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Thousands of disappointed Led Zeppelin fans allowed into the lobby of the Boston Garden to wait for ticket sales to begin in January of 1975 rampaged after the concert sold out immediately, causing an estimated $50,000 to $70,000 worth of damage and the show to be canceled.

The riot that got Led Zeppelin banned from Boston

Community Advocate Staff - November 6, 2024 0

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON – Perhaps the most infamous Led Zeppelin concert in Boston was the one that never happened. In the 1960s and 1970s,...

Sturbridge Village is a recreation of rural New England during the 1790s through 1830s with over 50 buildings, which contain historically accurate furnishings and artifacts.

Visit Old Sturbridge Village for a step back in time

November 5, 2024

Of mice and me

November 4, 2024

His appearance in a 1969 Prince Spaghetti television commercial made 12-year-old Anthony Martignetti of Boston’s North End a celebrity for the rest of his life.

Boston’s Anthony Martignetti was immortalized in a spaghetti commercial

November 3, 2024

Award-winning journalist tells her most personal story in her new book.

Award-winning journalist Carmen Fields shares her most personal story

November 2, 2024

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The riot that got Led Zeppelin banned from Boston

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Award-winning journalist Carmen Fields shares her most personal story

Nicole Kidman stars in Netflix’s newest murder mystery “The Perfect Couple,” which is set on Nantucket. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

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‘The Perfect Couple’ revives the Cape and Islands as top filming...

Hundreds turned out for a reunion/revival of the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at a private residence in Hopkinton.

Arts and Entertainment

Reunion brings back the music of Old Vienna Kaffeehaus

A vocal cord injury for Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler has ended the Boston rock band’s touring days after more than 50 years.

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Aerosmith retires from touring, but the dream lives on in its...

Actor Leonard Nimoy, famous for his role as Mr. Spock in the sci-fi TV and movie franchise “Star Trek," grew up the son of immigrants in a tenement in Boston’s West End neighborhood.

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Leonard Nimoy’s odyssey began in Boston long before boarding the USS...

Japanese monster movies dubbed in English were staple offerings on “Creature Double Feature.”

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‘Creature Double Feature’ doubled the fright on Saturday afternoons

1960s folk legends Joan Baez and Bob Dylan played at Club Passim in Cambridge early in their careers. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Rowland Scherman

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Cambridge’s Club Passim helped launch the careers of many folk legends

Notable People

Boston’s Anthony Martignetti was immortalized in a spaghetti commercial

Bert Barton wears his robe, which was gifted to him by staff at JW Marriott Essex House New York. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

Notable People

Shrewsbury resident honored by JW Marriott on 90th birthday

Paul Posti received the Silver Star in World War II for shooting down a German fighter plane with a revolver.

Notable People

Boston’s Paul Posti went from war hero to chef to celebrities

Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, whose brother Edwin lived in Boston, supposedly planned the assassination at the Parker House Hotel.

Notable People

Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth had several connections to Boston

Arts and Entertainment

Leonard Nimoy’s odyssey began in Boston long before boarding the USS...

DJ Barry Scott has been providing a unique service to millions of music fans by playing B-sides and so-called “one-hit wonders” that do not sell as well and so do not get played on most other stations.

Notable People

Radio legend Barry Scott keeps finding your favorite “lost” songs

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Of mice and me

Community Advocate Staff - November 4, 2024 0

By Janice Lindsay Contributing Writer A couple of Decembers ago, when men at the service station opened the hood of my car to check the air...

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This Month’s Features

The riot that got Led Zeppelin banned from Boston

Visit Old Sturbridge Village for a step back in time

Of mice and me

Boston’s Anthony Martignetti was immortalized in a spaghetti commercial

Award-winning journalist Carmen Fields shares her most personal story

Arts and Entertainment

The riot that got Led Zeppelin banned from Boston

Award-winning journalist Carmen Fields shares her most personal story

‘The Perfect Couple’ revives the Cape and Islands as top filming...

Reunion brings back the music of Old Vienna Kaffeehaus

Aerosmith retires from touring, but the dream lives on in its...

Leonard Nimoy’s odyssey began in Boston long before boarding the USS...

‘Creature Double Feature’ doubled the fright on Saturday afternoons

Cambridge’s Club Passim helped launch the careers of many folk legends

Notable People

Boston’s Anthony Martignetti was immortalized in a spaghetti commercial

Shrewsbury resident honored by JW Marriott on 90th birthday

Boston’s Paul Posti went from war hero to chef to celebrities

Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth had several connections to Boston

Leonard Nimoy’s odyssey began in Boston long before boarding the USS...

Radio legend Barry Scott keeps finding your favorite “lost” songs

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Of mice and me

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