Heather Newman on August 16th, 2010

It’s with great personal sadness that I’ve posted the extended obituary for Jeffrey Howard Flintoft, who most people around town knew as the owner of Chelsea Market and the operator of the meat/counter deli.

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Heather Newman on August 9th, 2010

The New Chelsea Market meat and deli counter, which was operated by Jeff Flintoft, closed abruptly over the weekend as he decided to retire.

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Heather Newman on June 14th, 2010

The Ugly Dog Distillery at 14495 North Territorial Road (at Stofer), which we wrote about some time ago, is officially open for business.

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Heather Newman on April 30th, 2010

Just Imagine, a new book and toy store in the old Cranesbill Books space at 108 E. Middle in Chelsea, and The Middle Bead, a bead store upstairs in the same space, will open Saturday.

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Heather Newman on March 28th, 2010

The Middle Bead store owned by Marc Rafferty, which had occupied a building on West Middle Street before closing last year, is coming back to town.

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Heather Newman on March 17th, 2010

Family Martial Arts of Chelsea took home the gold – and the silver, and the bronze – from the Spring 2010 Shinn Mu Kwan Tae Kwon Do Championships on Saturday.

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Heather Newman on March 16th, 2010

Yoga Chelsea is about to start a new round of sessions, and they’re offering one sample class free next week.

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Heather Newman on March 15th, 2010

William Harris and Jeremy Montange, former Cranesbill Books employee/dog trainer, have announced that they will open a new book and toy store in the location previously occupied by Cranesbill/Resale Bliss at 108 E. Middle Street.

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In a welcome bit of news to anyone traveling North Territorial Road, the North Lake Country Store at Stofer and Territorial has reopened (as has its included Marathon gas station).
Across the street, the small commercial building on Territorial has become home to the Kitchi Martial Arts Studio and the Ugly Dog Distillery, which will begin [...]

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Heather Newman on February 3rd, 2010

Chelsea businesses, schools, nonprofits and individuals are helping Haiti.

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