Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
"She just asked us to be in her wedding. We're celebrating," said Elizabeth Mara of Cambridge, with her sisters Kerri Petri of Boston, center, and bride-to-be Maureen Brennan of Woburn. "I already did it for both of them. Now its my turn," said Brennan.
Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
"She just asked us to be in her wedding. We're celebrating," said Elizabeth Mara of Cambridge, with her sisters Kerri Petri of Boston, center, and bride-to-be Maureen Brennan of Woburn. "I already did it for both of them. Now its my turn," said Brennan.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
The scene at Blue Dragon.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
"We're neighbors. We live on top of each other in a triple decker. We're all really good friends," said Alexandra Paul, second from left, with Joshua Paul, left, and George and Marissa Thomas, all of South Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Bartender Moira Horan made cocktails.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Giulliano Rodriguez and Lia Eddy, both of Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Valerie Kilby of Annapolis, Md., and Carter McLendon of Bourne.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
"We're getting married in three weeks from today. When you're planning a wedding, it's surprising how little you see the person you're going to marry," said Candace Linehan, with Paul Doerr, both of South Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Peter Leonard and Lauren Murphy, both of South Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Travis Blake, left, and Matthew Arnold, both of Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
"I used to live here. Everytime I come back, I remember how beautiful Boston is. It makes me sad," said Carolyn Leonard of New York City, right, with Colleen Catoggio of South Boston, left, and Ashley Fowkes of South Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Brooke Rivero and Sean Lordan, both of Boston. F
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Jillian Tourangeau and Greg Pierce, both of South Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Kuke Lin, left, and Jacob Ulirsch, both of Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Ryan Lichwell of the North End and Jackie Beaulieu of South Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Kim Beson and Harry Solie, both of South Boston.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
Rebecca Lee, left, and Bianca Nguyen, both of Brookline.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
From left: Kathy Chu of Quincy, Tae Jeon of Boston, and Hien Bui of Waltham.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
"We're celebrating life," said Vanessa Cuozzo, with Steve Sheehan, both of the North End.
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Sept. 6 at Blue Dragon in Fort Point
"It's our first date in Boston as a married couple," said newlywed Alyssa Franford of Malden, with her husband Elliot. "We're almost through a whole month," said Elliot.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
Spotted caught up with locals welcoming in the fall school semester with a pint at Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
From left: Ali Griswald of Brighton, James Ostrow of Westchester, N.Y., Elena Ostergren of Brookline, and Elyse Rivituso of Brookline.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
From left: Rona Lee, Will Park, and Joon Lee, all of Back Bay.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
From left: Mina Kim of Mission Hill, Esther Chung of Back Bay, and Mindy Kim of Allston.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
Steve Ignagni and Taylor Winn, both of Allston.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
From left: Elizabeth Brennan of Brookline, Matthew Peiffer of Brookline, Samantha Durkin of Allston, Nacim Ortiz of Brookline, and Eric Maurer of Newton.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
From left: Lauren Mina of Brighton, Jessica Kemp of Brighton, Brian Poznanski of Nashua, Mollie Boney of Weston, and Jeremy Burnam of Brighton.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
"I've lived here for two days. It's different from Vermont. There are people around and they dress nicely, which is different from Vermont and lots of sweatpants," said Alena Haltzman of Brighton (center) with Kathryn Breen of Allston (left) and Hannah Rogers of Brighton. "And there's less maple syrup!" said Breen.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
From left: Melissa Tiburzio, McKenna Tatro, and Steve Burdet, all of Allston.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
"We're preparing to be very hungry for the next few days," said musician Kyle Rasmussen of the band Phantom Glue, with band member Nicholas Wolf (left) and musician Sean McAllister, who were leaving for a tour in the morning. "Do you know any musicians in Boston that have money? First and last meal of the day," said McAllister.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
"This weekend is our one year wedding anniversary," said Brian Stice of Watertown, with his wife, Camilla. "We had our first date here. And we survived. We're still here," said Camilla.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
"It's her birthday at midnight," said Katie Dagon (center) with birthday girl Jennifer Middleton (left) and Shannon Koplitz, all of Somerville. "I hope we end up at Tasty Burger," said Middleton.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
Returning Emmerson students Luke Mahoney (left) and Brendhan Geraghty, both of Boston.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
First year BU graduate students from left: Dan Lancour of Allston, Emily Speranza of Fenway, Hao Chen of Allston, Chris Wake of Allston, and Michael Quintin of Allston.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
"We're moving out of Allston, so we're going to all our favorite restaurants," said Lucy Rand of Allston, with her husband, Ryan. "Our last hurrah," said Ryan.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
Heather Pitt and Ryan Staples, both of Somerville.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
"It's my first week back at school. It's awesome," said Kalyn Horst of Jamaica Plain (left) with Beck Goguen of Allston.
