Jennifer Grout got hooked after watching a video of a Lebanese singerShe had been raised singing in choirs and playing the piano and violinStudent then asked for a one-way ticket to Morocco as a graduation giftSome have jokingly questioned whether she is actually western at allJudge told her in disbelief: 'You don't speak a word of Arabic' By Dan Bloom PUBLISHED: 11:03 GMT, 26 November 2013 | UPDATED: 13:54 GMT, 26 November 2013 16 View comments An American singer has stunned a TV audience of millions - by reaching the final of a top Middle East talent show.Jennifer Continue reading >>>

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Jenny Dell to Appear on Cover of Improper Bostonian’s Holiday Shopping Issue (Video) Jenny Dell is the face of Red Sox baseball for NESN’s broadcasts, but this holiday season, she’ll be the face of Boston’s holiday shopping, as Improper Bostonian is putting her on the cover of this year’s highly anticipated “Holiday Shopping” issue. Jenny recently did her photo shoot with Improper’s staff before the holidays kick into high gear. Take a look behind the scenes of Improper Bostonian’s “Holiday Shopping” cover shoot with Jenny below. Continue reading >>>

Boston, with its narrow and crooked avenues, can be hard for anyone to navigate at times, and the people often more difficult to decipher. The folks over at California-based Urbane, though, have accepted the challenge of making it easier for visitors and new residents to learn street names and neighborhood identities by creating an original map based on classic Bostonian characterizations. BostInno spoke with Urbane co-founder and Chief of Content Trevor Felch to find out how the three-man startup began charting the streets of major American hubs like New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (WHDH) -- Less than two weeks after the Red Sox touching tribute at the Boston Marathon finish line HBO talk show host Bill Maher is downplaying the importance of the Boston Marathon bombing. "You know, it was, again, a bad day. Three people died, that's terrible, more were maimed, that's horrible, but unfortunately, that happens every day in car accidents and everything else. I mean, your city was not leveled by Godzilla,” Maher said. The team took time out of their World Series celebration parade to honor the victims of the bombing, and now fans are upset that Maher made light Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (WHDH) -- Less than two weeks after the Red Sox tribute at the Boston Marathon finish line HBO talk show host Bill Maher is downplaying the importance of the Boston Marathon bombing. "You know, it was, again, a bad day. Three people died, that's terrible, more were maimed, that's horrible, but unfortunately, that happens every day in car accidents and everything else. I mean, your city was not leveled by Godzilla,” Maher said. The team took time out of their World Series celebration parade to honor the victims of the bombing, and now fans are upset that Maher made light of the events. "Ya Continue reading >>>

Instagram is a great platform for more than just the selfie-snappers and #foodporn obsessers. If you follow the right accounts, scrolling through your feed can be a visual vacation from the average, dull day, thanks to artfully crafted images and the perfect filters. Plus, you’ll be able to stay up-to-date with useful information that you might not have been able to find otherwise. Last week, the first sponsored posts hit Instagram from Michael Kors, and while ads are never a favorable idea, the outcome was an aesthetically appealing group of images from the designer brand, and hardly an Continue reading >>>

A 20-year-old Havre de Grace man from the 400 block of Bostonian Way was charged with second-degree assault after an incident involving a Comcast vehicle.Around 2:58 p.m. on Oct. 31, Comcast employees saw the man get into their van, which was parked in the 800 block of Otsego Street, and confronted him. The man started to walk away.When an employee followed him away from the van, the man turned and spit on him, police said.Officers found the suspect in the 900 block of Otsego Street and arrested him. He was charged with rogue and vagabond and second-degree assault. The Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 30: The Boston Red Sox celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Six of the 2013 World Series at Fenway Park on October 30, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) By Jim Dee – 04 November 2013 A year Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — A crowdfunding website raising money for the car owner whose vehicle was flipped over in Wednesday night’s World Series celebration has already accumulated more than $3,400 — about $1,000 more than its initial goal. Bobby O’Neill, of Brookline, says he never met Chad Duncan. But when he saw photographs of Red Sox fans damaging Duncan’s car, O’Neill says he had to help out. “I’ve had enough destruction in the city,” O’Neill told WBUR’s Daniel Guzman, “and it kind of put me off that people who purport to be Bostonians and Red Sox fans and whatever Continue reading >>>