‘I am too old to run’
“On this hillside James Miller, Minute Man, aged 65, was slain by the British, April 19, 1775. ‘I am too old to run.'” Revolutionary War marker on Washington Street, near…Continue Reading →
J’ouvert at Boston Caribbean Carnival
J’ouvert, the dawn celebration at the Boston Caribbean Carnival, on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. Thousands splashed with oil, paint, talcum powder and flour danced down Talbot and Blue Hill avenues…Continue Reading →
Bread and Puppet Theater’s ‘Whatforward Circus’
Bread and Puppet Theater’s ‘Whatforward Circus’ as photographed by Greg Cook in Glover, Vermont, during the weekend of Aug. 21, 2016. The family-friendly satirical, slapstick show poked at Donald Trump…Continue Reading →
Black Lives Matter Protesters ‘Condemn’ City Hall, Demand More Affordable Housing
Yesterday morning, Black Lives Matter Cambridge protesters chained themselves together at Cambridge City Hall to call for more affordable housing in the city. Black Lives Matter Cambridge taped a broadside to…Continue Reading →
The Most Patriotic Baby is…
According to judges. At Malden’s Ward 5 Independence Day party. The Most Patriotic Baby is the one on the right. Also this kid below has a pretty patriotic bike. (Photos…Continue Reading →
‘Global Warming Threatens All Our Homes’ Gloucester Horribles Parade
“Global Warming Threatens All Our Homes” and “Global Warming Endangers All Our Families” read signs we carried while parading with the Backyard Growers, Cape Ann Farmers’ Market, the Ukeladies and…Continue Reading →
To Do: June 27 to July 4
Independence Day Celebrations explode across the region this week. Note some are held as early as July 2. Or even earlier. The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism has a…Continue Reading →
St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester: Greasy Pole, Opening Procession
The 2016 St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester officially began with the opening procession and Friday Greasy Pole contest. Above, Mike Sanfilippo is carried up Pavilion Beach after winning this evening’s…Continue Reading →
Construction of Somerville’s ArtFarm begins with greenhouse
Construction of Somerville’s ArtFarm, a “bucolic, post-industrial” park for community gardening and art (think: agri-culture), has begun with the building of a greenhouse on the former waste transfer station site…Continue Reading →
To Do: June 20 to 27
Things to do this week… Monday, June 20 Noon to 4 p.m. “Grown Up Study Hall” at Democracy Center 45 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge. Meet organizers, artists, students, movers and…Continue Reading →