Although a California native, transplanted Bostonian and photographer Lolita Parker, Jr. has diligently documented the tremendous changes that have occurred in the Hub’s West End over the past

Heartwarming holiday tales don’t often begin with tragic explosions, but in the instance of how the official City of Boston Christmas tree came to us from Nova Scotia, that is exactly the case.The s

 Kick off the yuletide season by heading over to Faneuil Hall Marketplace (refer to listing, page 26) for the annual Blink! music and light spectacular. Following a sensational tree lighting cere

 Thomas Lentz, the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums, has been at the helm of the university museum’s latest major expansion since plans began in 2008. Six year

One of the most prominent landmarks on the nation’s oldest public park, the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common looks innocuous enough. The circular, Greek Revival-style edifice, erected in 191

Edgar Allan Poe statueNative son Edgar Allan Poe’s disdain for the city of his birth was mostly due to his dislike for Boston’s literary establishment, so it’s strange that it has taken this long for a proper local tribute. The new Poe Returning to 

 Paul Revere House (19 North Square, 617-523-2338, paulreverehouse.org, pictured): The oldest standing residence in Boston, this historic home was built around 1680 and was home to its namesake a

Here’s a situation you don’t come across too often: a story behind a statue that is more interesting than the person whom the statue honors.