As if having Barack Obama in town today wasn’t exciting enough, the city will play host this weekend to a different kind of super hero – those of the tights and cape variety. Geek chic …

Whether those young ladies of the Salem Witch Trials were real witches or just misunderstood (or misguided) youths, the reality is there are self-declared witches and warlocks who today call Salem home year round.  Thus …

Boston is no doubt a college town.  And WFNX, the alternative college-centric station, and the Boston Phoenix, the alternative college-centric weekly paper (both owned by the same company) welcomes back the student population every year …

Whether you’re inked yourself, looking for some derma deco, or just admire the body art of others, the 8th Annual Boston Tattoo Convention is a spectacle you simply do not want to miss out on. …

While  Boston may not be the fashion epi-center that New York likes to think it is, Boston has more than its share of youthful, innovative, creative and out-of-the norm designers that bring new notions to …

Boston has long been called a walking city.  Partly because so many neighborhoods can be enjoyed in the span of a small stroll and partly because we just don’t have the number of cabs trolling …

You don’t have to love football to participate in the sport of watching football. Though here in Boston, it is a lonely road if you are not on the Patriots bandwagon – especially now that …

When Bob the Chef’s left the South End, comfortable jazz went with it.  Wally’s nearby offers fun and cramped jazz.  Scullers and the Regattabar offer upscale jazz and Ryles offers hipster jazz.  But what about …

Can’t you feel the crisp fall air in the morning already?  Although fall does not officially begin September 22nd this year, the onslaught of annual New England Fairs is upon us!  With so many great …

Sure you should probably go back to school for that second degree or get that certification for work that your boss is always pressing you for, but hell, that costs tons of money, it’s a …