Lynn’s Blue Ox Restaurant
November 13, 2009 by Northshore
Filed under Food, Food and Drink, Review
Lynn’s new Blue Ox Restaurant has done a great job pulling together all the right ingredients for a great culinary experience. Read more
Haunted Places on the North Shore
September 21, 2009 by Northshore
Filed under Destinations
These are the tales of lost souls said to have spooked North Shore travelers and residents for decades. Who are these restless spirits and what do they want? By Lauren Danahy. Photographs by Christopher Churchill. Read more
The Blue Ox Presents: Cooking Demo & Tasting
June 29, 2009 by Northshore
Filed under Events
Title: The Blue Ox Presents: Cooking Demo & Tasting
Location: The Blue Ox Restaurant & Bar - 191 Oxford Street - Lynn
Link out: Click here
Description: The Blue Ox’s June gnocchi demonstration was a SOLD OUT hit! In July, Chef Matt O’Neil will demonstrate the secrets to making a perfect summer-time risotto. The demo will be followed by a 3-course tasting menu including the risotto with a few tasty additions from Matt’s repertoire.
Tuesday, July 14th at 7 PM,
$29 per person
For more information, please visit www.theblueoxlynn.com, or call 781.780.5722.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-07-14
Pan-Mass Challenge Dinner
June 17, 2009 by Northshore
Filed under Events
Title: Pan-Mass Challenge Dinner
Location: The Blue Ox Restaurant in Lynn
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Description: The recently opened Blue Ox restaurant in Lynn and a local team of bicyclists have joined forces to help raise funds to support the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). On Tuesday, June 30th, The Blue Ox will donate 10% of its proceeds to Team “Live-Love-Laugh”, a five-person team of north of Boston residents who are riding the 2-day, 192-mile bike-a-thon from Sturbridge to Provincetown, MA in memory of Wendy Holzman Smith, a Marblehead native and Swampscott High School graduate. The PMC, a preeminent athletic fund raising event, is driven by its mission to eradicate cancer by supporting pioneering research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The public is invited to participate in this fundraiser by dining at the restaurant. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling The Blue Ox at 781-780-5722. For more information on this special event, please visit www.theblueoxlynn.com.
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2009-06-30
End Time: 22:00
“Walk In Style” at The Lynn Museum
May 28, 2009 by Northshore
Filed under Events
Title: “Walk In Style” at The Lynn Museum
Description: Visit the Lynn Museum in your most fabulous footwear Saturday, June 20th, 2009 in Lynn, MA.
It’s “Walk in Style,” a celebration of the historic shoe making past of Lynn, Massachusetts.
The event will take place from 4pm-6pm Saturday evening. Guests will enjoy complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres in the Museum’s beautiful outdoor courtyard, be able to take a self-guided tour of the Museum’s shoe making exhibits, and participate in drawings to win fun prizes.
In addition, guest will receive the pleasure of an off-site walking tour of neighboring real estate and learn how former shoe factories are being converted into beautifully restored lofts, galleries, and restaurants, transforming the area into a blossoming artists’ community.
At 6pm, join The Lynn Museum next door at Turbine, where there will be free cocktails as well as a cash bar for food and drink. It will also be a great chance to show-off those fabulous shoes on a pink carpet to compete for the title of Best-in-Shoe!
Tickets are $20 per person and benefit Third Thursdays, a series of monthly events designed to encourage economic activity in Central Square Lynn through the creation of a vibrant cultural and artistic community.
For more information, please contact soraya at: (781) 572-8725, or email: sorayas@remax.net
(The Lynn Museum is located at 590 Washington Street, Lynn, MA 01901)
Parking is available in the Museum’s own adjacent parking lot, as well as on street (be sure to check the signs).
Start Time: 16:00
Date: 2009-06-20
End Time: 18:00
The Blue Ox Opens In Downtown Lynn
April 14, 2009 by Northshore
Filed under News
LYNN (April 2009) – The Lynn Restaurant Group (LRG) has announced the grand opening of The Blue Ox, slated for April 14, 2009. The Restaurant/Bar promises to bring quality food, service and an expanded range of dining options to Downtown Lynn, revitalizing the downtown neighborhood.
“The addition The Blue Ox further bolsters our efforts to revitalize the downtown district,” said Lynn Mayor Chip Clancy. “The Blue Ox is an example of north shore residents, reinvesting in their community and we believe the improving economy will allow the business to flourish.”
“Bringing The Blue Ox to the Downtown Lynn was truly a collaboration between parties all invested in the success of the city,” said Mark DeJoie, Principle of the Lynn Restaurant Group. “We believe that The Blue Ox brings adds a quality, affordable option to the restaurant pipeline.”
The casual American restaurant is led by Executive Chef, Matt O’Neil, formerly of No. 9 Park, Prezza and Copia in Boston. The menu boasts baby back rib appetizers, traditional soups, salads and pastas and includes burgers, grilled swordfish and hanger steak entrees, to name a few. Prices for appetizers, soups and salads range from $5-$10 and pastas and entrees from $7-$18. The restaurant serves beer, wine and cocktails.
“I’m just as much a diner as I am a chef and for me, it’s about quality food and a quality experience at a value,” said O’Neil. “I apply the same standards to my kitchen that I expect when I dine-out. This allows me to create flavorful, thoughtfully -constructed basics in a comfortable atmosphere.”
Purpose and intention flow from the kitchen and the menu to the interior of the restaurant, where paintings by acclaimed Martha’s Vineyard artist, Traeger DiPietro are on display.
Located at 191 Oxford Street in downtown Lynn, The Blue Ox will be open for dinner Tuesday- Saturday 5pm-10:30pm. The attended parking lot is free to diners.
For more information visit theblueoxlynn.com.
About Lynn Restaurant Group
The Lynn Restaurant Group, Inc., headed by Mark DeJoie, was formed by Lynn residents and local business people who believe that Lynn is in vital need of a community restaurant and meeting place in the downtown.
The Blue Ox Restaurant & Bar Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting & Reception
April 13, 2009 by Northshore
Filed under Events
Title: The Blue Ox Restaurant & Bar Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting & Reception
Location: The Blue Ox Restaurant & Bar - 191 Oxford Street - Lynn
Description: The Blue Ox Restaurant & Bar will be hosting its Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting and Reception on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 at 5pm. The Blue Ox is located at 191 Oxford Street in Lynn, MA… and all are welcome to attend.
For more information, please contact: joann@lynnareachamber.com
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2009-04-14
Hollywood’s Keisha Nash Whitaker
September 20, 2008 by Northshore
Filed under Profile
Model Mom/ Proud Girl from Lynn Read more
BEST SPORTS BAR
July 21, 2008 by Northshore
Filed under BONS, BONS 2008
The Lazy Dog Sports Bar, Lynn Read more
Art from the Heart
May 27, 2008 by Northshore
Filed under Arts/Entertainment
On the ground floor of an old three-story building in downtown Lynn, in a freshly painted studio brightened with new track lighting, arms and hands reach out from the wall. Read more
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