City Living (Boston)

Labour Day Weekend Guide 2014

This weekend is either the last hurrah of summer or the let’s get this show on the road, back to school, get our lives organized weekend. It all depends on how you look at it. Last Hurrah Events St. Anthony’s Feast in the North End. Opening Weekend of King Richard’s Faire. Play date at the…

Back to School in the South End

Different families celebrate back to school in different ways. In France “la rentrée” if you are starting school is all about getting your very first “cartable” and your first leather cartable is definitely a coming of age moment. In Germany children get a schultüte which is a sort of back to school “goody bag” in…

Un-Weekend Guide

This weekend I have no guide for you except this. (which I meant to post yesterday but life pulled me away from the screen and I’m only getting back to you now….) Stop everything else even if it “must get done” because it still can probably wait a bit and do something you love. For…

Kugel & Cards: Vacation

On vacation, I try to be on vacation. I always give my husband the stink eye when he’s checking email on his phone. If he tells me he has a quick conference call I can feel my hear drop like an old elevator in my chest but I smile and shrug. He’s gotten much better…

Home from Camp: Back to School

We have heard a lot about what school districts are doing to improve and update (or not) school lunches. Schools are not the only ones improving meal time for kids. I recently asked, Lucy Norvell of the American Camp Association, New England what is going on in the kitchens and dining halls at camp these…

Weekend Guide: August 15th – August 17th, 2014

You can get there from here. These joyous round bellied statues can’t help but make you smile as you walk into the Japan house in the Boston Children’s Museum. Try out the Cultural Connector to make a vacation out of a day in Boston. The Cultural Connector, run by the Boston Harbor Cruises, takes you…

10 Tips to Enjoy a Rainy Day (6-10)

Here are the first 5 in case you missed them.

10 Tips to Enjoy a Rainy Day (1-5)

Here are 1-5. And here are the rest.

A Back to School Alphabet: Where to Eat

All Star Pizza Bar: For their awesome toppings.(Cambridge) Barismo: For the best coffee roasting and cappuccinos (Arlington) Clover: For their collection of trucks and brick and mortar shops that will keep you well fed fast. (Cambridge, Boston, Burlington, Brookline, Watertown) Deluxe Town Diner: For their delectable diner dishes from breakfast to dinner. (Watertown) East…

Shop This Way: Peapod Pick Up (sponsored)

I used to dread the “quick” errands my mom would take me on. “We just have to do one quick errand,” my mom would say. After the first store I would think, “Well that wasn’t too bad,” but I always thought too soon as I sat in the back of the car staring through the…

Weekend Guide: Friday August 8th through Sunday

Some ideas for the weekend. Some events go throughout the summer and others are just the day posted below. Be sure to click through if you want to check other dates. Friday, August 8th * Today* It is a gorgeous day out today and thanks to the Highland Street Foundation, the following places are free. …

Sounds: chirp tweet

I don’t know why this is so, but I’m counting on Nest or Apple to help me move out of the dark ages with these horrific little ceiling slugs of a machine.