Suburban Restaurant Development Requires Careful Local Zoning Consideration – Pre-existing/non-conforming uses, a particular concern

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As Metro Boston expands into suburbia the demand for dining and entertainment outside of the city has skyrocketed.  So too has the demand for suitable retail space in towns where residential-only zoning is generally the rule.  While larger mixed use developments along 128 enjoy the benefit of comprehensive planning and zoning approvals under special permits,…

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At Your Service Newsletter – January 2016

At your Service Newsletter – January 2016

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Retailers and Restaurants Beware: Liability Shift for EMV Chip Credit Cards

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As of October 1, 2015, a liability shift has occurred between credit card companies and retailers/restaurants with regard to EMV chip cards. EMV, which stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, is a global standard for cards equipped with chips and the reader technology used to authenticate chip card purchases.  In the wake of widely publicized…

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At Your Service September 2015

September 2015 Volume VIII, Issue II Calendar September 19, 2015 – Island Creek Oyster Festival – South Boston, MA September 20, 2015 – Boston Local Food Festival – Boston, MA Planning for Changes in the Ownership of Your Restaurant by Kelly Caralis, Esq. Every closely held restaurant with two or more partners should anticipate and…

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RIW Attorneys Spoke at Restaurant Conference

Mike Duffy and Bethany Grazio of RIW’s Hospitality Practice Group spoke at the “Restaurant Strategies, Marketing & Best Practices in Managing Restaurant Employees Seminar”, which took place on Tuesday, October 8th at the Tavern at Quarry Hills at Granite Links in Quincy.  Click here for detailed program information.

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At Your Service May 2015

May 2015 Volume VIII, Issue I Calendar May 11, 2015 – 23rd Annual Restaurant Trends Seminar. OPPORTUNITIES EVERYWHERE… An industry on the move Time: 2:00 – 5:00PM, Revere Hotel, Boston Register May 13-17, 2015 – Nantucket Wine Festival – Nantucket May 27, 2015 – 2015 MRA Restaurant Symposium – The Colonnade Hotel, Boston Three Reasons Why…

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At Your Service December 2014

December 2014 Volume VII, Issue III Calendar January 19-25, 2015 – 2015 Boston Wine Expo – Boston March 15-17, 2015 – New England Food Show – Boston April 6&7, 2015 – Hotel Equity and Lenders Perspectives (HELP) Conference 2015 – Boston Mastering the Restaurant/Retail Build-Out Process by Brad Croft, Esq. From initial demolition to securing the final certificate of occupancy, tenant…

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At Your Service August 2014

August 2014 Volume VII, Issue II CALENDAR August 6, 2014 – Weymouth Chamber of Commerce PIZZAPALOOZA Charity event August 13, 2014 – Boston Magazine’s 3rd Annual Battle of the Burger – Boston, MA September 14, 2014 – 5th Annual Boston Local Food Festival – Boston, MA September 19, 2014 – The Business of Food – Boston, MA September 27, 2014 – The Let’s…

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At Your Service April 2014

April 2014 Volume VII, Issue I CALENDAR April 29, 2014 – Taste of the Nation Boston – Boston, MA May 12, 2014 – The 22nd Annual Restaurant Trends Seminar – Revere Hotel, Boston, MA Sponsored by the real estate firm, The Boston Restaurant Group, Inc., the construction management firm Cafco Construction Management, Inc., the business law…

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At Your Service November 2013

November 2013 Volume VI, Issue V CALENDAR November 18, 2013 – Boston Magazine’s Taste 2013 – Boston Children’s Museum, Boston November 18, 2013 – New England Restaurant Networking’s Fall event to benefit Community Servings’ Pie in the Sky fundraiser and to toast the reopening of Forum – Boston Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) Is Here. Is…

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