A Boston University student and Allston-Brighton resident for the past 2 years, Vitor tells us about the stereotypes surrounding Allston-Brighton (they’re mostly true!). Can you describe this neighborhood for folks that have never been here before? It’s very lively, you see a lot of different people. It can be pretty dirty in some aspects, but [...]
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Lessons From Your Neighborhood Dive Bar
Objectively speaking, there’s not much to love about dive bars—most are dingy, dark and have a lousy drink selection. But you can’t help but fall for them, not just for the dollar drafts and the free popcorn, but because it’s your neighborhood bar, your place to kick your feet up on a cracked vinyl booth [...]
Jamaica Plain Waitress Loves Her Lifelong Nabe
A Jamaica Plain resident for 18 years (her whole life!) Michelle loves her diverse and authentic community. How would you describe the types of people that live here? There’s a lot of not tourists, but a lot of people from Boston who are starting to move in. There are a lot of [...]
Secret’s Out: Interview With a Southie Native
A lifelong City Point resident and owner of Clair Anne’s Flower Shop, Clair tells us about the highlights of City Point. How much has the neighborhood changed in the past few decades? It’s unbelievable. When I was your age and I worked at Gillette, they didn’t like South Boston. They thought we were living [...]
It’s Not Snotty: The Dish on Back Bay
Sue, a stay at home mom and long time Back Bay residents (11 years!) tells us why she’s so happy with Back Bay and offers some good moving advice. How long have you lived here? 11 years. What are the first three words that come to mind when you think of Back [...]
Breaking Down Fenway: More Than Red Sox and Sausages
Jeremy, a 24-year-old Fenway resident and Berklee College of Music student dishes about his new nabe–he moved to Fenway last fall. What are the first three words that come to mind when you think about your nabe? Crowded, fun—every time that there’s a game—and well connected. The T is out there and the bus [...]
Sweet, Sweet Newbury Street: A Chocolate Tour in Back Bay
When you think of taking in Boston sights, the Freedom Trail, historical nabe walks, and harbor tours come to mind. Yawn, right? Luckily, I’ve found a tour with a sweet edge for those of us that are curious and hungry: The Boston Chocolate Walking Tour Company. While the company offers several tour routes, I chose [...]
This Week’s Newsletter: Top Nabes for Artists Nationwide
New York: Neighborhood Spotlight on Bowery Los Angeles: Neighborhood Spotlight on Silver Lake Seattle: Neighborhood Spotlight on Columbia Cit San Francisco: Neighborhood Spotlight on Forest Hill Chicago: Neighborhood Spotlight on Oak Park Boston: Neighborhood Spotlight on Fenway Austin: Neighborhood Spotlight on RMMA
A Truffle Grows in Brookline
Take a stroll though Coolidge Corner and you’ll be intrigued by the charming Paris Creperie, delighted by The Upper Crust Pizzeria and, I have to admit it, dazzled by the bagels at Kupels. Walk a few more blocks though up Beacon Street and you’re in a veritable wonderland of gastropubs. But what is a gastropub [...]
Duck and Recover at Bukowski’s Tavern
Like a burgeoning mushroom patch stumbled upon by a wandering hobbit, Bukowski’s Tavern is a treasure-trove of delights growing–of all places–out of the side of a parking garage in Boston’s Prudential nabe. Named after poet and writer Charles Bukowski, a man Time Magazine called “laureate of American lowlife,” the place is all things divey. Stop [...]
