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Barbara Sealock is a Boston-based writer specializing in travel, arts and music.
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Clio and Uni Sashimi Bar - Elegant Dining at the Eliot Hotel
We had heard a lot of good things about Clio, the chic upscale Back Bay restaurant at the Eliot Hotel specializing in Asian-influenced French cuisine, and ...
Posted On: Jan 28
Quincy Market – Hub of Visitors’ Attractions
Quincy Market, Boston’s most-visited tourist attraction, was originally constructed in 1826, a stone’s throw from the “Cradle of Liberty,” Faneuil Hall, at the apex of ...
Posted On: Jan 20
Café Vanille – a Taste of Paris at the Mall
Café Vanille at the Chestnut Hill Shopping Mall – a Parisian “Find” in Boston Parisian ambience, or as near as you can get to ...
Posted On: Jan 20
Boston's First Night Spectacular
One of the largest and best-behaved New Year’s Eve celebrations in the country is Boston’s First Night, begun in 1976 by a group of artists looking ...
Posted On: Jan 14
The Salty Dog Seafood Grille and Bar
One of our favorite hidden-away food stops is a hip-pocket bar-restaurant of the most Bostonian kind on Quincy Market’s south side. The Salty Dog, featuring fresh seafood, ...
Posted On: Jan 14
Boston--Birthplace of American Liberty
Boston, the birthplace of American liberty, is loaded with sites of historic importance. A mecca for all who seek to understand the 18th century ferment that led to the American Revolution, the “The Hub,” (of the Universe), as it was nicknamed, is where it all began. Visitors to the city will find a wealth of information about the birth of the nation, including guided tours by knowledgeable Bostonians in colonial costume. In Boston, near what is today Quincy Market, Samuel Adams, second cousin to the second U.S. president, John Adams, met with compatriots to plan the Boston Tea Party, which led to the colonial overthrow of British rule on American soil. Boston was founded in 1630 by some 900 English Puritan colonists led by John Winthrop and named after the hometown of many of their number. These early settlers sought to create a "godly commonwealth,” of which Boston was “The Hub,” with John Winthrop as its head. The rigid conformity imposed by Gov. Winthrop, however, had its down side, and drove many farther afield—notably Roger Williams, who fled for his freedom to Rhode Island.
Posted On: Jan 13
