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Coolidge Corner Theatre
Some random comments on a post from a couple years ago (Fargo Theatre Home of "Wood-Chip Marge") prompts me to post a photo took of my favorite local movie venue, the Coolidge Corner Theatre. On Saturday night, Cathy, Megan, and I strolled over from Allston on a mild spring night to take in "Thank You…
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If the Jetsons designed a church…
…this is what it would look like. Or at least that’s what came to mind as I observed this "steeple" on my ride to Cafenation Wednesday.
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Harold Connolly Scupture
Earlier this week as I was biking to Brighton Center, I noticed a statue in front of the Taft Middle School that I had never paid attention to before. It depicts Harold Connolly, an 1956 Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw who grew up in the area and attended Taft, Brighton High, and Boston…
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Pastplaces.com Is Part Of Your Past Listed?
in WeblinksBlog URL: http://www.pastplaces.co.uk/Default.asp Description: PastPlaces is a free major global resource for finding or listing information, memories, stories, images, video of past places, past times, properties, houses, homes, friends, family, ancestors, communities, towns, cities, old houses, streets, history and events. Pastplaces.com is a structured database which consists of listings added by members and the website…
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My “weird tuna trash”
in HometownGrowing up North Dakota, I was raised on hotdish. If you’re new to hotdishes, this excerpt from How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor’s Guide, might help introduce you to its cultural significance: On your visit to Minnesota, you will sooner or later come face to face with Minnesota’s most popular native food, hotdish. It can…
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Thundersnow
This afternoon I’ve been working at home during our first snowstorm of the season. About half hour ago I was startled by a flash of light–muted but very distinct–that seemed to come from outside. Then, a second or two later, there was thunder. Cunning naturalist that I am, I turned to google to figure out…
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Capturing the Past
in WeblinksBlog URL: http://56755.blogspot.com/ Description: I have decided to document my hometown in a very concrete way. I've created a place blog for it. I want to discover and share why my town came into existence, and the people who were there at the beginning, and even those that were there before the town, if possible. …
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Portait of the Artist
Some evenings when I walk up the steps to our house, I can see Dave sitting at his easel painting, his figure framed by the window and lit by his nearby lamp. He’s a portait painter, and the faces he creates fill our dinning room with color and life. A couple months ago, I purchased…
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Pumpkins at Johnny D's
in NeighborhoodI just stepped outside Cafenation for a bit of fresh air, and the pumpkins at Johnny D’s Fruit Market were lit up brilliantly by the late morning sun. Since it looks like I won’t be able to get out to a country farm stand this weekend, it’s nice to have a little bit of the…
