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City Life

New Bedford Scientist: 2.9 Million Whales Were Killed in the 20th Century

In late 2012, Robert Rocha of the New Bedford Whaling Museum set out on a daunting and depressing mission: to calculate the number of whales […]

City Life

Dropkick Murphys Played an Impromptu Set at Logan Airport

Quincy-based Celtic punk group and wooden leg pioneers, Dropkick Murphys, held a surprise set at Logan Airport Monday night just before St. Paddy’s Day. The band just […]

Weddings

Daniel Faucher Talks Custom Wedding Gowns

You can’t say “custom wedding gown” in Boston without following it with the name Daniel Faucher Couture. With about 100 gowns made a year—a quarter of […]

Wellness

More PIH Clinicians Fighting Ebola Transported Back to U.S.

Update, March 19, 11 a.m.: More clinicians have returned to the U.S. for monitoring. The number of American clinicians who have been evacuated from Sierra […]

Arts & Entertainment

At the Fossil Age of 34, Gisele Bündchen Retired

This is it, universe. It appears that the runway has reached peak Gisele Bündchen. After twenty years of blessing humanity with her grace and everlasting […]

Home & Property

Patrick Ahearn and the Subtleties of New England Style

  Services: Residential and commercial architectural services, master planning, new construction, historic renovation, restoration, additions, interior design. Contact: 160 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, 617-266-1710; 17 Winter […]

Weddings

Know Your Wedding Cake Terminology

After meeting with your baker, a bunch of tasty terms might be suddenly swirling around your head. Ganache? Fondant? And what the hell are dragees? No […]

Restaurants

10 St. Patrick’s Day Dining Specials

Anna’s Taqueria Anna’s is bringing back that crowd-pleasing Irish/Mexican mash-up known as the cabbage and corned beef burrito. The limited-edition offering is layered in slow-roasted corned beef, […]

City Life

Wait, Why Did the Knights of Columbus Skip the St. Patrick’s Day Parade?

In their statement announcing a refusal to participate in this past weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, The Massachusetts Knights of Columbus produced an absolute masterpiece […]

Arts & Entertainment

BSO Announces the Boston Pops’ Spring 2015 Season

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the full details behind the Boston Pops’ 2015 season this weekend, set to run May 6 through June 13 at […]