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April is Not the Cruelest Month in Boston

April 4, 2012

…because the hanging trailing nasturtiums have returned to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum courtyard. They commemorate Gardner’s April 14 birthday. Gardner hung the first courtyard nasturtiums herself; now, the Museum’s staff hang them every April (except last year, when renovations precluded such gaiety.) She specified that only orange nasturtiums be used, to complement the courtyard’s salmon-pink [...]

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Union Park Press New England Calendar Series: April 2012

March 29, 2012

Happy April! To celebrate all that is early spring, we have chosen to share this beautiful image of the Henry Whitfield House in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in the 17th century, the Whitfield House (or the “Old Stone” house) is the earliest existing house in the state. With the building’s steeply pitched shingled roof as the backdrop, [...]

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Does a Park Need Nature? The Challenge of Chelsea's PORT

March 28, 2012

Poor Chelsea! The city’s forthcoming waterside park at 99 Marginal Street was grievously insulted in a recent Salon column titled “New and Improved Parks: Now with No Nature.”  Writer Will Doig deplored the lack of “natural beauty” in the plans for the site, otherwise known as the Publicly Organized Recreation Territory (PORT). He did mention that it [...]

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Christopher Klein featured in the Boston Globe

March 27, 2012

We are thrilled to share the news that Christopher Klein, author of Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands, is featured in today’s G section of the Boston Globe. In this “G Force” article, Chris shares stories and the colorful, stranger-than-fiction history of the 34 islands that dot the Boston Harbor. He explains that the Boston Harbor Islands [...]

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Cape Cod: The History and Legend of Scargo Tower and Scargo Lake

March 26, 2012

When mentioning tall structures and look-out points related to Cape Cod, it’s natural to have images of lighthouses flashing into your head. But there’s another structure that also fits the description. Proudly perched atop Scargo Hill, surveying the breadth, and much of the length, of scimitar-shaped Cape Cod, is historic Scargo Tower. It is a wonderful, circular stone [...]

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Ten Reasons to go to the Boston Flower and Garden Show RIGHT NOW

March 14, 2012

Far away from the Back Bay fire smog, the Boston Flower and Garden Show is open. Here are ten reasons to go to the Boston Flower and Garden Show RIGHT NOW:  1. The Flowers! I’ve kvetched in the past about the Flower Show being all foliage, all the time *yawn*—but this year, there are flowers! Look! [...]

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Join Boston's Truth Squad on April Fool's Day

March 13, 2012

Interested in learning more about your hometown and having some fun at the same time? On April Fool’s Day (April 1), join Boston by Foot for its brand new quiz and tour event, True Lies & False Facts: A Questionable Tour of Boston. Guides on the hour-long tour will tell some wild and amazing stories—some [...]

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North Shore Baby at the Children's Drop & Shop Saturday, March 17!

March 12, 2012

As you have probably noticed, kids need a TON of stuff. As the seasons change and as your children grow and grow, you likely find yourself in a constant state of accruing new items to keep the little ones clothed! It can get expensive. That’s where events like the ever-popular Children’s Drop & Shop  come in. [...]

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Christopher Klein to Speak at Old South Meeting House

March 9, 2012

Union Park Press author Chris Klein will speak at Old South Meeting House later this month as part of a Meet the Authors series. The series, hosted by Boston Preservation Alliance, is part of a larger effort by the Old South Meeting House that features authors who take a close look at both contemporary and historic Boston. [...]

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The Problem with Boston's Private Parks

March 8, 2012

The problem with Boston’s private parks is that they don’t belong to the public. Witness the current tussle over the rooftop park at 4 Cambridge Center, Cambridge. The owner, Boston Properties, wants to build an 18,000 square foot connector from 5 Cambridge Center—which you earth-dwellers may know as “Legal Sea Foods”—across the top of a [...]

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