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Paul Revere's ride - for cyclists
September 25, 2007, 11:44 am
Travel back in time on a sometimes harrowing trek inspired by the famous patriot's midnight journey. Boston -- Heading for the Massachusetts Turnpike, a Mercedes sedan closes in on the back tire of my bicycle with an aggressive honk. Less than a mile of Boston's streets have designated bike... » View Article
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An island retreat from Boston's heat
July 30, 2007, 2:02 pm
In Boston Harbor, Spectacle Island's grasses, walking paths and beach belie its history as a trash dump. It was late July, and the Boston air was as thick with haze, humidity and heat as it was with history. Walking tours meant damp clothes, swollen feet -- and finding that the most compelling... » View Article
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Boston heist a work of art
March 19, 2007, 2:51 pm
Ripped from headlines? It was the headline in '90 Daring art heists are nothing new. But when robbers disguised as policemen entered Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum the morning after St. Patrick's Day in 1990 and walked out with blue-chip works, the nation was stunned at their bravado... » View Article
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Kennedy, the Adamses and One More in Boston
January 29, 2007, 12:09 pm
At least since Abraham Lincoln’s log cabin, Americans have looked for significance in the beginnings — humble or patrician — of their presidents. In the Bostonarea, opportunities for this kind of insight are unusually rich. Within about a dozen miles, it’s possible to see the birthplaces of all... » View Article
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