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Moms Need to Go Out

by Kim Foley MacKinnon July 16, 2010

One of the hardest things about being a mom is finding time for yourself and your friends. Inevitably, you’re always last on the list of priorities, but no matter what you should carve out the time. Nobody is good at anything 24/7 and that includes being a mom. Over the course of writing Boston Baby [...]

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Roof-Fresh Vegetables in and around Boston

by Meg Muckenhoupt July 16, 2010

By now, all you floral foodie fans have downloaded the Boston Globe piece on chefs growing food on restaurant roofs. Vapiano, L’Espalier, Henrietta’s Table, Ledge, b. good burgers, Ledge Kitchen and Drinks, Ula cafe, Rendez Vous caterers Tables of Content and Gourmet Caterers–all of them either grow herbs or food on site, or, in L’Espalier’s [...]

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Where to Watch: Boston Sports Update!

by Union Park Press July 16, 2010

Though the Celtics and Bruins have polished off their seasons and the Sox’s list of injured players seems endless, the Boston sports scene is still very much alive. We’ve got a can’t-miss list of upcoming games and matches as well as a where-to-watch guide to keep you die-hard sports fans happy! Can’t Miss: -Fore! With [...]

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Diver's Dispatch: Total Solar Eclipse

by Union Park Press July 15, 2010
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Free Boston Harbor Islands Ferries this Friday!

by Union Park Press July 14, 2010

This Friday, July 16, Boston’s Best Cruises is providing FREE ferry transportation to the Boston Harbor Islands national park area. For more information, click HERE (and follow @BostBestCruises on Twitter). Visitors will be able to enjoy a trip to either Spectacle or Georges Islands to escape the city for a fun outdoor excursion. Have a picnic, [...]

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Summer Author Events in the Boston Area

by Kaelin@UPP July 13, 2010

We know there’s nothing like a lazy summer day, but you wouldn’t want to miss these great author events in the upcoming months. Cool down at the Community Boating Boathouse on the Esplanade with Christopher Klein and join him and Meg Muckenhoupt at two Westborough Public Library events for a new grasp on hidden gems [...]

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Boston Harbor Islands Photography Exhibit

by Union Park Press July 13, 2010

Readers always tell us how much they love Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands–and one of the reasons why is that they really appreciate all the color photography included in the book. It makes a big difference, especially when you consider the fact that many of the islands are inaccessible to most travelers. Part of the [...]

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Catch the Red Sox of Yesterday & Tomorrow Down on the Farm

by Christopher Klein July 12, 2010

Today is the beginning of the All-Star Break in Major League Baseball, and it comes not a moment too soon for the bruised and battered Red Sox, who have 11 players on the disabled list. So many Sox players are injured that it’s getting hard to tell the difference these days between a Sox broadcast [...]

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Meg Muckenhoupt to speak about Fenway Gardens on WBUR's RadioBoston

by Union Park Press July 8, 2010

Meg Muckenhoupt, author of Boston’s Gardens & Green Spaces, will be on tomorrow’s RadioBoston episode from 3PM-4PM. Tune into WBUR 90.9 FM to hear Meg discuss Boston’s famous Fenway Gardens and thier role as a public space in Boston’s historic and contemporary landscape. If you’re tied up during the airing, log on later: you’ll be able to [...]

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Slightly Better News on Boston's Asian Longhorned Beetle Outbreak

by Meg Muckenhoupt July 8, 2010

After my last post a company called “Arborjet” tweeted Union Park Press to alert me to the ongoing insecticide injections meant to preserve Worcester-area trees from the ravenous Asian longhorned beetles (ALB).  The beetles are in the news because they were detected this week in Boston on the grounds of Faulkner Hospital–across the street from [...]

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