For several years I made a region outside of New England my home. There was a lot to miss, but more than anything, I longed for the summers. I was landlocked and had no outlet from the oppressive humidity that defined the warmer months. Trips to the shore and the sweet smell of the sea-salt […]
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“I don’t care if I’m beautiful; I don’t care what I am on the outside. It isn’t about the outside.” —Donna Summer (1948–2012). Famous under her stage name of Donna Summer, she was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston and raised in the Mission Hill neighborhood by her father, a butcher, and her mother, a […]
The Allen sisters, Frances and Mary, found uncommon beauty in the people and landscape of Deerfield, Massachusetts. For three decades, from the end of the 19th century into the early 1920s, the photographs made by two sisters, Frances Stebbins Allen and Mary Electa Allen, bathed the people and landscape in and around their home in Deerfield, […]
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The John Hancock Tower | Up Close
The John Hancock Tower—the tallest building in New England—turns 40 in 2016, but it wasn’t always heralded as the modern architectural feat that it is. From its groundbreaking in 1968 to its purchase in 2010 by Boston Properties Inc., Boston’s John Hancock Tower—now branded “200 Clarendon,” after its street address—has endured a history rife with […]
The annual Apple Blossom Cotillion in Springfield, Vermont, offers the town’s young people the chance to participate in a seasonal tradition like no other.
Trying to build a new homestead farm, the Hewitts found themselves in a race with nature, one with no clearly defined finish line.
Did you know that it took an average of twenty-one days for Norman Rockwell to complete a painting? Learn more tidbits and Norman Rockwell trivia.
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Best Places to Eat in Boston
Where are the best places to eat in Boston? From North End restaurants to Beacon Hill bistros and the best places to eat near Fenway, we’ve got you covered.
Looking for the best things to do in Boston? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Boston for 2016. Best Inspiration: Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Boston Grapple with constitutional issues and explore Kennedy’s Senate legacy at this new institution near the JFK presidential library. Each […]
Wondering where to stay in Boston? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Boston for 2016. Best Boutique Hotel: Hotel Veritas, Cambridge Tucked into a residential neighborhood five short blocks from Harvard Yard, Hotel Veritas brings a hushed boutique style to the halls of Ivy. Blending modern amenities with careful […]
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Dear Yankee May/June 2016
‘Power Struggles’ Although I’m not directly impacted by the natural-gas pipeline [March/April, p. 120], I am affected by what’s happening to many of the citizens I’ve known all of my life. Your article is the first un-biased explanation I’ve read. Thank you for not hesitating to report this story and for not politicizing either side. […]
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Vincent and His Lady
The author has never forgotten a mysterious woman she never met. Vincent was rumpled, his fine gray hair—long, yet thinning—always windblown. He wore a scarf, even in the summertime, as if he were afraid he might catch a cold in his throat. His clothes looked lived-in. You expected that he might smell. But he didn’t. […]