Bites Nearby

Bites Nearby: Center Pizza and Restaurant

A great spot for eat-in or take-out, with generous portions and a large menu.

You could stand on a corner and look around until a restaurant sign draws you in. But we have a better idea. Each week, Canton Patch picks a great restaurant either in town or nearby that is worth checking out. Center Pizza and Restaurant – There are two ways to look at Center Pizza.  One is as a take-out pizza shop that will not let you down when you are in the mood for a basket of fries, a steak and cheese sub or a slice of pizza.  The other way of looking at it is as a cultural gem hidden in the Walgreens Plaza of Canton. There is something unique about this Greek-inspired cuisine that works so great when looking for a quick lunch with friends of varying tastes.  There is simply something for everyone, from pizza to Syrian club …

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Bites Nearby

Bites Nearby: Mai Place

Up for some Asian cuisine in Canton?

You could stand on a corner and look around until a restaurant sign draws you in. But we've got a better idea. Each week, Canton Patch picks a great restaurant either in town or nearby that is worth checking out.  Mai Place–Mai Place offers fine Chinese and Japanese cuisine at reasonable prices. Well-known for its reputation as a fresh sushi place, the Canton restaurant has options like Philidelphia Maki and Crispy Tuna rolls.   There is something romantic about this Asian restaurant. Dimly lit, with perfectly arranged tables, there is enough privacy at each table to have an intimate conversation. The waitstaff  is friendly and always available should you need them.  Mai Place in Canton offers enough mainstream variety that your sweetie …

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Canton's Got Talent

A teacher talent show at Canton High School, sponsored by Music Counts, was a fun-filled evening full of surprises.

The biggest names in the Canton Public School’s faculty of musical legends were on the big stage at the Canton High School Auditorium on Friday night taking part in the annual Canton's Got Talent fundraiser. The event raises funds for Canton Public Schools’ after-school music ensembles. The nine acts, including the 2009 “All Around Favorite” winners, the Galvin Middle School Barber Shop Quartet, all put on stellar performances in front of a packed auditorium.  Fans from the Luce, Kennedy, Hansen, Galvin and High School represented their schools en masse. Cheers and applause of “Beetle-mania proportions” erupted for each act.  The suspense was high throughout the evening, as the judges and audience had no clue as to the nature of each act’s…

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Christine Smith

1:31 pm on Sunday, February 13, 2011

Great story & great coverage of a fun event. Thanks!   more ›

The Health Patch

A "Heart"y Valentine's Day

This month, the American Heart Association urges Americans to make some life choices that have a big impact on your risk for heart disease.

February is American Heart Month, according to the American Heart Association (AHA.) While the focus for many Americans is typically on the red valentine hearts associated with Valentine’s Day, the American Heart Association is actively urging all Americans to focus on their cardiovascular health this month. It is unfortunate that this is the shortest month of the year, as heart disease is a year-round killer of Americans of all races, genders and ages. Shockingly, according to the American Heart Association, 90% of American women have at least one risk factor for developing heart disease.  Indeed, one out of three adults in the United States has high blood pressure, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.  Do you know your …

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Photo Gallery: Spring Out of the Snow

A visit to a local florist is a sure way to remember that spring is on the way, regardless of the weather forecast.

Not many flowers are blooming outdoors this time of year–at least not in Canton.  However, step inside a local florist shop and you will be whisked away into a season of sun, beautiful blooms and cheerful arrangements. Enough to snap you out of your snow-coma for a few minutes, at least. And just in time for Valentine's Day! Canton Flowers By Ami, located at 1 Washington Street, allowed a Patch photogragher to preview some beautiful flowers available for Valentine's Day, or any time you need cheering up this winter.

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Bites Nearby

Bites Nearby: Coriander Bistro

Coriander Bistro is located in nearby Sharon and offers hot, exotic Indian food perfect for Valentine's Day.

Coriander Bistro–There's something romantic about spicy Indian food.  The heat? The burning feeling on your lips? The tendency to take little nibbles of perfectly seasoned cuisine?  All of these features are perfect for a Valentine’s meal with your sweetie. Coriander Bistro offers fine Indian cuisine at reasonable prices. While the menu is exotic, each item is given a delectable description, taking the guesswork out of foreign-sounding dishes. The waitstaff is impeccably polite and friendly, and the ambiance of the restaurant is romantic, with high ceilings, soft lighting and a small but well-spaced seating arrangement. It is nicely decorated in a combination of Indian and Nepalese décor.  As a Valentine’s Day special event, owner Ram …

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Snow-Filled Season for Blue Hills Ski Resort

Blue Hills Ski Resort offers programs and lessons geared towards kids, families and the local crowd.

Gary Vanasse knows a thing or two about the Blue Hills Ski Resort. He started working there as a high school student in 1977, when the Egon and Zimmerman Ski-School was running the slopes. Vanasse began working at Blue Hills full time as a college graduate in 1982, and is currently the assistant general manager.  “I’m a typical New Englander," he said. "I love skiing in cold, hard weather….nothing is more fun for me than skiing in a big snow-storm." He described the way in which the Blue Hills Ski Resort appeals to a variety of skiers.  It appeals to the “hearty skiers” like himself, the “sun-lovers” who come to enjoy the slopes on sunny days and the “spring skiers” who love to hit the slopes on warmer days when the snow is slushier and …

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The Health Patch

Canton-Based Cyber Commmunity Links Patients in Need with Potential Donors

Matchingdonors.com profiles potential organ recipients, letting potential donors pick who they give the "gift of life" to.

In a world where everyone seems to have an internet profile, one website stands apart from the rest. Matchingdonors.com, a Canton-based website, allows people with kidney disease, cancer and other illnesses to post pictures, blood types and requests for organ donation. Altruistic, living donors are able to log-on to the website and find a potential recipient, with the right blood type, that they would like to donate a kidney, liver section or bone marrow to.   The company was created in the aftermath of local Dentist Paul Dooley’s father’s death.  Dooley watched his father, who suffered from kidney failure, slowly die before getting to the top of the cadaver kidney list. He collaborated with his best friend, a medical doctor named Jeremiah…

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Patch Picks

Patch Picks: The Super Bowl Snack-Down

A non-scientific poll of what Cantonites hail as their most beloved Super Bowl Sunday snacks.

Starting today, Canton Patch will run a new weekly feature called "Patch Picks" highlighting contributor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off,  dining, recipes and more.  Find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find ideas for everything from Sunday brunch to great bars, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, kids party places, parks, yummy food and more.  Want to suggest a list? Submit your idea in the comment box. Today's Patch Picks, just in time for the big game on Sunday, features a list of must-have snacks. Let us know what your favorite game day snacks are and share your recipes today! 1.  …

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