The The Knotty Pine Lunch — family-owned for 39 years, in a building with over 100 years of restaurant history — has applied for a nationwide “Backing Historic Small Restaurants” grant. The public can submit comments in support. #newtonma

The Knotty Pine restaurant in Auburndale has applied for a Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). According to NTHP, fifty grant recipients nationwide — “that contribute to their neighborhood’s unique history and …