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Sept. 5 at the Sunset Grill and Tap in Allston.
"It's our first date!" said Dave Church of Somerville and Courtney Cormier of Fenway in unison. "It's going well. But you probably shouldn't ask that question," added Church.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
Taylor Ross and Will Dorin of Cambridge celebrated a correct answer.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
Hillary Ditmars of Westford and Yuga Cohler of Lexington discussed an answer with their team.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
Various teams discussed their answers during Hit Wicket’s trivia night.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
Trivia team members from left: Jason Sclar of Somerville, John Harpham of Cambridge, Michael Cox of Somerville, Dana Higgins of Somerville, and Daniel de Kadt of Cambridge.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
Frank Guido of Norton and Laura Domanico of Cambridge.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
Ryan Lewis of Cambridge and Sarah Soldano of Somerville.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
From left: Neha Vagadia of Boston, Jatin Roper of Cambridge, and Flavia Castelino of Cambridge.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
Larry and Kay Lee Kim of Cambridge.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
"Our team is named 'The Flipphones.’ We all have these. All three of us. I don't need a smartphone. I don't like walking down the street and seeing someone looking at a phone. I want to run into them. On purpose," said Sam Stolper of Boston (center) with Nilesh Fernando of Cambridge (left) and Joey Meggers of Cambridge.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
Trivia "Team Twerk" members Gwen H. of Cambridg (left) and Leeanne E. of New Orleans.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
Jack's Abby Brewing team Greg Bonosoro (left) and Ben Warner, both of Framingham.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
"Half our team is out this week, but we have a broad knowledge base and a good work ethic," said Will Dorin, with Taylor Ross, both of Cambridge, who were part of last week's winning trivia team. "We may have an uphill climb, but we'll be back."
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
From left: Jessica Saint Jean of Cambridge, Rachel Huffman of Barcelona, and Karen P. of Boston celebrated a correct answer.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
"We're doing quite well. We have fifteen out of sixteen points," said Yuga Cohler of Lexington (center) with Hillary Ditmars of Westford, and Arjun Ramamurti of Lexington.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
"We know things," said John Harpham of Cambridge (right) with Jason Sclar of Somerville. "Trivia is the kind of thing you don't know and you find out that whatever you were watching at two in the morning happened to stick," said Sclar.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
"I'm from South Africa, so my best subject is anything not American. But every question has been about America. You are a big country, to be fair. There is a lot going on here," said Daniel de Kadt of Cambridge (center) with Dana Higgins of Somerville, and Michael Cox of Somerville.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
"We're tied for last place," said Jessica Saint Jean of Cambridge (right) with Rachel Huffman of Barcelona (left) and Karen P. of Boston.
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Sept. 3 at Trivia Night and the unveiling of Jack's Abby Octoberfest draft at Hit Wicket in Cambridge.
