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View Finder: Behind Brookline's Romance Industry

Valentine's Day keeps Brookline's flower and candy shops on their toes

Casey Atkins, Neighbor
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Valentine's Day is always busy for those selling flowers and chocolates. In Brookline, some workers were up since 4 a.m. preparing for the number of orders that would need to be served during the day.

Emily Wong of says she thinks it's busier this year than the previous one. She attributes this mostly to the fact that Valentine's day fell on a Monday.

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