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Union Square
Somerville
Green-E
Got its T stop in 2022 after decades of waiting. Brazilian, Portuguese, queer, and food-truck-y all at once.
#food#music#nightlife#coffee
What to do
- •Wander Bow Market's micro-shops
- •Aeronaut beer + food trucks
- •Donut at Union Square Donuts
- •Brazilian rodízio at Tropical Cafe
- •Catch a Once Ballroom show
Events
- •Fluff Festival (Sept — yes, the marshmallow)
- •PorchFest spillover
- •Union Sq farmers market (Sat, May–Nov)
- •Honk Festival converges here (Oct)
Fun facts
- ✦Marshmallow Fluff was invented in Union Square in 1917 — hence Fluff Fest.
- ✦The Union Square T finally opened March 21, 2022 — first stop of the Green Line Extension.
- ✦Bow Market converted a self-storage unit into a microvendor courtyard.
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