From left: Naomi Olsen of Cambridge, Evan Ross of Framingham, and Douglas Nevins of Somerville.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Pictured: Justin Jaboni of Cleveland and Aubrey McMillan of Boston.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
"We moved to this area a couple months ago and there seems to be another beerfest every month," said Matt L., with Erica E., both of Somerville. "But there could never be too many," he added.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
From left: Brigid Murphy of South Boston, Vicki Tung of Medford, and Katherine Zarbano of Medford.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
"This is for her 21st birthday. We brought her here for a gift," said Maria Nazzaro, right, of birthday girl Nicole Mercurio, center, with Allison Fountain, left, all of Boston.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
"We're very much beer geeks," said Mark Omobono, with Stephanie Clapp, both of Brighton. "Boston is a great place to be for craft beer. The industry is exploding and us lucky drinkers get to experience the revival of Craft," he added.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
"Hops. Hops. Hops," said Nick Piccetti, right, with Mike Grossman, left, and Ashley Willson, all of Boston.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Michael Hubman and Eva Piepiora, both of Weymouth.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
From left: Maeve Gilchrist, Stash Wyslouch, and Mariel Vandersteel, all of Boston.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
From left: Kaitlin Murray of Somerville, John Gill of Lexington, Danielle Marvell of Somerville, and Keith Moore of Worcester.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Cayla Marvil and Andrew Jones, both of Cambridge.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Justin and Dahne Yaitanes of Boston.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
"I brew my own beer. I over carbonated the last batch and then I bottled it and they were like glass hand grenades. We duct taped them up, put them on the curb, and wrote 'do not open' on them," said Kristy Partyka of Somerville, left, with Emily Cring of Boston.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Jeff and Jessica Sparks of Boston.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
"I can't say I'm a connoisseur, really. There's so much to learn. That's why I'm hanging out with a beer geek," said William Tammick of Roslindale, left, about his friend Kelsey Roth, right, of Malden. The pair were joined by Christine Turnier of Roslindale.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
"I first started drinking beer in Dublin. When I got back I realized that typical American beer is not something I enjoy very much," said Eric Villhauer of Somerville, right, with James Spataro of Reading and Christine Laudani of Weymouth.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Jenn and Frank Sheelen of Hingham.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
"I work at the Craft Beer Cellar and 'Beer Geek' is our official title," said Kelsey Roth of Malden, center.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Dan Christensen of Somerville and Marina Santiago of Boston.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
Ashley Hamill and M.J. Smets, both of Somerville.
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Aug. 30th at the World Trade Center in Boston.
From left: Brian M., Sheleeza M., Richard Burson, Kimberly Davidson, Ryan Orwick, and Courtney Orwick, all of Boston.
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Aug. 29th at dbar in Dorchester.
Spotted caught up with locals enjoying the fine dining and delicious cocktails of Dorchester's dbar.
Todd Grubb and Nicole Wells, both of Boston.
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Aug. 29th at dbar in Dorchester.
"We dated 16 years ago, but then we broke up," said Jeff Hellman of Dorchester (left) with pal John Hose of West Roxbury. "We met at a Valentine’s party one year and then broke up on Valentine’s Day the next year," said Hose.
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Aug. 29th at dbar in Dorchester.
"Four months until our wedding, and we just bought a house," said Allison McHale of Dorchester, with Andrew Lane of South Boston, who were out celebrating. "I've been working hard lately, but tonight’s on him," added McHale.
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Aug. 29th at dbar in Dorchester.
"My last single girl drink feels wonderful. Next time you see me I’ll be hyphenated," said bride-to-be Sabrina Askari of Dorchester (second from left) with Danielle Haynes of Boston (left) Maylene Collado-Wulff of Dorchester (second from right) and Marissa Trevisan of Roslindale.
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Aug. 29th at dbar in Dorchester.
"I'm moving here in a week and I'm really excited. There are a lot of awesome people here," said Ruby Goodman, soon-to-be-of Dorchester (second from left) with Matt Waldron of Hudson, N.Y., Kater Conner of Dorchester (second from right) and Jacqui Teruya of Dorchester. "I moved out six months ago and I miss Dorchester every day," said Waldron.
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Aug. 29th at dbar in Dorchester.
"I'm just visiting, but I love it here. The people are friendlier, more outgoing, and better looking," said Daniel Meadors of Washington D.C. (right) with Kedrick Perry of Dorchester.
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Aug. 29th at dbar in Dorchester.
"I'm still not really accepting it," said Chris Chianese, who was celebrating his 30th birthday with Dave Weinstein, both of Stoughton. "They say you're as old as you feel. I feel like I'll have a sweet 16," he added.
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Mark Plamper of Natick (left) and Abdul Rahman Addas of Boston.
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Jim Lippie and Erin McDonough of Quincy.
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Tim Vigue of Roslindale (left) and Bob Diener of Savin Hill.
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John Feeney (left) and Paul Yates, both of Dorchester.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Chefs from left: Mike Stark from Toro, Nuno Alves from Tavolo, Dan Amighi from Strip T's, and Nick Dixon from Lincoln Tavern.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
The Tavolo team, Chris "The Duke of Dorchester" Douglass (center) and Nuno "The Butcher" Alves (right).
