What a year… am I right!?! It goes without saying that there are plenty of negative aspects of this past 12 months that we could focus on. But at the Scoop, we try our best to focus on the positive, the things we can control, and how we can positively impact the community. I think I can speak for the entire team when I say we are extremely grateful for so much, including our neighbors, clients, and local businesses that we’ve had the pleasure of working with this year.

Looking back, our team, along with our Scoop contributing authors, have written some amazing articles on a variety of topics that are near and dear to our hearts, including small business, retail and commercial development, real estate, racism, design, home maintenance, surviving a pandemic… and a little of everything in between. Thank you all for your contribution. Below you’ll find 20 of our most popular posts from the year.

Supporting Small Shops in Central Park

Stapleton’s “North End” Builder Lot Map Released!

Things I’m Learning About Racism

A Guide to Offering Paid Time Off for Your Nanny

Your Guide to 7+ Passenger Vehicles

Inside Scoop: New Starbucks, farmers market is on, Sprouts opening and hiring plans (110 jobs), big real estate news, famous dumpling shop opens, and more!

Pets and COVID-19: What You Should Know

Home Sewer Lines: Everything You Need To Know

7 Books That Could Change Your Life

Saving Your 2020 Summer Vacation

Online Fitness Options While We “Shelter in Place”

Tips for Making the Next Three Weeks at Home with Kids Enjoyable

Hours of Outside Entertainment for your Kids with a Bike Ramp!

Top 10 hottest home design features right now – from Northfield to Eastbridge and everywhere in between

Now is the Time to Winterize Your Home!

Local Business “Mamabird Interviews” Empowers Women of Color

Two NEW Globally Inspired Food Businesses Open at Stanley Marketplace

Apartments Coming by the Old Traffic Control Tower

Lamont and Joe Talk Race Relations

How I Came to Own 35 Acres of Off- Grid Land and Have Shed Dreams

We hope that 2021 brings change, health, and happiness for our neighbors and community. As always, let us know if there is a topic, question, or business that you’d like us to feature on the Scoop. Happy New Year!