The days are dwindling until the kickoff for Super Bowl XLVI between the Patriots and New York Giants. The ducklings in the Public Garden are ready. Now, it’s just time to get those Duck Boats ready for the parade. Looking for a place to cheer on the Pats with your fellow fans? Don’t want to [...]
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Here we go again. Another plan floated to build a casino on the Boston Harbor Islands. With Massachusetts recently passing legislation legalizing the establishment of casinos, attention has turned to where those casinos will be located. On an appearance on 96.9 WTKK radio, the new head of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission was asked about Peddocks Island [...]
Got a Boston sports lover in your life? With the holidays right around the corner, here’s a list of great gifts for the truly die-hard fan. Boston Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup Champions 3×5 Banner. Still not done celebrating the B’s Stanley Cup championship? Stage your own banner raising ceremonies with this miniature banner and a [...]
The Trent Affair. For many Americans, the name probably rings a bell from high school history classes of yore. But do you really remember anything about this dusty relic of history? It was something to do with a politician’s extramarital relationship, right? Well, no. The Trent Affair was an international incident that occurred during the [...]
Do you know how to say “hello” in Japanese? Do you know the four major islands that make up Japan or what Tanki Bushi is? How about what makes a Haiku poem special? These questions—and many more about Japan and its people—will be answered by author Willamarie Moore on Friday, November 11 from 10:30 to [...]
Happy Halloween, everyone. Salem hogs all the limelight when it comes to haunted happenings, but there are plenty of ghostly tales in Boston as well, including out on Georges Island. And this October 31 marks the 150th anniversary of a particularly noteworthy date in the history of Fort Warren, that granite garrison out on Georges [...]
Jonesing for some basketball? Hungry for hoops? Well, NBA action…it’s fantastic! Well, maybe not. With the NBA in a lockout and the TD Garden’s parquet floor locked up in storage, basketball fans (those who love the game like Rodney!) are going to have to be a little creative to get their fix, at least until [...]
I’m definitely a map geek. Mercator is a rock star to me, and I can’t wait to dig into Maphead, the new book from Ken Jennings (the Jeopardy! guy). I also love vintage travel posters. I’ve got a few of them hanging up around the house, including this great one from the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. So [...]
Granted I’m pretty sure I couldn’t construct a dollhouse, let alone a single-family home, without at least one trip to the ER, but I do see some similarities between writing about history and building a home. To me, I find that major historical events–and the newspaper accounts and government records associated with them–provide the basic [...]