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Clockwise from top left: Raha Janka of Kabul, Afghanistan, Agnieszfa Rytech-Foster of East Boston, Melinda Hull of East Boston, and Julianne Hull of East Boston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
"Meat pies should be in the discussion. The more you can add to the American diet, the better," said Kevin Hughes of Cambridge, with Toni Pert of East Boston. "I'm a dietician, so I plead the fifth," said Pert.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
"I think everyone should eat meat pies. It is meat and pie," said Pamela Leskar, with Mike Joyce, both of Boston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Marissa Mocenigo of Cambridge (left) and Matt Peters of Boston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
"We play Australian Rules football and KO is our sponsor. It’s a mix between soccer and rugby. It’s a full-contact sport. Drinking beer and eating meat pies helps," said Andrea Williams (left) with Eileen Hansen, both of Brighton.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
"We've been meat pie fans since we went to South Africa. It's better than pizza in a cone," said Julian Wood, with Rachel Smith, both of Somerville.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Jon Day (left) and Chris Kirkwood, both of East Boston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Matt and Alison Ackerman of East Boston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Chefs from left: Chris Douglass of Tavolo, Mike Stark of Toro, Nuno Alves of Tavolo, Nick Dixon of Lincoln Tavern, and Dan Amighi of Strip T's.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
KO South Boston manager John Brennan (center) carries a hot tray through the kitchen.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Lincoln Tavern team from left: Mike Shaw, Erica Farthing, Rob Espejo, and Kellene Ratko, all of South Boston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Chris Douglass, chef and owner at Tavolo (left) and Nuno Alves, chef at Tavolo.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
"One time when I was here at KO's, a man in a wet suit came up from the harbor, ate a meat pie, and went back to the water like it was MacDonald’s for divers. It was awesome," said Karen Zgoda of East Boston (left) with Brayden Varr of Allston and Irene Wolf of Allston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
From left: Cate Herman of Cambridge, Kellene Ratko of South Boston, and Vanessa Alvarez of South Boston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Chef Dan Amighi of Strip T's and Kevin McGuire of Pennypackers.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
"I have a friend from Australia who came here a lot for a taste of home and to have a place to go where no one would make fun of her accent. We made fun of her a lot," said Jason George (left), with Drew Lynch (center), and Jeffrey Gaudet, all of Boston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
Chefs and assistants in the kitchen at KO Pies in East Boston.
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Aug. 27 at KO Pies's Mick Dundee Challenge in East Boston.
"In Australia, meat pies are the drunken snack. We need more drunken snacks," said Jess Scaramozza of East Boston (center) with Corina Boncore of Winthrop (left) and Christen Curry of East Boston.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
"We're just getting together. It's a girls’ night out," said Stephanie Lane (right) with Jessica Smith (left) and Alexandra Samia, all of Boston.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
The scene at Clink.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
Natalie Medved of Beacon Hill.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
"We just got married this afternoon!" said newlyweds Sara Maloney and Patrick Flint of Wakefield. "It’s excellent," added Flint.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
"I'm starting law school in week and a half so I'm not going to be out and about anymore. Its going to be classy, not over the top. Just sexy glasses of wine after eight hours in the library," said Natalie Medved of Beacon Hill, right, with Melissa Moylan of San Francisco.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
From left: Jane W., Carol W., Tiffany H., and Lesley N., all of Boston.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
Kerry Rivard of Iron River, Mich., center, had dinner with family.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
From left: Michelle Geddes of Needham, Sean Hogan of Brookline, Craig Geddes of Needham, and Cat Hogan of Brookline.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
Chris and Jolie Yonker of Exeter, N.H.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
Alison Grill of Basking Ridge, N.J., left, celebrated her 30th birthday with friend Katie Occhipinti of the North End. "It's OK to turn 30. I'm ready. I have wine, good food, and a good friend, so I'm ready to turn 30," said Grill.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
"It's a special night out away from our kids. Restaurant Week called us out and I'm having the best drink of my life," said Andrew LaPointe of Jefferson, with his wife Talia. "We have a 2 and 4-year-old. We don't get out much," said Talia.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
Top row from left: Jayne, Lyn, and Rene Carlson, all of Iron River, Mich.. Bottom row, from left: Richelle Jochem of Caspian, Mich., Sarah Carlson of Boston, Alison O'Loughlin of Boston, and Kerry Rivard of Iron River, Mich.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
"It's fun being 30. I've had a good day. We had a celebration at work and my daughter sang the ABCs for the first time," said Emily Iacovelli of Canton, who came out to celebrate her birthday with her husband Matt. "And I got you flowers," said Matt.
