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Boston Common is anything but common. Dating back to 1634, the Common was originally set aside for common pasturing of live stock, and until 1817 was also the site of public hangings. Since livestock was banned from grazing in 1830, Boston Common has been a public recreation area. It's quite large (though not near as large as New York's Central Park), and on any given spring, summer, or fall day ...

One of my favorite things about Boston in the Spring is Charles Street. Known as "The Flat" of Beacon Hill, this street offers some of the best shopping and eating in the city. The quaint street will make you feel as though you were dropped into a history book and are playing the part of an aristocrat in a historic city.

The posh gift shops and boutiques on Charles Street will ...

Once the Bastille of Boston, the Charles Street Jail spent decades as a decrepit dustbin of humanity and pigeons until it was shut down by court orders in 1990.

Behold what a little high-speed wireless and $120 million in improvements can do by 2007. Voila! C'est Hotel liberate!

Set to open in a few months, the luxury Liberty Hotel in ...

While Boston's South End is chock full of sandwich/bakery/cafes, Appleton Bakery is one of its hidden gems. Tucked away on the corners of Dartmouth and Appleton Streets, the smell of freshly baked cookies and bread permeates the South End from brownstones to cobblestones. The decor is casual, intimate, and quirky all at the same time. A small "store" contains treats from France and Italy, as well ...

Starting on March 26, they're back. The Ducks are coming back! Some say it seems like too much of a "touristy" thing to do. But even the residents of Boston love Boston Duck Tours. I have been on the tour 5 times in 3 years, and would do it again in a heartbeat; every time I have a visitor, I try to ...

What would you expect to find at a chic boutique hotel right across from Boston Common?

Fluffy robes? Check. Marble sinks? Check. Even warm cinnamon-sugar beignets? Check. But a dog bed? Check!

Nine Zero Hotel on Tremont Street may be the only city hotel that not only allows dogs, it treats canines like kings. Dog owners report rover gets his own bed, bowl and welcome treats as part of a $219 ...

Who needs bed and breakfast when you can get bed, facial, manicure, pedicure AND breakfast?

Tucked away at the far edge of Boston's Financial District, Hilton Boston has teamed up with its ultra stylish neighbor Maksou for a chic package deal. Maybe the long years of living with the massive highway burial project in the neighborhood made these neighbors fast friends. Who know? But the partnership has produced a bargain day ...

Boston Restaurant week continues until tomorrow, Friday March 9. Over 100 area restaurants are participating in this great opportunity to get prix-fixe lunches at $20.07 and prix-fixe dinners at $33.07 (not including tax, tip, drinks). If you are even somewhat adventurous when it comes to food this is a great way to taste some new dishes at a bargain. Here's the link so you can check ...

I realize mac & cheese can be a very hot button issue, but for my money the best mac & cheese in town can be found at Silvertone Bar & Grille located downtown on Bromfield Street.  The restaurant itself is tiny and always crowded, but hey, it's crowded for a reason, right?

Silvertone has a vintage lounge feel, and the fact that it is slightly underground only serves to add to its ...

When you’re in Harvard Square looking for a pick-me-up, a stop at Burdick’s Chocolate at 52-D Brattle Street--the best continental patisserie and chocolate bar this side of Vienna—is the ticket.

“A very European experience,” my friend called it, as we sat sipping rich dark hot chocolate and sampling hand-made chocolates that were a delight to the eye and palate--simple, ...