Bakery’s missing ice cream mascot possibly spotted in dorm room window
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“A Boston bakery is searching for its lost mascot Swirly — a giant plastic vanilla soft-serve cone.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Flour Bakery is searching for its missing mascot, Swirly, a plastic soft-serve cone.
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— Swirly the ice cream cone is the mascot for Flour Bakery’s Boston Common kiosk. Joanne Chang, co-owner of the Boston bakery chain, said Swirly went missing last fall. She posted a PSA on social media …
https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/missing-swirly-the-i…
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— Swirly, shown here at his rightful home, advertised soft serve menu items at Flour Boston Common for about two months last year before he vanished, owner Joanne Chang said.Joanne Chang. “We miss you,”…
https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2026/05/04/li…
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— The search is on for Flour Bakery’s mascot, Swirly, after the local chain announced it needs help tracking down its frosty figurehead.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/general/flour-bakery-offers…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/general/flour-bakery-offers…
“Swirly, who stood proudly in front of Flour Bakery on the Boston Common, has been missing since the fall.”
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Multiple sources confirm the mascot was located at the Boston Common kiosk and has been missing since the fall.
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— Flour Bakery is asking for help finding Swirly, its missing soft-serve mascot from the Boston Common location.
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/05/04/flour-bake…
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/05/04/flour-bake…
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— Flour Bakery in Boston is searching for its lost mascot Swirly — a giant plastic soft-serve vanilla ice cream cone that has been missing since the fall.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/09/us-news/boston-bakerys-missing…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/09/us-news/boston-bakerys-missing…
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— The reward for returning Swirly? Pastries, gratitude, and the promise of anonymity, Flour owner Joanne Chang said.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/04/lifestyle/plastic-ice…
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/04/lifestyle/plastic-ice…
“the James Beard Award-winning pastry chef thought it may have flown away during heavy winds”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including Food & Wine and the Pastry Arts Podcast, confirm Joanne Chang is a James Beard Award-winning pastry chef (specifically the 2016 winner for Outstanding Baker).
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— Epicurious is an American digital brand that focuses on food- and cooking-related topics. Created by Condé Nast in 1995, it is headquartered at the One World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, …
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— Fox & the Knife is a restaurant specializing in Italian cuisine and enoteca, founded on February 4, 2019, by chef Karen Akunowicz, located in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, the capital of Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_&_the_Knife
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_&_the_Knife
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— The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize culinary professionals in the United States. The awards recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors…
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“her employee spotted what looks like Swirly just over a mile away — in a dorm window at Emerson College”
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One specific web search result mentions a Flour employee spotting the mascot in an Emerson College dorm window. While other sources mention a 'spotting' or 'alleged spotting', only one explicitly details the employee and the dorm window location.
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— Flour Bakery owner seeks missing ice cream mascot after apparent sighting: ‘Please return him safely’.But last week, a Flour employee spotted what appeared to be the missing mascot, high above the Bos…
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/04/lifestyle/plastic-ice…
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— Swirly the ice cream cone is the mascot for Flour Bakery’s Boston Common kiosk. Joanne Chang, co-owner of the Boston bakery chain, said Swirly went missing last fall. She posted a PSA on social media …
https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/missing-swirly-the-i…
https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/missing-swirly-the-i…
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— The search is on for Flour Bakery’s mascot, Swirly, after the local chain announced it needs help tracking down its frosty figurehead. The owner of the beloved bake shop now believes that he was swipe…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/general/flour-bakery-offers…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/general/flour-bakery-offers…
“Chang even took to Facebook to make a plea for Swirly’s safe return.”
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One source mentions Joanne Chang posted a PSA on social media that went viral; however, the provided evidence for claim 4 specifically contains irrelevant search results about other people named Joanne. Only the general mention of a 'PSA on social media' in the claim 0 evidence supports this, but it doesn't explicitly name Facebook in the provided snippets.
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— Joanne (alternate spellings Joann, Johann, Johanne) is a female name derived from the Greek name Joanna (Koine Greek: Ἰωάννα, romanized: Iōanna) via the French Johanne.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanne_(given_name)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanne_(given_name)
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— Patients appreciate Joanne Jones for their compassionate and caring approach to patient care. They consistently highlight their excellent communication skills, describing them as informative,...
https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/joanne-jones-f619672a-c36c-4…
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— As a Family Nurse Practitioner, Joanne Jones, FNP performs preventative, diagnostic and treatment procedures for a variety of acute and chronic diseases, conditions, and injuries.
https://www.vitadox.com/doctor/mission-viejo-ca-92691/joanne…
https://www.vitadox.com/doctor/mission-viejo-ca-92691/joanne…
“the shop — which peddles pastries, sandwiches, cookies, cakes and soft-serve ice cream”
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The TikTok evidence explicitly mentions 'delicious sandwiches' and 'Soft Serve Treats at Boston Common' at Flour Bakery, and the general bakery definition supports the other items.
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— A bakery (also known as a bakehouse, baker's shop or bake shop) is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based baked goods made in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, pizzas, ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakery
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— Hope you like it! Again sorry about the vid quality, i did this video on the same day i did the candy apple tutorial, and it was kinda cloudy so...Song: Tora...
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— Join us for the Flour Bakery Holiday Window Challenge, featuring all bakery locations in one exciting day of delicious sandwiches and festive fun!Delicious Soft Serve Treats at Boston Common. Enjoy cl…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/flour-bakery-window
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/flour-bakery-window
“WBZ NewsRadio reached out to Emerson College, and a spokesperson there said that “while we cannot confirm that the item seen in the dorm window is the cone commonly known as Swirly, we encourage anyone with information about Swirly’s whereabouts to come forward.””
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The provided evidence for claim 6 consists of results for 'Emerson Electric' and 'Emerson' the corporation, not Emerson College. There is no evidence in the provided snippets containing the specific quote from a spokesperson to WBZ NewsRadio.
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— Emerson provides advanced process automation, control systems, and software to industries such as oil and gas, power generation, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and water treatment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Electric
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Electric
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— Emerson empowers you to modernize business operations at your pace, drive optimal performance and deliver long-term operational excellence. From control systems to industrial software, our advanced au…
https://www.emerson.com/en/corporate
https://www.emerson.com/en/corporate
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— Get Emerson Electric Co (EMR:NYSE) real-time stock quotes, news, price and financial information from CNBC.
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/EMR
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