Every Sunday from May through October, the open-air SoWa Market in Boston’s South End entices with food, craft, and vintage market finds – plus food trucks!
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A century after the brutal ax murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, the question of who killed them remains unanswered. In this Yankee Classic from 1992, explore Fall River’s enduring fascination with its most infamous native, from the collectors and historians still searching for answers to the startling theories that continue to surround the case.
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Oh, Canada, Their New and Native Art
Oh, Canada (not to be confused with the Canadian national anthem O Canada) is a survey of contemporary art from Canada at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in the far western Mass. Art mecca of North Adams (through April 1, 2013). I am indebted to my colleague Greg Cook of the Boston […]
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Yankee Magazine Cover | August 1967
“The First Country Fair,” by Homer Hill.
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Hugh J. Gourley, III (1931-2012)
Hugh J. Gourley, III, director of the Colby College Museum of Art from 1966 until 2002, passed away in Portland, Maine, on July 25 at the age of 81. There is no way to overstate the impact Hugh Gourley had on the Colby museum, Colby College itself, and the Maine art scene. There is no […]
Eric Aho gets around. Born and educated in Massachusetts, raised in New Hampshire, he lives in Vermont, summers in Maine, and currently has a solo exhibition in New Hampshire. Transcending Nature: Paintings by Eric Aho at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester NH (through September 9) features 30 paintings that display the range of […]
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Yankee Magazine Cover | August 1981
“Two Chairs — Surf Hotel,” by Laura Anderson.
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Yankee Magazine Cover | August 1965
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Yankee Magazine Cover | August 1993
“Attack of the Killer Beach Ball,” by Michael Paraskevas.
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Yankee Magazine Cover | July 1971
Before I accepted my Assistant Editor position here at Yankee Magazine back in November 2011, I was a full-time office worker by day and food blogger by night…including most weekends. Blogging started as a hobby but soon grew into a passion, and in time, I slowly went from bumbling novice to comfortable baker and slightly […]
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Favorite Candy Stores of New England
We’ve been visiting a lot of New England resort towns this summer, which means we’ve also been to a lot of seafood shacks, bookstores, beachy home decor boutiques, and candy shops. And the candy shops have been the most thrilling because they’re all about sweetness and fantasy. Even if you’re not a huge fan of […]