The Weekender: March 21 to 24
Spring break may be over, but there are plenty of fun things going on all over Boston this weekend to help you unwind from a busy week. How about having robots make your lunch? Or enjoying a night of...
View ArticleGetting to Know Your Neighborhood: Roxbury
Roxbury is one of Boston’s oldest communities. Incorporated nearly 400 years ago, in 1630, the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony were its first European settlers. It became a city in 1846 and...
View ArticleThe Weekender: April 18 to 21
The semester’s quickly wrapping up, and yes, deadlines are looming. But everybody needs to take a break from the books, papers, and presentations. Happily, there’s a lot going on in Boston this...
View ArticleThe Weekender: April 25 to 28
With just about a week left of spring semester, study days and final exams are rapidly approaching. Popular study spots on campus, like Mugar Memorial Library, the GSU, and common spaces in residence...
View ArticleThe Weekender: May 9 to 12
Seniors, the final countdown to graduation has begun. Senior Week begins Saturday and Commencement is around the corner. For Senior Week, there are trips to Six Flags amusement park on Saturday and...
View Article10 Free Things to Do with Family and Friends This Weekend
Commencement is just days away. Chances are, this year’s graduates have family and friends arriving in town soon to help mark the big day. Looking for fun things to do with them while they’re in town?...
View ArticleYour Guide to Memorial Day Weekend in Boston
Memorial Day weekend is an opportunity to commemorate the sacrifices made by veterans and the men and women serving in the armed services. It’s also a great time to kick off the unofficial start of...
View ArticleNatick’s World War II Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-Day
The faded uniform wasn’t draped on a mannequin 75 years ago, as it is now, but covered a paratrooper who dropped into Normandy the night before June 6, 1944—D-Day. He and others preceded the soldiers...
View ArticleMaking the Rounds among the Old Masters
On a recent spring morning at the Museum of Fine Arts, two dozen School of Medicine students stare up at Joseph Mallord William Turner’s circa-1805 oil painting Fall of the Rhine at Schaffhausen. The...
View ArticleTo Do Today: Franklin Park Zoo
Did you know that you can venture into a tropical forest, cross the Serengeti, and hike an Australian Outback trail, all just four miles from downtown Boston? You’ll find them at Franklin Park Zoo in...
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