above photo: fayfoto/boston From Hopkinton to Boston’s Copley Square, the 26.2 mile course of the Boston Marathon (refer to listing, page 15) has become iconic. Runners and spectators fro

    Outside of New England, the holiday of Patriots’ Day is largely unfamiliar to most Americans—unless you’re a marathon runner, that is. This unique holiday, celebrated only in

     Dressed in her brother’s Bermuda shorts and an oversized sweatshirt, Bobbi Gibb hid in the bushes of Main Street in Hopkinton and jumped into the Boston Marathon. “It was

above: Ricardo De Lima, Useful, 2012  One of the most anticipated events in local creative circles, the biennial James and Audrey Foster Prize exhibit makes its 2015 debut at the Institute o

 When Patrick Lyons first arrived in Boston in the early 1980s, Lansdowne Street was just the dark alley next to Fenway Park. A few years later he had turned it into one of the most vibrant club

 One of the most anticipated local restaurant openings of 2015 is upon us as Townsman (120 Kingston St., 617-993-0750, townsmanboston.com) has finally cut the ribbon on its downtown digs. So what

 Anime, or Japanese animation, may not be mainstream in America, but it certainly has an extremely dedicated following here. As evidence of this, look no further than Anime Boston at the Back Bay

 One of the most significant sites on the Freedom Trail, the Old South Meeting House has hosted many historic events and personages over the past 286 years. If you’re a fan of that history, or