Coming soon to Davis Square if approved: American Bakery, Crunch Gym

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This Wednesday's Zoning Board of Appeals agenda (which was e-mailed to me, but which I can't find on the city website) has two items of interest in Davis Square:

American Bakers Inc. propose to establish an 18-seat bakery cafe in a vacant storefront at 22a College Avenue, the former location of Artifaktori.

Crunch has filed detailed plans for a gym in the former Social Security Building, to be located mostly on the second floor, but with a free-weights room at the back of the first floor. Dunkin Donuts would remain where it is now. The remainder of the first floor is labelled "Future Tenant".

I don't know if this plan is final, or still subject to possible revision (moving the whole gym to the first floor).

The ZBA meets Wednesday at 6 pm in the Aldermen's Chamber at City Hall.

Boston Sunday Globe travel section features Davis Square

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on the New England Travel page of yesterday's Sunday Globe: Somerville crossroads lives up to its hip image. The print headline was different: "Davis, the evolutionary square" with subhead "Their stop for locals, shoppers, hipsters".

The Globe correspondents, Patricia Harris and David Lyon, must not read DSLJ or Eater.com, since they spend several sentences saying that they couldn't find out what is going to happen to the Rosebud.

featured businesses: Buffalo Exchange, Davis Squared, Redbones, Posto, Foundry, Saloon, Davis Square Theatre, Johnny D's, and Somerville Theatre. (Surprisingly to me, no mention of Sacco's Bowl-Haven.)

Licensing Commission approves Bibim liquor license

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according to a tweet from ext_1771774, who generally reports local news reliably.

(for those tuning in late, this is a Korean restaurant moving into the former McDonald's on Elm Street.
Earlier discussions: March 10 evening | March 10 afternoon | February 25 )