By Devra First

Thursday night, 8 p.m., Burlington, Mass. A guy dressed like a giant bowling pin walks beside a guy not dressed like a bowling pin, gesticulating, deep in conversation. Kids run rings around their parents. Pats fans spill from a sports bar, cheering. Off-duty moms smile red-wine smiles, ordering another glass.

The parking lot is a slumbering herd of SUVs, haunches reflecting the logos ofrestaurants and lights overhead. Not long ago, there was nothing here. Now it's 3rd Ave, the sort of high-end suburban lifestyle-plex we've seen rise from Lynnfield to Dedham to Hingham. 

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