The cold weather is no excuse for you not to get out! Human Dogsledding No kidding. The 8th annual National Human Dog Sled Competition will start today in Lowell. You can learn more about other Lowell Winterfest events, which sound like fun. However, for Bostonist, it is all about the human dogsledding--and teams usually wear costumes. Challenger rounds will be tonight at 6:45 and 10:00 pm, and championship rounds will be tomorrow at 3:30 and......

The Gates fever has travelled well beyond Central Park since their official opening February 12th. Plenty of Bostonians are heading south to see them over the long weekend. One Somerville residence, however, has taken matters into its own hands. The Somerville Gates website shows how several rooms have been infested with mini gates crafted by "Hargo". The 3.5 inches orange replicas seemed to be well-received by the owner's adorable cat. The site also gives......

Massachusetts was the foundation, in a way, for the Gates installation that opened up in New York City’s Central Park this weekend. CC Lewis of Springfield, Ma. created the bases to which the Gates were attached. You may have seen them; the bases were widely photographed running up to the opening of the installation, complete with the orange markers on each side. The installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude is expected to draw over 200,000......