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Christopher Klein's Upcoming Author Events

January 17, 2012

Union Park Press is a premier publisher of books about the arts, history, and culture of Boston and New England. We’re excited to kick off the new year with a ton of great author events featuring Christopher Klein, who penned of UPP’s first book, Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands. At his events, Chris will share the “stranger than [...]

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Kim Knox Beckius to appear on South Shore Live

January 12, 2012

Union Park Press is thrilled to announce that Kim Knox Beckius, author of New England’s Historic Homes & Gardens will be interviewed on the WATD 95.9 FM radio show, South Shore Live, on January 23rd! The  show airs from 8:00 to 10:00 pm, and from 8:00-8:30 pm Kim will be discussing her book, New England travel [...]

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NPS to Offer Free Admission to 100+ Parks on MLK Weekend

January 11, 2012

As we all know, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is more than just a day off from work or school. It’s a time to remember the contributions and sacrifices the civil rights activist made to promote racial equality within the U.S. To celebrate the occasion, the National Park Service is offering free entry into more [...]

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Kim Knox Beckius Covers the NH Primaries for Ireland

January 10, 2012

First we had Chris Klein telling New York Times readers where to spot candidates during New Hampshire’s primary season. Today we have another Union Park Press author, Kim Knox Beckius, heading north to the Granite State. Kim is New Hampshire-bound today, where she will be interviewed about New England travel (after all, she IS an [...]

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Restoring the Chatham Orpheum Theater

January 9, 2012

There is something wonderfully magical about seeing movies flickering across the big screen. That magic is many times amplified if you’re lucky enough to watch the movie in one of the few remaining old movie theaters still in operation in the US. An old movie theater bestows a unique atmosphere and sense of history that [...]

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Chris Klein and "candidate-peeping" in the New York Times

January 4, 2012

With those crazy caucuses in Iowa finished, the nation now turns its eyes towards the oft-overlooked state of New Hampshire. In the days ahead of the January 10th presidential primary, the Granite State becomes the de facto headquarters for the candidates, their staffs, political junkies and the media that follow their every move. While New [...]

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First Night Boston (and beyond!)

December 30, 2011

If you have taken a cab ride around Boston recently, you may have become aware from the constantly streaming  in-taxi advertising that this city is the home of many “firsts”. Boston, AKA the Hub of the Universe, was home to the first public park (Boston Common), the first public high school (Boston Latin), first public [...]

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Union Park Press New England Calendar Series: January 2012

December 29, 2011

A few months ago, while flipping through a few of our titles, we realized how lucky we were to have access to such beautiful photography of Boston and New England here at Union Park Press.  After all, when you publish books about New England’s historic houses and landscapes, Greater Boston’s parks and gardens, and underwater [...]

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Take to the Sea to Ring In 2012!

December 29, 2011

Image courtesy of bu.edu With Christmas and Hanukkah over, we’re through the heart of the holiday season… but there’s still one more event to plan for, and it’s right around the corner. If you haven’t nailed down plans for New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, don’t worry. Boston’s Best Cruises and the Friends of [...]

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QUIZ: Who Owns Boston's Parks?

December 28, 2011

Occupy Boston’s  last little tent has been evicted from Dewey Square (although you can still make your own tent if you like, or join Occupy Boston’s Tiny Tents Task Force), so the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway has returned to the people, right? Well, that depends on whether you think the Greenway actually belonged to the people in the first [...]

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