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It's somehow already December, and you're struggling to drum up the enthusiasm for holiday shopping.
North End residents say rats having a field day
Rats are wreaking havoc in the North End, burrowing through walls, gnawing through wires, and feasting on the neighborhood's surfeit of discarded pizza boxes and restaurant garbage, aggrieved residents and the neighborhood's frustrated city councilor testified yesterday.
Want to break away from the usual retail locales this season? Try one of these neighborhoods for surprising, affordable gifts to dazzle everyone on your list.
Restaurant critica s dishes to be thankful for this year
It's Thanksgiving, time to reflect on the things for which we are grateful: family and friends, good fortune, and - of course - good food.
Haymarket Produce Vendors Told To Clean Up
Share + Comments Nov 20, 2009 11:18 pm US/Eastern Reporting Christina Hager Have you ever smelled the air on Blackstone Street after the weekend Haymarket produce vendors pack up and leave? "I think it probably attracts rats and things like that.
You can buy a plane ticket to Italy for several hundred dollars, or you can take the T. The North End's small streets are lined with bakeries, specialty shops and quaint restaurants similar to those that populate Italian cities.
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Dining Dish: Wine expert offers advice in Cape Elizabeth; Portland welcomes new eateries
Joseph Spellman, a master sommelier from California, will be at Sea Glass at Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth on Dec.
Parks Department Holiday Tree Lightings Begin November 23
The 2009 holiday tree lighting celebrations hosted by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will kick off with the Trellis Lighting at Christopher Columbus Park in the North End on Monday, November 23, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The lighting display, sponsored by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park and the ...
EXCERPT: Irving's 'Last Night in Twisted River'
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Nino Ricci discusses writing and teaching
Nino Ricci, an award-winning Canadian author, is currently teaching creative writing at Bridgewater State College.
'Social Network' moves on while Cruise continues
The made-in-Boston movie madness continues with three films shooting in Medford, Charlestown, Melrose and the Fenway Park area throughout the Halloween weekend.
Nuns with guns shoot up the North End
Mary Pierce posts video of gun-toting nuns at Commercial Street and Foster Street as part of, naturally, Ben Affleck's roving art installation, Guns on the streets of Boston .
Restaurant offers more than a meal
Taranta Restaurant is a blend of upscale dining, cooking school, eco-friendly consciousness, Peru, Italy and fun.
Lovejoy Wharf delays lead owners to consider sale
Lovejoy Wharf, the site of a proposed 300-space automated garage, was to be redeveloped this year.
Promenade in parts: Boston's Harborwalk
The Boston Harborwalk, from different angles. Day 1: Long Wharf to North End to Charlestown, 4.5 miles logged "Thirty-eight miles is a long way to go without a bathroom,'' quips Elizabeth Foote of Cambridge, emerging from the Government Center T station.
Bob Connors , owner of Connors Farm in Danvers, is a big fan of "Family Guy.'' How big? He mowed his corn maze into the shape of "Family Guy'' characters Stewie and Brian .
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Mayor Thomas Menino will be honorary grand marshal of the North End Columbus Day parade.
Two alarm fire at Bricco - North End
From Boston Fire's Twitter: "Two alarm fire at 247 Hanover St. in the North End.