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UConn BYU, Boston 11/15 - Pregame Reception

HuskyHawk said:
Yes, I was at MGM at Fenway last night, drive in through Newton/Brookline. Longwood is unrecognizable and all of the area around Fenway is just so newly developed as well. That area has really become the hot spot for young people, along with the Seaport. It used to be a wasteland more than a block from the park, now it's packed with restaurants and bars and residential.

@HooperScooper my wedding reception was at the World Trade Center in Southie in 2001. From our ballroom we had an uninterrupted view of the Skyline. Ned Johnson started it all with the Seaport Hotel, then the convention center came in. Frank McCourt owned almost all those parking lots, when he failed to buy the Sox and build a stadium on the seaport, he sold it all and bought the LA Dodgers. Then the new Seaport was off an running.

I hate all the new skyscrapers. Boston is and was best when trying to build more like European cities. I find the Seaport a little soulless and lacking in character, but certainly nice. Now there's the new monstrosity going up over South Station.
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Are you going to the game?
 
Flipside said:
... after the game, I was right back @ Big Night Live for Nora En Pure!

As an out-of-stater, love the Boston location for our games ... airport a few miles away, and everything from cheap goods, services and eats, 7-Eleven, to a dispensary (puff puff pass), to The Greatest Bar within a few feet of TD Garden

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What's your take on the greatest bar?

I'm a JJ Foley's and Bukowski fan among many others. Black Rose for tourists.
 
Ewekon said:
What's your take on the greatest bar?

I'm a JJ Foley's and Bukowski fan among many others. Black Rose for tourists.
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It's cool and convenient ... tentative unofficial pre-pre party, come by!

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Ticket allocations for those who purchased through uconn went out today. In 303 row 1.
 
Flipside said:
Boston's Armand Van Helden (aka 1/2 of Duck Sauce) ...

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Nightclubbing: The Loft, Boston’s Birthplace of House

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I'm a huge music fan but not big into House, but this was a cool article to read. Thanks.
 
Thinking about getting tickets for big night live next Saturday for UConn pre game. Is it close to the garden ?? Sorry if someone answered this already
 
UConnJim said:
For the NCAA Tournament, bars were packed near the Garden, but we went to Big Night Live and we walked right in and got a beer and then walked to the buffet and grabbed some food, I think I had pizza and chicken parm sliders. And, it was a total UConn hype fest that got you in the mood for the games. Highly recommend it.
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I am realizing now that it didn't register with me that this was the Big Night Live location and not the old UConn Boston Alumni location at The Greatest Bar. That's the place I never cared for. This seems like it would be much better. But I've actually never been.
 
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Flipside said:
... and for anyone in Florida the week after

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Location and other updates ... this is volunteer led, subject to change, but we will be somewhere!

UConn Football vs FAU - Husky Hangout

The UConn South Florida Alumni Network invites alumni, friends and family to The Farmer's Table for a Husky Hangout before the Huskies take on FAU. There will be a cash bar and food available for purchase as well as some great UConn Alumni giveaways!

Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 12:00 pm
The Farmer's Table
1901 North Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33431

Complimentary appetizers while they last

Kickoff Time TBA - Event will run for two hours, and end a half hour before kickoff
(Kickoff expected between 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm)

The Huskies are headed to Florida to take on FAU! Join us at The Farmer's Table before the game and connect with alumni and supporters for the only Husky pre-game party in Boca Raton.

UConn Football vs FAU Husky Headquarters

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Going a different way for Boston. Meeting old roommate flying in from Houston and having my son with me put as at a dinner pre-game and then walk to the game.

Hopeful to join the funnel of Husky fans walking there!
 
Anyone know of an outside parking lot for TD Garden? I’ve got a big truck so prefer no parking garages.
 
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Dibbie said:
Anyone know of an outside parking lot for TD Garden? I’ve got a big truck so prefer no parking garages.
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There are a few small outdoor lots in the area. There's a couple on Friend Street. One is at 261 Friend St. There's another at 168 Friend St. They're going to valet and block in your car because they pack the cars on those small outdoor lots.

