August 2017
A History of Dissent: Boston Common
By Richard Campbell The long history of the Boston Common may be obscured to contemporary visitors who wade at the Frog Pond, take merry-go-round rides, or picnic on the lawn- but it has a [...]
Groundbreaking Ceremony: Martin’s Park
by Rick Winterson To say that it was a “celebration” strikes the wrong note. It was a “bittersweet” occasion. But there was something “uplifting” or even “solemnly joyful” and “fitting” about breaking [...]
Broadway – Both Old and New, Both East and West
“Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet …” The Ballad of the East and West" Rudyard Kipling, 1889 by Rick Winterson First, a bit [...]
Comicon Invades Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
By Richard Campbell There is probably no building more suited to the Boston Comicon than the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, with its strikingly similar design to the Star Ship Enterprise, space geeks would [...]
6th Annual Seafood Festival on a Roll
The Conventures Crew posed during the Seafood Festival. by Richard Campbell Sunday August 13th proved to be perfect weather for the Boston Seafood Festival, a rustic promotional event of all things seafood that draws New [...]
Dorchester Heights National Park Site Awaiting Repairs: Neighbors Complain Park is Going to the Dogs.
By Richard Campbell The issue on hand is the deteriorating condition of the Dorchester Heights monument, which has been closed for some time. Although the lawn is nice, the park is also badly in need [...]