Naomi Levy isn’t just the bar manager at Eastern Standard. She’s an artist and her mediums are liquors, syrups and, more recently, fresh fruits and vegetables. Since her move to Eastern Stan

Not too long ago, Boston native Nick MacDonald was working at Dunkin' Donuts when he was discovered by Hotel Commonwealth's then-director of operations. Working on a hunch that MacDonald would be a natural in the hotel industry, he offered him a job—and the rest is history.