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Barbara Sealock is a Boston-based writer specializing in travel, arts and music.
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Gourmeli's, Marriot Copley Place
Conveniently located between two of Boston’s prime shopping venues, at Copley Place and the Prudential Center, Gourmeli’s at the Marriott Boston Copley Place is an upscale family restaurant ...
Posted On: Apr 16
Burdick’s Chocolate Café—A Taste of Europe in Harvard Square
When you’re in Harvard Square looking for a pick-me-up, a stop at Burdick’s Chocolate at 52-D Brattle Street--the ...
Posted On: Feb 26
Tealuxe – A Taste of Tea’s Infinite Variety
In Britain, the tea shoppe has always been something of an institution, but ...
Posted On: Feb 26
Durgin Park – Hearty food, Yankee Charm
Durgin Park, that most Bostonian of eateries, centrally located in Quincy Market, has been the ...
Posted On: Feb 19
Extra-Special Boston Valentine –Venetian Night at The Gardner Museum
So you’ve had enough cold and wintry weather and want to celebrate Valentine’s Day somewhere lush and warm—a place ...
Posted On: Feb 12
Boston Valentine Chocolate for your Sweetie
For that special Valentine's Day Celebration, Boston hotels, restaurants and even Trolley Tours have come up with some super indulgent chocolate menus and tasting events. Among the best is the ...
Posted On: Feb 12
Boston Ice Skating – ‘Tis the Season for Outdoor Winter Fun
It’s February in Boston; it’s wintry, yet invigorating. You’re in the mood for ice skating. Where to go? Boston has several ...
Posted On: Feb 12
The Omni Parker House – Dickens Slept Here
The Omni Parker House is Boston’s oldest existing hotel and arguably the most “Bostonian” in atmosphere, with mahogany woodwork and crystal chandeliers in the lobby, comfortable chairs of the ...
Posted On: Feb 05
Bugaboo Creek – Canadian Rockies Ambience and Bugaboo Birthdays
So you’re in Boston celebrating a birthday and looking for something a little out of the ordinary? Say, a rustic lodge type of setting with a talking moose and ...
Posted On: Feb 05
Symphony Hall--Home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
One of the most powerful cultural attractions in Boston is the world-famous Boston Symphony Orchestra. A must-see for classical music lovers, the Symphony’s city concert season begins in early October and continues through early May, bringing great conductors and soloists to the stage in unforgettable performances. Organized in 1881, the “BSO,” under the musical direction of conductor James Levine, is housed in Boston’s acclaimed Symphony Hall, regarded as one of the three greatest concert halls in the world--the triumph of turn-of-the-century symphony organizers led by financier, Henry Lee Higginson, and architect, Charles Follen McKim. Completed in 1900, Boston’s “Temple of Music” is an architectural masterpiece, and though its exterior is more austere than the initial design, the hall itself is a jewel box of acoustical and aesthetic perfection. Despite the exterior ornamentation called for in the original blueprint, Bostonians skipped the frills and stuck with a plain and simple, though august, exterior--the kind of quintessential Yankee preference that reminded architectural writer Robert Campbell of “those Boston ladies who hid their new gowns from Paris in the closet for a year, so they wouldn’t look too fashionable.” Today, Symphony Hall boasts some of the best acoustics in the world and hosts the cream of legendary world-class musicians, conductors and classical performances of all kinds.
Posted On: Jan 28
