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Massport Doesn’t Want Me Taking Pictures of the Snow [UPDATED]

Posted on 27 January 2011 (4)

Today, I was asked to leave a public park by a Massport policeman for taking pictures of the snow. I was walking in the Bremen Street Park for about a half an hour this morning, taking some pictures of last night’s snowfall. As I was about to take a simple picture of the shadow of [...]

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Digital Photography Workshops on April 10th

Posted on 30 March 2010 (0)

I’ve been asked many many times to do a workshop on photography, so I’ve finally set something up. On April 10th, I’ll be holding two workshops at the Cultural Exchange Center at 80 Border Street in the East Boston neighborhood. Here are the descriptions: Digital Photography Basics Workshop Want to learn how to use your camera [...]

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Robo-Call Reminding Me to Vote TOMORROW

Posted on 03 November 2009 (2)

I received a voicemail at 2:23 PM today (November 3, 2009 — election day) encouraging me to vote for Tom Menino for mayor of Boston. Not unusual on election day, right? Right, except that it asked me to vote tomorrow, not today. I don’t know if this is a case of computer/operator error or a [...]

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Boston’s Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurants

Posted on 11 June 2009 (3)

My food allergies mean that I love finding good vegan treats. I wrote up this list for use elsewhere, but I thought it would be worth sharing here: Boston is the college town to end all college towns, with a liberal, green reputation to boot. So why is it so hard to get a salad [...]

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Boston Events: June

Posted on 03 June 2009 (10)

I made this list for something else, and thought I might as well share it here… June brings dragon boats, dance parties, and mountains of ice cream to Boston. Before we begin, the always-important Red Sox schedule can be seen here. Tuesday, June 2 Folk Dancing by the Fountain in Copley Square This free weekly [...]

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Eddie Doyle Laid Off From Cheers

Posted on 07 April 2009 (0)

Last month, Cheers laid off its senior bartender, Eddie Doyle. I’ve gotten a bunch of emails about this from people who heard my Boston Behind the Scenes “Cheers” episode, where I interviewed Eddie about his time at the bar and his thoughts on its fame. Here’s my take on Eddie, and the bad news he [...]

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Terrible AirTran Ad

Posted on 12 September 2008 (1)

Isn’t this the flying experience that everyone is AFRAID of?

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Hosting a Roundtable at Podcamp

Posted on 20 July 2008 (0)

Thanks to Guido Stein for taking the shot.

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At the PodCamp After-Party

Posted on 19 July 2008 (1)

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Andrea Mercado — “Battle Decks”

Posted on 19 July 2008 (2)

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