White City amusement park in Shrewsbury thrilled thousands for over half a century
By Michael Perna Jr.
Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY - In 1905, Worcester businessman Horace Holly Bigelow decided to open what would today be called a “cutting edge”...
When Boston refused to air the TV show “Welcome Back, Kotter”
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - “Welcome Back, Kotter” might have been a successful sitcom right out the gate in most cities in 1975, but...
Boston’s comedy scene boomed in the 1980s
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - It is true that local stand-up comedians were tickling funny bones before the 1980s. Former “The Tonight Show" host...
The riot that got Led Zeppelin banned from Boston
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,...
‘The Perfect Couple’ revives the Cape and Islands as top filming destination
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
NANTUCKET - Netflix’s newest murder mystery “The Perfect Couple” stars 57-year-old Nicole Kidman as a wealthy Nantucket novelist whose family is...
Reunion brings back the music of Old Vienna Kaffeehaus
By Maureen Sullivan
Contributing Writer
WESTBOROUGH – For one summer’s afternoon, in a backyard near Hopkinton Center, the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus came back to life.
Three decades...
Aerosmith retires from touring, but the dream lives on in its music
By Colin McCandless
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Rock icons and the so-called “Bad Boys from Boston” Aerosmith have reached the end of the road after a...
Leonard Nimoy’s odyssey began in Boston long before boarding the USS Enterprise
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Famously known for his role as Mr. Spock in the sci-fi TV and movie franchise “Star Trek," the world’s...
‘Creature Double Feature’ doubled the fright on Saturday afternoons
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON – “Creature Double Feature” introduced a young audience to campy horror films on Saturday afternoons. But to the not-so-mature mind,...
Cambridge’s Club Passim helped launch the careers of many folk legends
By Colin McCandless
Contributing Writer
CAMBRIDGE - Located in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge, the legendary folk music venue Club Passim has been a...