I wish you luck driving around Boston in a big truck. Every time I drive in Boston, and I'm there 4-5 days a week, I say that Boston was not made for cars.
 
HooperScooper said:
There are a few small outdoor lots in the area. There's a couple on Friend Street. One is at 261 Friend St. There's another at 168 Friend St. They're going to valet and block in your car because they pack the cars on those small outdoor lots.

I wish you luck driving around Boston in a big truck. Every time I drive in Boston, and I'm there 4-5 days a week, I say that Boston was not made for cars.
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It was made for horses. The area around North Station is the absolute worst for cars, it's chaos. I agree those are the only real option aside from parking near a T station somewhere. I don't know where @Dibbie is coming from, but there are quite a lot of surface lots near Kenmore square/Fenway. Could take the Green Line to the Garden. I'm sure the train will be crowded after the game but probably less so than for a Cs or Bs game. Driving a truck in the vicinity of North Station is daunting enough, even if you don't park it. If coming from North or South that may not work.

For people coming from CT, it might be viable to stop in Framingham (or another station), take commuter rail to Back Bay station (it doesn't always stop there) and then the Orange line to the Garden/North Station. The commuter rail lots are big surface lots and will be mostly empty on a Saturday. Schedules & Maps | MBTA
 
Easting my own dog food here ...

Just registered my brother (UConn Med, Mass General), his GF, his oldest child (recent LSU Sports Management grad, and a Dir @ PhD Volleyball in Mass), and my friend from Duke/Fuqua who's now flying in from Chicago a day early for a work trip (don't worry, she'll cheer for us! ... we watched the 1999 Championship together in my apt in Durham NC)

*Also FYI, the registration confirmation has a discount code Alumni for Ticketmaster

 
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I'll be parking at Oak Grove and taking the Orange line MBTA in. Very reliable for reasonable outdoor parking and the T ride is like 15 minutes. It's 20+ min farther drive than some of the western Boston T stops (like Riverside) for those coming from CT, but those can take a lot longer on the Green line (up to an hour).
 
auror said:
I'll be parking at Oak Grove and taking the Orange line MBTA in. Very reliable for reasonable outdoor parking and the T ride is like 15 minutes. It's 20+ min farther drive than some of the western Boston T stops (like Riverside) for those coming from CT, but those can take a lot longer on the Green line (up to an hour).
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The always difficult thing about Boston is how hard it is to go through it in any direction. Oak Grove might as well be Salem for me. The only actual subway station I can really get to is Quincy Adams. Forest Hills is the Orange line station furthest west, but it's nowhere near any highway.
 
This is why I take Amtrak to South Station and it's not a bad walk 1/2 way to North station where the hotel is. Even if I lived in CT I would take the train - schedule is nice with 3:00pm arrival and leave at 1:10pm heading back the next day.
 
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auror said:
I'll be parking at Oak Grove and taking the Orange line MBTA in. Very reliable for reasonable outdoor parking and the T ride is like 15 minutes. It's 20+ min farther drive than some of the western Boston T stops (like Riverside) for those coming from CT, but those can take a lot longer on the Green line (up to an hour).
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Do you live in suburban Boston? That must be the only reason you would know where Oak Grove is.

I know I live here and go into Boston a lot but it's really not hard to drive into Boston for people who don't come here often. Especially on a Saturday. It's not like going to MSG in NYC. Parking at the TD Garden is very expensive ($62?) and it will probably be full way before game time. And driving around that area kind of sucks.

But from CT you can take I-90E right into downtown Boston. 3 minutes off the highway and park for $10 at Post Office Square Garage (Rates & Hours - Garage at Post Office Square) in a very secure safe garage (nicest parking garage you'll ever see). Then a safe 15 minute walk to TD Garden. Then walk back to your car after the game, take the Congress Street exit out of the garage, 3 minute drive to I-90W and you're on your way home.
 
