We pass them in arcades and amusement parks without a lot of thought. They have been part of the landscape for as long as we can remember, and as low-tech as they are, they still provide some 21st century fun. Still one of the best…
Category archives for spring
A Unique Massachusetts Mother’s Day
According to the National Retail Federation, U.S. consumers spend roughly $1.9 billion on flowers, and roughly $671 million on greeting cards annually for Mother’s Day, making it the second largest U.S. spending holiday. Arguably, though, the art of making that wonderful mother in your life…
Experience Massachusetts By Paddle!
Massachusetts feels like a natural water park to a western transplant like me. With so many waterways, why go by foot to see the historic, natural and urban sights of the Commonwealth when you can go by paddle? Cape Cod is famous for attracting Kennedys,…
@BostonTweet on Boston’s Food Trucks
On August 8, 2010, Boston hosted its first ever food truck festival, the SoWa Food Truck Festival, and with that began Boston’s obsession with gourmet restaurants on wheels. The event attracted hundreds of people, including Boston Mayor Tom Menino, and it was immediately evident that Bostonians…
Find of the Month
Boston Pops Opening Night!
It’s May! A month where you can start planning for some promising weather, outdoor adventures, and, as we’ll bring to light today, for some spring seasonal good-listening, outdoor music fun! With the upcoming celebration of Tanglewood’s 75th year, and an endless amount of uniquely talented…
Cape Cod’s Traveling Red Chair
May has arrived, fruit blossoms are in full bloom, ospreys and sandpipers are returning from their winter vacations, and Massachusetts is basking in, unseasonable but glorious, sunny, spring weather. When the sun shines, thoughts drift inevitably to days lazing on the beach, and for many…
Jazz Week in Boston & Year Round in MA
You could be waiting for a train at South Station, sitting in a Boston hotel lobby, getting a morning coffee at your local café, or walking across a college campus. Don’t be surprised to hear live jazz springing up in unusual places – the 6th…
Boston’s Scientific & Medical Innovation!
Boston is truly a city of medical and scientific superlatives: the first public smallpox inoculations (1721), America’s first Board of Health (1799), and the first organ transplant (1954). Today this legacy lives on in the groundbreaking work being done in places such as the Massachusetts…
Tokyo-Boston Nonstop Air Service Launched!
Massachusetts is an absolute melting pot of culture; from our Native American history to the Black Heritage Trail, our multicultural aura extends itself from the Berkshires to the islands – and this past weekend, that aura extended itself over 6,722 miles away with the launch…