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
It’s not every day that a brand-new subway stop opens in Boston, but that’s what happened this past September with the Assembly stop on the MBTA Orange Line. The reason behind this? The rapi
Over the past two years, the dining scene in the Fort Point neighborhood has become the hottest in the city. The area’s newest restaurant, Bastille Kitchen (49 Melcher St., 617-556-8000, basti
When Hamersley’s Bistro (refer to listing, page 59) opened its doors in 1987, it was a pioneer of the now well-established South End dining scene. After nearly three decades, however, chef Gor
Harvard’s Peabody Museum (11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, 617-496-1027, peabody.harvard.edu) has found a way to make war something beautiful to behold. While the act of waging war may still be ug
Authentic Italian dining outside of the North End isn’t
easy to come by in Boston, with a few notable exceptions. Hoping to add to that
list is Mast’ Restaurant and Drinkery (45 Provin
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
Chain restaurants are a dime a dozen. When a world-renowned chef opens a third location for one of his signature restaurants in your city, however, the word “chain” goes out the window. Such
Fifty miles south of Boston in the heart of cranberry country, a grand annual tradition allows visitors to travel back to the days of knights, princesses and court jesters. Through October 19, K
It seems like fall doesn’t really begin in the Boston area until the annual Head of the Charles Regatta October 18 and 19. The largest two-day rowing event in the world, this beloved tradition