If, as a Bostonian, you love our local food trucks as much as you love a healthy competition with New York City, you're in luck. The second Food Truck Throwdown is rolling into the Greenway and settling down for a day's worth of food, entertainment, and friendly competition on Saturday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nine Boston trucks will face off against nine New York trucks in a battle to win over the taste buds of judges and fans alike. The first Food Truck Throwdown took place last October, when Sarah Ross, the owner of Kickass Cupcakes, came up with the idea to pit Boston and New Continue reading >>>

“I just wanted to let you know that we’re all right.” These were the only words I was able to hear from a seemingly out-of-the-blue phone call from my father before I lost the signal and my opportunity to ask what was going on. It was April 15. Right up until this moment, my Monday had been unfolding like any other. Little did I know that this phone call was just the beginning of an afternoon filled with fear, anxiety and utter disbelief, as the previously unimaginable details of the Boston Marathon bombings slowly but surely came to my attention.  Standing on State Street Continue reading >>>

The worldwide outpouring of sympathy over the Boston Marathon bombing has resulted in a lot of well-meaning out-of-town people and institutions showing their solidarity with us by saying or publishing some version of “We’re all Bostonians now.” In keeping with the true spirit of the city — as perfectly captured by David Ortiz — I’d like to say, “Appreciate the thought, but no you’re [expletive] not.” Those nice folks shouldn’t take this personally; after all, a lot of us who live here aren’t sure if we’re Bostonians. Some of that is because we are a big college town. Continue reading >>>

Ambassador Alan Solomont had just checked into to his hotel room in Valencia, Spain, on April 15 when his daughter called from Boston to say she was OK. A life-long Bostonian who's now the U.S. ambassador to Spain, Solomont began tracking the events in his hometown. As he dedicated a new "American Space" at the Valencia Polytechnic University the next day, Solomont experienced an outpouring of solidarity from Spaniards toward Americans that he says was all the more intense because of Spain's recent experience with terror. Spanish officials have dedicated Sunday's Rock and Roll Marathon in Madrid Continue reading >>>

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Ambassador Alan Solomont had just checked into to his hotel room in Valencia, Spain, on April 15 when his daughter called from Boston to say she was OK. A life-long Bostonian who's now the U.S. ambassador to Spain, Solomont began tracking the events in his hometown. As he dedicated a new "American Space" at the Valencia Polytechnic University the next day, Solomont experienced an outpouring of solidarity from Spaniards toward Americans that he says was all the more intense because of Spain's recent experience with terror. Spanish officials have dedicated Sunday's Rock and Roll Marathon in Madrid Continue reading >>>

Ambassador Alan Solomont had just checked into to his hotel room in Valencia, Spain, on April 15 when his daughter called from Boston to say she was OK. A life-long Bostonian who's now the U.S. ambassador to Spain, Solomont began tracking the events in his hometown. As he dedicated a new "American Space" at the Valencia Polytechnic University the next day, Solomont experienced an outpouring of solidarity from Spaniards toward Americans that he says was all the more intense because of Spain's recent experience with terror. Spanish officials have dedicated Sunday's Rock and Roll Marathon in Madrid Continue reading >>>

I’ve been thinking a lot about the catch phrase “Boston Strong” as we approach the second week following the Boston Marathon Bombings. Being a surrogate Bostonian, I understood its nuance, but besides seeing it on buses and next to a hashtag on Twitter, I didn’t quite know how to interpret it. Was it the strength of the first responders and people like Carlos Arredondo, the cowboy whose first instincts and actions were to save? Was it those in the community who have rallied to support those in the aftermath via charity, counseling, or commemoration? After a week of contemplation, Continue reading >>>

I’ve been thinking a lot about the catch phrase “Boston Strong” as we approach the second week following the Boston Marathon Bombings. Being a surrogate Bostonian, I understood its nuance, but besides seeing it on buses and next to a hashtag on Twitter, I didn’t quite know how to interpret it. Was it the strength of the first responders and people like Carlos Arredondo, the cowboy whose first instincts and actions were to save? Was it those in the community who have rallied to support those in the aftermath via charity, counseling, or commemoration? After a week of contemplation, Continue reading >>>

Boston's immigration story is too nuanced to speak about in definitive terms. Media scandalmongers essentialising Boston's vast immigrant community in light of the Boston Marathon bombings is as nonsensical as gossipy, self-obsessed pundits blaming rap artists for inner-city crime and Marilyn Manson for youth violence.I write this knowing that the United States is a different place now than it was at this time two weeks ago. The United States has suffered from another devastating terrorist attack, this time in my hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.Boston is a small city. So, in our case, it Continue reading >>>