SLIDE SHOW: New England stone walls by William Hubbell, from Good Fences: A Pictorial History of New England’s Stone Walls (Down East Books, 2006; $29.95) When geologist Robert Thorson came to work at the University of Connecticut in 1984, he was smitten by stone walls. In all his travels–from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest to […]
I’ve been in the food business for a long time. I started what’s now my career — I had no idea I would ever have a career outside of the home, but that, as I’m wont to write, is another story for another time — in professional kitchens as a cook. I worked with some […]
Almost one year ago, in my March 6, 2008 posting, I called your attention to Greg Cook and his indispensable website, New England Journal of Aesthetic Research. NEJAR is probably the best regional art site in the country, so I was flattered when Cook invited me to submit nominations and to vote on the just-released […]
The Rise and Fall of Eddie Perez Hartford’s Mayor on the Hot Seat I don’t know Eddie Perez, the embattled mayor of Hartford, Connecticut. But when you assign a story, edit the story, work with the photographer, see the story in layout, write a title, then see the story in the June 2006 Yankee (Eddie […]
Welcome to the February 2009 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. Which State Is the Most Frugal? Opinions vary, but from strictly a tradition point of view, the Granite State wins hands down… Although frugality and […]
NOTE: In memory of Pulitzer-Prize winning author and New Englander John Updike, we share this short story from Yankee Magazine September 1985. Fulham, with a history of hypertension, had taken early retirement from his brokerage firm and managed his own investments and those of a favored few old clients in an upstairs room of his […]
I love a good Super Bowl party, but truth be told I am not a big football fan. I confess, I am one of those fair weather Pats fans. But the party… What a great excuse to have tons of friends over in comfy clothes to have a long casual meal. I never set the […]
Saturday night I gave a speech to the Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Chamber of Commerce. It was their annual awards evening, where a business of the year and citizen of the year would be recognized, and generally a time when all the members could gather and sit at long tables in the American Legion Hall, have […]
These days, people are looking for recipes under $10, simple ways to stretch their dollar in all facets of life, and mealtime is no exception. Dining at home is a great alternative to pricey take-out or restaurant visits and doesn’t have to require long hours in the kitchen or complicated ingredients. Campbell Soup Company recently […]
I once read in a guidebook: “Of all the natural regions of the United States, New England is the smallest, the most compact and convenient to get around in, the most homogeneous… ” For four decades now, I’ve lived and worked in New England, the land from which America evolved. There are few nooks and […]
First Lady Michelle Obama shares a tip to help with making her favorite apple cobbler recipe. “Bake at 300 for up to 3 hours — that’s what makes the crust flaky, like Barack likes it,” says Michelle Obama of her apple cobbler recipe. “This recipe makes one cobbler, which is like a double pie.” If, […]
Mike Stanton’s biography of former Providence mayor Buddy Cianci is the basis of the forthcoming film, The Prince of Providence. Read Yankee‘s newest interview with Buddy Cianci, “What Does It Take to Make a Comeback?“ In these two Yankee Classics, Mike Stanton interviews two city mayors, Buddy Cianci’s successor, David Cicilline, in Providence, RI, and […]
