Results tagged “summervacation”

Maybe this Bostonist is just jealous because she never had a summer home growing up, but the idea of having two homes--in general, and especially within a 30-minute radius--seems a little preposterous. We're all for driving less, of course, but we're not really for developments that displace wilderness and full-time residents only to stand empty much of the year (if these summer homes had full-year residents, which they don't seem to, they'd be a little more tolerable). more ›

--A car chase happened in Cambridge last night. WBZ reports, "The chase started in Cambridge when officials spotted the driver of a black Hummer almost hit a police officer as he left the Alewife 'T' station parking lot." This was no ordinary pursuit. One witness described the chase as "insane." The police learned a lesson after the tragic police-chase deaths in Somerville - they eventually let the guy go on. And it worked out fine... more ›

Many a Sunday finds Bostonist somewhat hung-over, looking at a greasy plate of bacon, eggs, and some sort of potato product. By the time brunch has finished we've already missed a great classical music concert at the Isabella Stewart Garner Museum. We feel rewarded when we do end up making it to the ISGM for the Sunday afternoon show. The ISGM offers a whole lot of what those smart folks call "fine art." Today, in a totally hip move, the museum launched a new webcast, The Concert that will let us catch all the classical goodness they offer up on Sundays under a deliciously unrestrictive Creative Commons license letting the sounds be heard and shared. The Concert won't be a replacement for a Sunday afternoon at the ISGM (it really is beautiful if you've never been), but it will allow us to catch up on those we miss, and give us a little culture to drop during a dinner party or an afternoon sitting around blogging. more ›

Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. Torontoist (where it's 75 degrees F as of this writing)... more ›

Bostonist knows that summer vacation is just around the corner. For us working stiffs it means that we just get one more reason to envy the student schedule. To help us cure these summertime blues, we've decided to grow. Bostonist is looking for contributors. If you live in the Boston area and are interested in writing for the site, e-mail us at Bostonist(at)gmail(dot)com and tell us a little about yourself, what topics you'd like to write about, etc. We'll then have a look at your SAT scores, talk to personal references and have you fill out some Mad Libs, of course. Watch out because we'll probably use our sophisticated multi-billion dollar background check machine. If you know something about Boston and can put sentences together, at least as well as we can, please drop us a line. more ›

Twenty lucky middle school graduates are taking a raincheck on Summer and enrolling in Beacon Academy, a new breed of private schools. Starting in July, students will attend 14 months of classes to prepare them for elite high schools. The kids will have classes Monday through Saturday, 9 to 5:30, studying art, sailing, squash, and chatting with university presidents over long lunches. The project was approved yesterday by the Boston School Committee, and is aimed at low income public school students who show academic promise but aren't academically and socially prepared for private schools. Tuition is $25,000, but the nonprofit school is offering lots of scholarships. The kids will get a weekly $20 allowance, though, so they can get the hang of ordering Starbucks. more ›