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What’s Happening This Week in Boston

Discover the best Boston events from February 18–22, 2026, including Disney On Ice at TD Garden, Winter Vacation Week activities, Frostival in Copley Square, concerts, trivia nights and free family fun across the city.

· · Updated 6 months ago · 5 min read
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You Do Not Own Your Dog

Our dog Angus died unexpectedly the day before our youngest child turn three. He was a yellow lab, smart and wily as they come, and fiercely beloved by the lot of us.

· · Updated a month ago · 5 min read
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The Difference A Dad Makes

This Father's Day Weekend, I happen to be turning 40. Fortunately, with a wife and four young children, there will…

· · Updated 2 years ago · 4 min read
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Mother in My Field of Dreams

I had another dream in which my Mom, now gone many years, and I were talking. This is the second dream now…

· · Updated 2 years ago · 4 min read
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How Many Kids Is Too Many?

It was 12 years ago when my wife invited me for a cup of coffee at a local Portland roaster. (Shop local,…

· · Updated 2 years ago · 3 min read
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Welcome to Kenmore

Anyone who travels into or around Boston by car or public transportation has, at some point, passed through Kenmore Square. But few…

· · Updated 2 years ago · 1 min read
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Creating community: Boston cohousing

Lifestyles and living habits are changing in many Boston-area neighborhoods.  Many younger people are opting for multiple housemates to off-set…

· · Updated 2 years ago · 5 min read
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Boston cancels school ahead of snowstorm

BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh closed Boston's public schools for Friday citing an approaching winter storm forecast to drop as much…

· · Updated 2 years ago · 1 min read