The Coney Island Hot Dogs restaurant sign has been a Worcester landmark since 1938.

Coney Island Hot Dogs has been a Worcester institution for more than a century

By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - A local business began in 1918 as a small restaurant that primarily sold hot dogs. Coney Island Hot...

Autumn farm fun for the entire family

By Sandi Barrett Contributing Writer REGION - It is fall and time to plan a local farm stand visit. Pack up the mini-van and pick...
Japanese monster movies dubbed in English were staple offerings on “Creature Double Feature.”

‘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,...
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.

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

By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer  BOSTON - “I never wanted to do anything else!” This is how DJ, writer, and dance party impresario Barry Scott responded...
The Hoosac Valley Train Ride departs from Adams for a 10-mile journey through the northern region of Berkshire County.

Massachusetts offers a variety of attractions for train lovers

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - Train buffs, also known as train enthusiasts, take their love for all things locomotives very seriously. Fortunately, for residents...
Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch, brewer of the Samuel Adams beer brand and now a billionaire, couldn’t get a bank loan when he launched the company in 1984.

‘Sam Adams’ founder Jim Koch bet on craft beer and won

By Colin McCandless Contributing Writer  BOSTON - Despite owning a company that now rakes in billions of dollars in annual revenues, Jim Koch, the 75-year-old founder...
South Shore Village & Golf Club in South Kingstown, Rhode Island

South Shore Village & Golf Club offers the benefits of Cape living without the...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI - South Shore Village & Golf Club in beautiful South Kingstown, Rhode Island has been open since 2016. The construction of...
Janice Lindsay

Pondering travels

By Janice Lindsay Contributing Writer Why do people travel? Why do we leave our familiar surroundings and the comfort of families and friends to venture into...
1960s folk legends Joan Baez and Bob Dylan played at Club Passim in Cambridge early in their careers. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Rowland Scherman

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...