In Chester, Connecticut, you’ll find a compact downtown that’s beautiful, friendly, and cosmopolitan, while hugging close its small-town New England character.
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Nichols House Museum | Photos
A collection of photos from the Nichols House Museum, which offers an intimate look at turn-of-the-last-century domestic life on Beacon Hill in Boston.
New England
Favorite Spots for Italian Food in New England
Wondering where to find some of the best Italian food in New England? Whether it’s pizza, pasta, or cannoli – we’ve got some “inspiration Italiana” for you!
Magazine
Hide and Seek | Inside Yankee
As I’ve said before in this space, sometimes a theme emerges in an issue, unexpectedly, as if it’s been hiding in plain sight. Only when I read the entire issue again, on the first weekend of this new year, did I find this one: the people and places we pass by each day without really […]
Theaters are in Garen Daly’s blood: His grandparents were vaudeville performers. A former theater manager, he also produces the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival—in between hosting The Garen Daly Show on WNTN AM 1550, blogging at FrugalYankee.com, and serving as a movie critic for print, radio, and television. He says that some of America’s most […]
For more than two centuries, lumber from the Wilkins sawmill has built barns and homes, redone kitchens, and framed additions. Tom Wilkins keeps the legacy alive.
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The 5 Best Cinemas in New England
Want a unique movie-going experience? We asked movie critic Garen Daly to choose the 5 best cinemas in New England, plus 5 honorable mentions. The task, he says, was “very difficult.” Theaters are in Garen Daly’s blood: His grandparents were vaudeville performers. A former theater manager, he also produces the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival—in between hosting The Garen […]
The Nichols House Museum offers an intimate look at turn-of-the-last-century domestic life on Beacon Hill in Boston.
Here’s the dilemma: New England needs energy, but every proposed solution comes with risk, potential environmental damage, and public anger. First in a two-part series about New England energy.
New England
9 New England Inspired Warm Weather Getaways
Escape the ice and snow at one of these New England inspired warm weather getaways.
History
Trailblazers | Nordic Skiing
New Hampshire’s thriving Nordic ski scene owes a debt to the visionaries who saw the future and worked to make it happen. It takes courage—and a good dose of blind optimism—to see the hilly, rock-filled forests of New Hampshire as the landscape for a thriving winter pastime. But in the mid-1970s, that was exactly what […]
Desserts
Best Boston Cream Pie in New England
Calling all Boston Cream Pie lovers! Want to know where to find the best versions of the classic New England cake-meets-pie confection? We’ve rounded up a list of our favorites! Omni Parker House Every New Englander should venture here to sample Boston cream pie at its birthplace. Chef Sanzian’s 1856 recipe lives on in creamy […]