HooperScooper said:
Do you live in suburban Boston? That must be the only reason you would know where Oak Grove is.

I know I live here and go into Boston a lot but it's really not hard to drive into Boston for people who don't come here often. Especially on a Saturday. It's not like going to MSG in NYC. Parking at the TD Garden is very expensive ($62?) and it will probably be full way before game time. And driving around that area kind of sucks.

But from CT you can take I-90E right into downtown Boston. 3 minutes off the highway and park for $10 at Post Office Square Garage (Rates & Hours - Garage at Post Office Square) in a very secure safe garage (nicest parking garage you'll ever see). Then a safe 15 minute walk to TD Garden. Then walk back to your car after the game, take the Congress Street exit out of the garage, 3 minute drive to I-90W and you're on your way home.
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I second the Post Office Square Garage. It will be pretty empty on a Saturday night so parking a large truck shouldn't be a problem and relatively cheap.
 
Rocktheworld said:
No question seaport has changed the most. I remember when it was the courthouse, the ICA, a couple bars and hotels around World Trade Center, the Bank of America Pavilion, and Harpoon. That was it. I remember when Trillium was still in fort point and had a capacity of I believe 8 for the whole “bar” they had set up

I definitely wasn’t in Boston for its more notoriously rough days but 10-15 years ago you didn’t really bother going to the north station anrea unless you were going to something at the Garden. I say that as someone who spent two years commuting to and through the area to get to the Charlestown Navy Yard. Frankly, there weren’t really too many bars conducive to clubbing 20-somethings in that specific area. But back then at least you had west end Johnnie’s and Hurricane’s nearby for a good time, and ward 8 is a nicer spot. I never really bothered with the Harp. Kudos to the city for doing a ton with what wasn’t typically much more than a staging ground for the circus, flipping that into what it is now. And with TITS, night shift, A&B, there’s a really solid set of options

Boston will never really hold a candle to New York in terms of food, entertainment, culture, night life etc but it certainly has come a long, long way in a very short period of time.
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Nothing worthwhile to add, except the Harp was an insanely fun club to play in my cover band days. Place got PACKED out, people were always fun, and load out was always bizarre in the most interesting and unsketchy ways. Lansdowne was also a great, great spot.
 
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HooperScooper said:
Do you live in suburban Boston? That must be the only reason you would know where Oak Grove is.

I know I live here and go into Boston a lot but it's really not hard to drive into Boston for people who don't come here often. Especially on a Saturday. It's not like going to MSG in NYC. Parking at the TD Garden is very expensive ($62?) and it will probably be full way before game time. And driving around that area kind of sucks.

But from CT you can take I-90E right into downtown Boston. 3 minutes off the highway and park for $10 at Post Office Square Garage (Rates & Hours - Garage at Post Office Square) in a very secure safe garage (nicest parking garage you'll ever see). Then a safe 15 minute walk to TD Garden. Then walk back to your car after the game, take the Congress Street exit out of the garage, 3 minute drive to I-90W and you're on your way home.
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Yeah I do. Good points. I was looking into the nearby parking for the truck guy and it is hellaciously expensive and a Saturday night, so was thinking of alternatives. But it's true for regular cars there are parking garages that are easier and cheaper to park on a Saturday than a weekday that will be a little bit quicker than taking the T.

If the weather is poor, though, a 15 min T ride > 15 min walking since the train lets you out right at the arena, and only 10 min longer drive to Oak Grove than Post Office square according to Google (if that depending on fluctuating city traffic). But I don't think the weather will be poor anyways, just cold.
 
SixRings said:
Constitution Wharf Parking. Don’t tell anyone.
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My now wife-then girlfriend used to live in the North End and didn't have a parking permit. Used to park on Chelsea St by the wharf right after the 2 hour parking ended and leave it there for free for the full weekend. Just had to walk across the freezing windy bridge.
 
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