Preparing for the July 4th weekend the focus in Boston usually revolves around the Boston Pops and the Fireworks celebration on the Esplanade.  It is easy to forget that Boston HarborFest is also taking place …

Under the sponsorship of WROR the See New England Festival will be taking place Saturday June, 19th from 10am to 5 pm. This appears to only be the second year of the festival which …

Nothing beats some good ice cream on a hot day but it tastes even sweeter for a good cause.  The Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl is taking place today through this Thursday June 10, 2010 on …

Memorial Day weekend in the Boston area can be great fun for the family.  You don’t have to travel to the beach to kick off the “summer” season though.  Faneuil Hall is a favorite place …

In all my years of riding bikes, I have never once been body-checked to the ground by a police officer. For this, I am thankful, not only because of the resultant dearth of injuries, but …

Finally, someone has gone and combined two of my absolute favorite things in the world: reading and nude women.
Though it may sound like pure fantasy,  it is, in fact, a reality. Like peanut butter and …

The 114th Boston Marathon’s economic contribution is expected to be in the $110 million range this year.  This according to the John Hancock press release earlier this year.
Whether you are a running fan or not …

This past Saturday I was fortunate to attend the 2010 CWE (Center for Women & Enterprise) Annual Fund Raising Dinner which took place in Boston’s Seaport Hotel.  The Keynote Speaker this year was Soledad O’Brien, …

Did you know there is a North End Chamber of Commerce? I was surprised to find that this chamber had been established so recently. It was started back in 2005 with the goal …

I’ve always enjoyed the interesting juxtapositions of Harvard Square. At once home to the nation’s stodgiest, stateliest university and the city’s filthiest, most caterwauling gutter punks, the square is an interesting microcosm of vibrant heterogeneity.
That …