BOSTON – Bright yellow walls frame white linen tablecloths and dark blue glassware at Ariana Restaurant in Brighton. Neatly placed pictures of scenes in Afghanistan along with traditional costumes provide a sense of a far-away world in an otherwise mundane shopping center. It also hints at what you'll find on the menu.
"The food is 100 percent authentic," said Baheja Rostami, the co-owner with her husband, Najeeb, of the family run business. "It's what you would eat when you come to stay at our home. It is very traditional Afghani food."
BOSTON – With summer just around the corner, locals and tourists alike will soon start soaking up some sun at area parks and beaches. But that means more exposure to potentially harmful rays.
To help people protect themselves outdoors in Boston, the Melanoma Foundation of New England and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department have teamed up for a second summer to place 200 sun screen dispensers in public places around Boston and the New England region, offering the lotion for free. Neighboring cities are also taking part including Somerville, Newton, and Medford. Visitors like it.
