Results tagged “weddings”

For weddings! At least one of us on the Bostonist staff attended a wedding this weekend, so we're going to roll with it as a theme. This picture [brace yourself for the pun] jumped out at us for a few reasons: Unlike so many bouncy wedding pics, the couple in this one look genuinely gleeful--you can't fake those expressions. The composition is beautiful and the contrast between the white dress and black tux stands out. Sometimes people look really awkward in mid-air (see plethora of trampoline shots), but these guys look great. She looks like she's floating, and he looks like he's exploding. All around great shot. more ›

Who's the all-time leader for games started by a Red Sox pitcher? Trick question; there's a tie. Let's try it this way: who's the all-time leader for games started by a Red Sox pitcher who didn't end his Red Sox career with bitterness and acrimony, then go on to win championships with the Yankees and end his baseball career under a cloud of steroid-related suspicion? more ›

Doyle's, thrift, greyhounds, JP, weddings. How do all of these elements go together? We're not entirely sure, but it seems that Second Chances thrift store will be in JP this Saturday to sell old wedding dresses for $99 and up. Come to Doyle's (3484 Washington St, JP, a best of the best bar) from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm tomorrow for your chance at a super-cheap old-school gown for marriage or costume purposes. All proceeds go to Greyhound Friends, a greyhound rescue that may need the extra help next year when thousands of greyhounds become unemployed. more ›

In a world where there's nothing to do but watch movies. In a city full of theaters, museums, and libraries. One moviegoer who can be in three places at once. Opening Friday 6/9 Clean Maggie Cheung, still inexplicably less popular than Ziyi Zhang in this country, kicks her drug habit in Paris. Kendall Square Cinema Showing through next week, $7-$9.25 IMDB | web site | trailers Sketches of Frank Gehry Sidney Pollack's film documents the... more ›

State Senator Jarrett Barrios seems to have some magic political mojo that makes things go his way. As though it weren’t enough that Tom Reilly’s shot at governor will allow Middlesex DA Martha Coakley to run for Attorney General, which will, in turn, allow Barrios a chance to run for DA in his home county, Barrios, being gay, married, and eloquent, has obtained quite a high profile as the (oh-so-handsome) face of gay marriage in... more ›