Five Horses Tavern offers hearty comfort foods with a healthy twist

Five Horses Tavern offers hearty comfort foods with a healthy twist

BOSTON – Exposed red brick walls and a dark long wooden bar welcome customers to the Five Horses Tavern in the trendy South End. The hearty American fare on the menu and the warm atmosphere make you feel perfectly cozy, especially with the dark cold winter days ahead.

The restaurant serves up locally sourced modern comfort food with a number of vegetarian options. From classic mac and cheese to pork belly tacos, there is something for almost everyone to dig their forks into.

Fenway Park is morphing into a gigantic ski slope for February competition
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Fenway Park is morphing into a gigantic ski slope for February competition

Beth Treffeisen

BOSTON – With cold weather finally blowing in to the city, Fenway Park is undergoing a make-over that will transform the summer ballpark into its first winter games big air spectacular.

On Feb. 11 and 12, Fenway Park will be host to "Polartec Big Air," a freeskiing and snowboarding competition with famous athletes from around the world. Big air competitions are an extreme version of slopestyle, where competitors either ski or snowboard down a large hill that features a variety of obstacles such as rails or jumps. At the Fenway event, participants will perform tricks after launching off the very high jump.

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