A New Juice Bar; Surrounded by A Sea of Dunkies

BACK BAY - A new juice bar called, what else, Juice, is now open at 145 Dartmouth St. near Copley. The shop serves healthful items in both solid and liquid form, including sandwiches, pastries, salads, smoothies, and juices with an emphasis on vegetarian options. [Official Site]

THE BLOGOSPHERE - Bartender and owner of Silvertone, Parlor Sports, and Trina's Starlite Lounge Josh Childs launched his new Boston.com blog Straight Up earlier this week. The blog kicks off with an account of Childs doing some bartending at age eight. [Boston.com via GS]

STATE-WIDE - There are a lot of Dunkin' Donuts in the world, most are in the U.S., and there really are as many as you think there are in Boston. Check out this map of every Dunkies on the continent. "We coastal folk would have to go all the way to Shutesbury (Shuwhaa?) before finding any Thoreau-like isolation from our donut overlords." [BostInno]

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