Photo credit: sniderscion Torontoist spent its week uncovering who was behind mysterious ads for a drug called "Obay" that popped up across the country (Scientology? Frank Shepard Fairey?), first tracing them to an advocacy group called Colleges Ontario and then confirming their suspicions a few days later.Phillyist learned how to put on a puppet show – it's not as easy as you might think!Shanghaiist discovers that the average starting monthly pay for fresh graduates......

--Are you freaking out over the fact that the St. Patrick's Day parade falls on the same day as Palm Sunday, March 16? 'Cause the press sure seems to be making a fuss. [Boston Herald, Boston Globe] --The local papers are bombarding us with Foreclosure Doom. Foreclosures in Massachusetts are up 128% in January. Bus tours of foreclosed homes might reflect a corresponding increase. [Boston Globe] --A Globe blog post headlined "Suburbs, the future......

derequito grabbed some great shots of the Chinese New Year festivities in Chinatown this past Sunday. This photo perfectly captures the noise, smoke, and general activity of the day. Happy Year of the Rat!......

Chinese New Year Harvard Square is celebrating the Year of the Rat with a Lion Dance Parade. Perhaps even more meaningful for some Cambridge residents, the Hong Kong (yay scorpion bowl!) is holding an open house in honor of its 54th anniversary. But be aware that they are having a craft party, not a scorpion bowl party. 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, free. Art Instruction You've seen the MFA's British Prints show, and you......

bartendermagic_com grabbed this fantastic action shot while out on a recent photo walk/Flickr meet-up. Organized by the Boston Photo Mob group on Flickr, they are planning on meeting again for the Chinese New Year Parade on February 17th. Head on over to the group for more info if you're interested in joining.......

We don't know about you, but it's been friggin warm out there. Well, not for some of you. It seems as though places that are supposed to be cold are warm and places that are supposed to be warm are cold. Or maybe that's just us. Either way, it's just confusing. Austinist said goodbye to their co-editor (sell-out) and played rumor monger on the SXSW lineup. And when dozens of dead birds littered downtown......

The Lunar New Year is upon us. Outside the rain that’s been falling all day is starting to turn into ice (prediction is for some snow by the morning). To celebrate the year of the rooster Bostonist is preparing some Jiaozi at home due to the weather. Jiaozi is a traditional food eaten on the Chinese New Year. Jiaozi are boiled dumplings, a boiled version of potstickers and symbolize family reunion, so make them......