86-year-old LEGO fanatic has a passion for play
Happy Wednesday, everyone! We’re halfway through the week, and it’s also National Library Shelfie Day! A shelfie, of course, is a portrait of your bookshelves – feel free to share, and have fun arranging them.
You can see it from the sidewalk: a replica of the Titanic, nearly five feet long, spanning the front window of Bob Higgins’ home on Beach Street in Fall River. What you might not be able to see is that the model, a 1:200 scale reproduction of the famous cruise ship, is made from thousands of tiny LEGOs. Higgins, 86, has made a hobby out of collecting and building highly detailed models out of the small plastic blocks. Get a look at the many sets in Higgins’ collection here, and find out what drives his passion for play.
When Todd Arnone lent one of his vintage cars to a movie shooting in Boston, he wasn’t expecting it to play a big role in the film. But, the Somerset resident’s turquoise 1968 Cadillac DeVille has a highly visible role in "The Tender Bar," a new movie directed by George Clooney and starring Ben Affleck. Take this story for a spin, and see the car for yourself.
Stephen Silverstein, the founder of Not Your Average Joe’s restaurants, Cisco Brewers Kitchen and Bar and the current owner of the The Black Whale knows a thing or two about opening a restaurant — 35 to be exact. But how does one go about opening a restaurant? Even Silverstein admits it can be a long, complicated and tedious process. But we break it down for you – everything you’d need to know before going into business for yourself.
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