Planned Boston Common renovations incorporate input from public
By David Wilkening
Contributing Writer
The 50-plus-acre Boston Common, the oldest public park in America, will undergo a series of renovations over the next decade.Photo/Courtesy...
Cambridge author drew inspiration from unique sources
By Sharon Longo, Contributing Writer
Writer Donna Gordon’s debut novel pairs two memorable characters on a journey that explores love, family, and the inevitability...
Discover the art of spoon carving
By Sandi Barrett, Contributing Writer
REGION - When you find a small, beautiful block of wood, is your first thought―that would make a great spoon?...
Unusual museums make for some offbeat outings
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
REGION - Massachusetts, in part because of its long-standing history, has long been a bastion of significant and important museums....
Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery a fascinating destination for history, landscape, and art
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
BOSTON - It certainly can’t be denied that the mountains might be the place to go on a fall day...
Black Heritage Trail highlights how Boston became an abolition hotbed
By David Wilkening
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Sure sounds like a movie: Starting out, an enslaved couple, Lewis and Harriet Hayden escape from Kentucky. They turn...
Bestselling novelist relishes the years she spent living in Massachusetts
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
REGION - While New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Berg has published almost forty books, she admits to having a...
The Old Manse in Concord was home to some of town’s most famous residents
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
CONCORD - The modest-looking house would been famous just for its location: on the banks of the Concord River, just...
Janis Joplin’s last concert was in Boston
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
BOSTON – Less than two months before her death from a heroin overdose at age 27, raspy-voiced rock singer Janis Joplin...
Cooperstown beckons with the National Baseball Hall of Fame
By Sandi Barrett, Contributing Writer
REGION - Baseball, our beloved national pastime, springs to life just a few hours’ drive from Central Massachusetts. Cooperstown is...
