Let's face it, our country is hopelessly addicted to plastic bags. We are offered bags for even the most minute of purchases, and those bags all end up in the same place - landfills. The facts are pretty scary. While the focus is often on how much of nightmare plastic bags are to get rid of (they only take 1000 odd years or so to decompose), the production of plastic bags is an environmental......

While this Bostonist has never lived in Beacon Hill, we have heard the woes from our friends and co-workers about the lack of a decent supermarket in the area. In such a pricy neighborhood, the shopping options are limited to pricy, smaller local markets like Savenor's and Deluca's. Well, the waiting for a supermarket is over; a brand new Whole Foods Market is opening today in the Charles River Plaza on Cambridge Street. (A Stop......