The sea level in Boston is changing more rapidly in our time than in the past several centuries. The Waterfront History Interactive Exhibit serves as a warning for the flooding from sea level rise and storm surges to come in the near future to both the Waterfront and North End communities. The relatively new exhibit Read More…
Spring is definitely here so downtown residents’ inclinations turn to gardening. Digging in dirt, planting flowers, doing a bit of pruning and scooping up the winter’s detritus, all on a sunny day, is satisfying after hugging the fire all winter. Back Bay’s magnolias and Beacon Hill’s pears are gone, but they provided weeks of enjoyment Read More…
A Proper Bostonian recounts a North End tradition: “It’s been our tradition to spend the afternoon of Christmas Eve in the North End, doing some last-minute shopping for food (Pace’s, Mike’s, Salumeria Italiana) and gifts (torrone and pistachios for my dad, turtles and chocolate-covered cherries from the late, lamented Dairy Fresh). Then we split a Read More…
