Courtside Food & Spirits Closes in East Cambridge After 76 Years | Eater Boston

"Originally opened by the owner's father in 1943, this family-run East Cambridge dive bar closed permanently on a Monday afternoon after a 76-year run when the building was sold to the neighboring property owner. John Alberts, who took over in the 1970s and is now in his seventies, said health issues affecting him and his wife helped signal it was time to leave the business. Over his tenure the bar became a local haven for sports fans and recreational team celebration and was especially known as a neighborhood destination for lively karaoke nights. Its shutdown is the latest example in a broader wave of longtime Boston-area dive bars closing or being repurposed, alongside spots such as Doyle’s, the Beacon Hill Pub, the Bus Stop Pub, and the Green Briar Pub." - Dana Hatic