior in the high school vocational program, and the intent was to have some fun and promote safe driving habits, especially with prom season approaching. PVMHS Principal Edward Sapienza, who is retiring this year, said he hopes the car show continues next year. "This is a great community event," he said, adding it's a good learning experience for students and just a "big deal for kids" in general to get to show off their wheels. He said it also helps make the connection between vocational students and mainstream …

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Westside Owner Asking City Council to Remove Alcohol Restriction

The new owner of the Westside Family Restaurant is hoping the City Council will see its way to removing a longstanding condition that prohibits the restaurant from serving alcohol.

Stephen Judge purchased the Westside Family Restaurant from the Panousos family last year and now the new owner wants to try his hand at convincing the City Council to allow him to serve alcohol at the Lowell Street eatery. Judge, through his attorney John Keilty, is asking the council to remove a condition on the special permit for the restaurant that prohibits alcoholic beverages from being served or sold on the premises and then issue a new permit under which alcohol is OK. He's seeking an all-alcohol license in this case. A public hearing is scheduled for tonight during the council's regular session at 7:30 p.m. Three years ago, former owner Michael Panousos asked the council for the same thing but just for beer and wine, which would …

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Cindy

7:48 pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012

There is a simple reason that Asia Taste has a liquor license and the neighbors surrounding West Side Restaurant oppose one, Zoning. The West Side is located in an R1 district. The sale of alcohol is prohibited in an R1 zone. Asia Taste is located in a BN2 zone where it is allowed. We want to maintain the quality, value and peace of our neighborhood,as I am sure you would, in your neighborhood. …   more ›

Best Car in Show

John Lima won first place for the Best Overall Award and the People's Choice Award for his entry in the inaugural Peabody High car show.

Seven months of hard work certainly paid off for John Lima last Thursday for his entry into the inaugural Peabody High student car show, and it was actually his second time restoring the Chevy. Lima's bright green vintage entry into the show, which benefited the Healthy Peabody Collaborative, won first place in Best Overall and the popular vote in the People's Choice Award. Remarking on Lima's restoration job, Warren Waugh of Lyon-Waugh Auto Group (which sponsored the show) joked: "John doesn't need to use headlights at night." Stay tuned tomorrow for more pictures from the car show.

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Best of Patch Readers' Choice

Are You Going to Brothers Kouzina for Mother's Day Too?

This week, readers chose the Greek restaurant as their favorite place to eat brunch on Mother's Day.

A staple for the Greek community and many other fans of Mediterranean cuisine in Peabody for many years, Brothers Kouzina has won this week's Best of Patch Readers' Choice award. We asked readers this time around to choose their favorite place to go each year to celebrate Mom or where their family might take them each year for brunch on Mother's Day. The Route 1 Greek restaurant was the clear favorite among voters, capturing 41 percent of overall votes. And for those interested, Brothers Kouzina also turns into Club Kouzina on Saturday nights with live music and Greek dancing. You can leave a rating or review for Brothers Kouzina on its directory page. Stay tuned first thing Monday for our next category: staycations.

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