Late winter and early spring can be a wonderful time to enjoy some final ski or snowboard runs for the season. The days are longer, the sun is stronger, and the temperatures are more accommodating. But the snow still beckons.…
Monthly Archives: February 2013
All Aboard the Ski Train
Tagged with: Ski Train, skiing, Wachusett Mountain, winter
Posted in Activities & Attractions, Family, Sports
Posted in Activities & Attractions, Family, Sports
You Don’t Have to Be Irish to Love St. Patty’s Day 2013 in Boston
In the 1960s, there was a popular ad campaign that proclaimed “You don’t have to be Jewish” to love a brand of rye bread. The ads featured photos of decidedly non-Jewish people, the most famous of which was a Native…
Tagged with: Celtics, Restaurant Week Boston, St. Patrick's Day
Posted in Dining, Events, Nightlife, Sports
Posted in Dining, Events, Nightlife, Sports
Boston Marathon 2013: That’s One Long Race
Among the most notable things for which our fair city is known are its history and the Boston Marathon. The storied race, which will take place on Monday, April 15 is, in itself, steeped in history. It dates back to…
It IS Easy Being Green in Boston
Do yourself — and the planet — a favor when you visit our fair city: Ditch your car in a parking garage when you arrive, and forget about it until it’s time to leave. Boston is recognized as America’s foremost…
Tagged with: Amtrak, Beacon Hill, Boston Common, Boston Harborwalk, Chinatown, eco-tourism, Freedom Trail, green, Hubway, T, walking city
Posted in Activities & Attractions, History
Posted in Activities & Attractions, History
A Matter of Course (Three Courses Actually): It’s Restaurant Week Boston
Winter Storm Nemo (a far too cutesy name for such a hell raiser of a blizzard) made things a little rough in our fair city. But Bostonians, robust souls that we are, have a saying: “When the going gets rough,…
The Art of Boston
In my high school library one afternoon (if you must know, this took place, ahem, quite a few years ago), my buddy and I were in one of those spectacularly dumb frames of mind that only teenagers can achieve. We…
Tagged with: art museums, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, museums, Royal Sonesta Hotel, Tapeo, winter
Posted in Arts & Culture, Great Deals, Hotels
Posted in Arts & Culture, Great Deals, Hotels
Black History Month
Guest Author – David O’Donnell shares some of Boston’s rich history along the Black Heritage Trail. Black History Month in Boston offers a rich and dynamic experience. From Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois, to Martin Luther King, Jr. and…
Tagged with: African Meeting House, Black Heritage Trail, Black History Month, Boston History, Hayden House, Rosa Parks
Posted in History
Posted in History
B.Y.O. PJs
Adults wearing pajamas outdoors is a trend I find odd. Are these people too lazy to remove their funky jammies and pull on a pair of pants? Yeesh! Kids, however, get a pass. Raise your hand if you remember piling…
Tagged with: Dining, February school vacation, Hotel Commonwealth, winter
Posted in Activities & Attractions, Dining, Events, Family, Great Deals, Hotels
Posted in Activities & Attractions, Dining, Events, Family, Great Deals, Hotels
Bruins and Brews (or Bears and Beers)
It may be an abbreviated season, but it’s good to have the Bruins back doing their thing. While talking about the team the other day, the discussion turned to their uniforms, as in, “What’s up with the jerseys?” For home…
