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Castle Island, Despite Being Castle-less, is Still Amazing
March 20, 2010 – 8:38 pm | No Comment
Castle Island, Despite Being Castle-less, is Still Amazing

For a moment today, I was determined to swim in Dorchester Bay.
After a long bike ride from Allston in the seventy-degree heat, the bay was absolutely alluring, glistening in the late afternoon sun. Short, deep …

Tom Hanks Visits Boston’s JFK Library
March 5, 2010 – 12:19 pm | No Comment
Tom Hanks Visits Boston’s JFK Library

Tom Hanks premiered his latest documentary type film on World War II at the JFK Library in Dorchester.  Tom Hanks mentioned in one of the interviews that I saw that one of the reasons they …

Boston’s Restaurant Week, The Cure to the Winter Blues?
March 1, 2010 – 8:52 am | No Comment
Boston’s Restaurant Week, The Cure to the Winter Blues?

March is here and spring is finally in sight.  Boston’s Restaurant Week takes place this month and has been billed by some as the cure for the Winter Blues.  I have to agree since this …

Prudential Tower to Light Up for Holiday Season
December 2, 2009 – 7:23 pm | One Comment
Prudential Tower to Light Up for Holiday Season

It’s already bad enough for the Old John Hancock Building—standing a measly 490 feet tall, it stacks up as only the 18th tallest building in Boston. Meanwhile, right next door, the Prudential Building pompously …

Senate Minority Leader Tapped for Lieutenant Governor Bid
November 23, 2009 – 10:01 pm | No Comment

Republican Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker announced today that state Sen. Richard R Tisei will run alongside him for Lieutenant Governor in next year’s election.
Tisei, the Senate minority leader, has served in the state legislature since …

It’s A Woman’s World: The Massachusetts Conference For Women
November 14, 2009 – 4:21 pm | No Comment
It’s A Woman’s World: The Massachusetts Conference For Women

This year, over 5000 women are expected to attend the 5th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women. Held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, the event offers women a chance to network with people in …

But How Will They Wear The Rings?
November 9, 2009 – 9:21 pm | No Comment
But How Will They Wear The Rings?

Derek Jeter has a fist fulla rings.So too do Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettite.
Once again: each man, to himself, has a full hand-worth of rings. World Series rings.
To put that in perspective, each …

In Defense of Pedro: Debunking the Media’s Anti-Martinez Slander
November 4, 2009 – 4:11 pm | No Comment

Sports are inherently competitive, with teams battling back and forth to prove who is best. This competition, when inflated by fervency, manifests itself not only as a wish for one team to win, but also …

Lantern Parade Lights Up Jamaica Pond
October 26, 2009 – 8:51 pm | No Comment
Lantern Parade Lights Up Jamaica Pond

A tyrannosaurus roared at me yesterday. He was chasing three princesses, though when they proved elusive he unleashed his rage at me. The whole ordeal would have been terrifying were it not for the dinosaur’s …

Obama Visits Mass. to Promote Clean Energy, Support Governor Patrick
October 23, 2009 – 1:51 pm | One Comment
Obama Visits Mass. to Promote Clean Energy, Support Governor Patrick

In a speech delivered today at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President Barack Obama touted the university’s research in renewable energy while framing the national push toward new energy technology as both an environmental and …