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Durgin Park, that most Bostonian of eateries, centrally located in Quincy Market, has been the favorite of U.S. presidents, visitors, Harvard professors and native Bostonians alike since 1827. It’s “Where your grandfather and great-grandfather dined,” as the slogan goes.

The upstairs dining room with the trademark bare lightbulbs, checkered tablecloths and boarding house-style tables are part ...

So you’ve had enough cold and wintry weather and want to celebrate Valentine’s Day somewhere lush and warm—a place where palm trees grow alongside lemon trees, orchids and tropical ferns. Better yet, without leaving town?

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is your ticket. This splendid museum modeled on a Venetian Palace right in the middle of Boston’s ...

It’s February in Boston; it’s wintry, yet invigorating. You’re in the mood for ice skating.

Where to go?

Boston has several prime outdoor ice skating locations. The most picturesque, as well as centrally located, is The Frog Pond on Boston Common. Within view of historic Beacon Hill townhouses ‘mid an open, tree-lined park, with the sound of blades skimming over ...

If you're around the Brookline or just the greater Boston area, you're probably faced with a--well--mexican plate full of choices when it comes to burritos and other fare from a direction heading below the border. In any case, if you're experiencing a Super Bowl hangover--metaphorically speaking, of course--it's time to play Super Burrito Bowl.

First, the starting point for the debate is usually the venerable Anna's Taqueria, with two locations in Brookline, ...

A few months ago I came across this great source of discounted theatre tickets: Arts Boston.  Here's the website: http://207.154.21.20/tickets/default.asp.  Check it out!  There are some great productions in and around Boston right now- including, notably, the Boston Ballet's performance of A Midsummers Night Dream (which is supposed to be amazing, because the Boston Ballet always is amazing.  The show is opening today and runs until the 18th). 

I love seeing ...

A Northeastern student’s staple diet consists of delicious Greek pizza, specialty calzones and dinner plates ranging from chicken wings to gyro’s, all made fresh and ready to order by the BHOP crew.  They offer meal deals with various pizza slices and soda combinations as well, and at cheap, reasonable prices who could argue?  Open until 2 am on most nights, this is the spot to hit up late night for ...

A wintry mix is due to be hitting the greater Boston area within the next day or so, and while the news of impending snow should have me focusing on whether I can locate my shovel, instead my head is filled with nostalgic visions of waking up on snowdays.  While the greatest joy of the snowday is really no longer available to me in the working world (i.e. getting the day ...

Looking for something to do on friday night?  Whether you are interested in art, people watching, or are just interested in new experiences I have two recommendations for you.  Both of these events run the first friday of each month, every month, so if you aren't around Feb 2, you can always try again for Mar 2. 

First Fridays at the MFA, Boston:  Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston.  ...

Beyond a doubt, the coolest neighborhood pub in Brookline. Located in Washington Square, a quiet residential area along Beacon Street, Publick House serves European-style pub fare alongside a truly comprehensive beer list that has been rated best in Boston. Above the bar is a sign reading "no shots, no pitchers," a testiment to the fact that this is a bar for serious beer drinkers. No rowdy college students or sissy-girlie-drinkers, here you ...

If you're in the Brookline-Brighton-Allston area or in downtown Boston and don't mind a short T-ride outbound, here are a couple of spots that are worth checking out for both menu and atmosphere, and�that�keep�things reasonable wallet-wise.

First, in Allston on Harvard�Ave. (right off of Commonwealth Ave.�by the Harvard Ave.�T stop on the�B�branch of the Green�Line), is Soulfire.�Less than a year old, this relative newcomer to the bustling Harvard Ave. eats scene�presents a ...