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  • Name: Jon Petitt
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Night at the Museum - Much More Art, Way Less Stiller Night at the Museum - Much More Art, Way Less Stiller

We’ve long been fans of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, enough so that we’ve got two nicknames for it – ISGM when writing and “da gadnah” when speaking. The museum has been doing a lot in recent months to re-energize their image, though they’ll never lose sight of their founder... continue reading on Bostonist

Around the Ist-a-verse Around the Ist-a-verse

Happy first weekend of September - and happy Labor Day weekend, too, for our American cities! Let's take a look at what's been happening around the Ist-a-verse. The deaths of two firefighters shook Bostonist this week. Boston's firefighters bent over backwards all week long - first, they fought flames pouring... continue reading on Bostonist

Across the Ist-a-Verse Across the Ist-a-Verse

Chicagoist is gearing up for this weekend's annual Air & Water Show along the lakefront. In what's becoming an annual tradition around there, staff member Todd McClamroch even got to fly with one of the participants. Chicagoist's decidedly opinionated readership was also appalled that one of their staffers found a... continue reading on Bostonist

Friday Flick: Dick and Rick Hoyt

Marathon Monday comes but once a year. It's a day of accomplishment, inspiration, and drunken disorderly behavior. There seems to be a calm in the storm no matter what category you fall into. The father and son team of Dick and Rick Hoyt continue to amaze us year after year.... continue reading on Bostonist

Tunnels? How About an Elevated Highway? Tunnels? How About an Elevated Highway?

So there's this tunnel in Boston, the problem is that the tunnel is crumbling. So it's time to get a plan. A transit plan that will reshape the way Boston gets from one place to the other. Let's dig a huge system of tunnels build an elevated highway alternative route... continue reading on Bostonist

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