The Boston area is home to several terrific museums, including two that are often overlooked, but that are well worth visiting. The Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Harvard Art Museums are located just over the border from Somerville in Cambridge, … Continue reading
I recently met someone who just moved to Somerville and one of the first questions he had was about our library. As a voracious reader, I was excited to meet someone else with lots of literary love and promptly bombarded … Continue reading
I’m almost ashamed to admit how long I’ve lived in New England without visiting Crane Beach. But a few weeks ago it finally happened and I’m so glad it did because Crane Beach was awesome. For those of you like … Continue reading
One of my favorite things about living in Somerville is that you get all the hustle and bustle of an urban environment while still being able to escape the city pretty quickly. When the weather starts to turn nicer, I … Continue reading
I love having visitors in from out of town because it always makes me feel like playing tourist in my own city. When I found out a friend was coming from New York City recently, I looked at my list … Continue reading
While the words Tea Party have different connotations these days, those all fall away when you’re at Boston’s new museum dedicated to that infamous night in Boston Harbor that occurred 239 years ago. Located at 306 Congress St., the Tea … Continue reading
Earlier this summer, Arts at the Armory in Somerville hosted Herbstalk, a day-long event dedicated to connecting city dwellers with the natural world. Among the many teachers, presenters and vendors at Herbstalk was the Herbal Academy of New England, a … Continue reading
For several years, I drove north every day to work in Salem. The city is best known for being the home of the witch trials in the late 17th century and that history haunts it today. But if you look … Continue reading
Like many other people I know who live on the Somerville side of the Charles River, I sometimes go days, or even weeks, without crossing over to the other side. And going all the way to Brookline or Jamaica Plain? … Continue reading
I’m ashamed to say that it’s taken me four-and-a-half years of living in Somerville to finally visit Mt. Auburn Cemetery. And now that I know what I’m missing, I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to get there. The quiet, … Continue reading