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Aug. 23 at Clink in the Liberty Hotel in Boston
Executive Chef Joseph Margate made ricotta gnudi with smoked tomato sauce.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Revolution players from left: Bobby Shuttleworth, A.J. Soares, Andrew Farrell, and Matt Reis.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Revolution defender Andrew Farrell serves a beer.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Goalie Matt Reis talks with Alyssa Forney of Quincy (left) and Amanda Fasolo of South Boston.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Revolution goalie Bobby Shuttleworth (right) makes a face for defender Andrew Farrell's photo.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Revolution players Bobby Shuttleworth and Andrew Farrell behind the bar.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Clockwise from top left: Keira O'Donovan, Niza Tonarely, Elena Molokotos, Chelsea Wakeham, and Kelli Tahaney, all of Boston.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Rev Girl Anna Kotkin of Boston (left) and Hannah Shin of Methuen.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Lisa Marie Babayan (left) and Katie Erikson, both of Boston.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Elyssa M. (left) and Anne L., both of Boston.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Eric Bastine (left) and Peter Wilson, both of Boston.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
From left: Alissa Forney of Quincy, Amanda Fasolo of South Boston, and Keri Poirier of South Boston.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Revolution goalie Matt Reis pour drinks for Nancy Farnsworth (left) and her daughter Cyndie Mignini, both of Middleton.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
From left: Mike Tarentino of Franklin, Bobby Shuttleworth's wife, Geena, and Matt Reis's wife, Nicole.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Ali Cano (left) and Laura Scott, both of South Boston.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Alexa D'Agostino of Natick and Brian Turnbull of Brighton.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Jeremy Gurvits of Newton (left) and Cameron Connolly of Hudson.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Christie Kim of Cambridge and David Hall of Waltham.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Kate Mills (left) and Amanda Atkins, both of Boston.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Gary DeSimone of Newburyport (left) and Steve Jones of Pawtucket, R.I.
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Aug. 22 at the New England Revolution Celebrity Event at Clerys in Boston.
Rev Girls from left: Christina Attaway of Walpole, Meaghan Bradshaw of Harvard, and Stephanie Ballou of Brighton.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"I rescued Pudge on June 8, 2012 — my birthday,” said Jessie Houy of South Boston of her dog Pudge. “He's my baby. I love him. I feel so fulfilled by him. He's my everything,"
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"I've had him for about two years,” said Brian Lynch of his border collie-boxer mix, Meilyr. “At my first apartment he ate the carpet — enough of it to make an impact on my security deposit.”
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
Brian Lynch of Boston gave snacks to some dogs.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"She's the sweetest ever. I like it when she gets all cuddly with me," said Carlos Escobar of Quincy of his black Lab, Darcy, with Lisa Trubiano of the North End (left) and Laura Trubiano of Quincy.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
Whit Tau of Boston with her Pomeranian, Jill.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"When you adopt a dog, you aren't just saving one life, you are saving two: the one you adopted and the one that will take its place in the shelter," said Elizabeth Dobrska of the South End, (center), with Keegan Garnsey of Mansfield (left) and Caitlin Oates of Watertown.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"I adopted a dog last year, but his helicopter mom wouldn't let him come. He's home in the AC," said Jeff Smrecek of Watertown (center) with Tim Oates of Boston (left) and Brendan Kelleher of Boston.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"Emma's a snugglebug,” said Nicole Hart of South Boston of her yellow Lab, Emma. “She thinks she's a lap dog, but really she's not.”
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
Ross Sabasteanski and Rikki Lee Larson, both of Boston, with their black Lab, Tober.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"She is very stubborn and that is a breed special. She takes forever for walks. She has to sniff every blade of grass," said Kitty Lo of Brookline of her West Highland terrier, Stella.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"They are well-mannered. They are not too yappie," said Tae Jeon of Boston (right) with Whit Tau, about their Pomeranians, Jack and Jill.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"He was a rescue," said Jerry Willette of Mansfield of his black Lab Breckenridge, at left. Roxy is at right. "He's a lazy little guy. He lays down to eat and drink. I have eight nieces and nephews and they pull his tail and ears, but he's too lazy to get aggravated."
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
"We've had him for six months. We rescued him. It took him awhile to get used to the cars, the city and the people, but it's totally worth it," said Kathryn O'Connell of South Boston of her Lab mix, Murphy.
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Aug. 21 at Canines & Cocktails on the Seaport Hotel's TAMO terrace.
Becca Watsky and her collie, Marshall.
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