WESTERN WHAT? Alison Lobron’s essay “Greetings From Way Out West” (Perspective, January 18) was so appropriate. I live in Central Massachusetts, specifically Leominster, and I remember chatting online with a Bostonian who wanted to know where Leominster was. The western part of the state has so much beauty, filled with an abundance of historic sites, great restaurants, recreation opportunities, and cultural events. I can understand why Governor Patrick picked Richmond for his summer home. Larry Fraticelli / Leominster Continue reading below I love Continue reading >>>

After a blizzard pummeled New England this week, hardworking Bostonian Chris Laudani, started shoveling snow as he would after any other winter storm. Upon clearing the area around his work, he felt the need to clean up one more special area of Boston. Laudani spoke with Today: “The city was pretty buried, and the finish line is my favorite spot in the whole city, so I wanted to go down there and dig it out because I don’t think it deserves to be covered in snow. Obviously, it holds a special place in everyone in Boston’s heart.” Image credit: Twitter/@FoxNews Philip Hillman witnessed Continue reading >>>

In-form Nathan Cook has just recorded his fourth consecutive golf tournament win. The 24-year-old Bostonian is curently half way through his three-year PGA Foundation Degree.And because he is attached to the Dibden Golf Centre, situated in the New Forest, while he completes his qualifications, that entitles him to compete in the Hampshire Professional Golf Alliance, a Winter series open to pros, assistants and the top players in that county.Nathan shot two-below-par at Hockley Golf Club to make it three wins in a row in the hard-fought competition.And he also won Continue reading >>>

Philip L. Hillman 'Someone took the time to go out on Boylston shovel out the @BostonMarathon finish line. #BostonStrong.' Boston got nearly two feet of snow during Tuesday’s monster blizzard — but not an inch remains on the Boston Marathon finish line. As the city dug out Wednesday, a proud Bostonian shoveled the “Finish” line marker on Boylston St. — a reminder of Boston tending to its collective wound as the feds prepare to try accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The mystery man became an instant local legend, with Bostonians starting a hashtag "#whoshoveledthefinishline" Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Social media sleuths are on the hunt for an unknown good Samaritan in Boston with an eye for iconography who was photographed shoveling the finish line of the Boston Marathon amidst Tuesday's winter storm. The photos were taken from the Charlesmark Hotel, which overlooks the finish line from Boylston Street, by Philip Hillman. In an attempt to solve the mystery, Mashabe contacted the Charlesmark thinking it may have been one of their employees, but the hotel had no information to offer. "We don't know Continue reading >>>

I remember very clearly the day the Boston Celtics hired Rick Pitino. It was the first moment I discovered the concept of Celtic Pride. Too young to remember the Big Three, I grew up watching the Celtics fall apart. None of my memories were positive - Brian Shaw held out for a contract and missed an entire season by playing in Italy. Larry Bird was a broken warrior and eventually retired. Kevin McHale and Robert Parish began declining and retired or departed. Reggie Lewis died. I watched the Acie Earl era, the Eric Montross era. I watched M.L. Carr fail miserably as general manager. I watched Continue reading >>>

A Bostonian shoveled snow from the finish line of the Boston Marathon to apparently commemorate the lives of three people who died during the 2011 terrorist bombing. BOSTON STRONG: Someone shoveled off the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street. (@SBNation) pic.twitter.com/TOPNKWanDK — Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) January 28, 2015 It’s worth noting that the city was under whiteout conditions on Tuesday morning. The photo, as seen above, was taken by Philip L. Hillman from the nearby Charlesmark Hotel Lounge, according to BostInno. There’s now a social media campaign Continue reading >>>

Posted on Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 by Angie Han Tom Hardy has never met an accent he didn’t like, whether it’s Bostonian in The Drop, Welsh in Locke, or whatever the hell he’s doing in The Dark Knight Rises. In his new movie Child 44, he gets to take midcentury Russian out for a spin. Directed by Daniel Espinosa (Safe House), the thriller follows police agent Leo Demidov (Hardy) in Soviet-era Russia. When he begins investigating a serial killer who targets young boys, he attracts the wrath of the state, which refuses to acknowledge the Continue reading >>>

Credit: Stock Montage/Getty Images More than two centuries after the Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, sparked a political revolution, another Bostonian attempted to launch a revolution of his own; this time in the brewing industry. On Patriots’ Day 1985, as the opening battles of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord were being re-enacted, , Boston Beer Company Founder Jim Koch introduced his new craft beer at about 35 bars and restaurants in Boston. Koch, a sixth-generation brewer, used the same family recipe developed by his great-great grandfather in the 1860s to brew Louis Continue reading >>>

By Jason Keidel» More Columns Ignore local allegiances for a moment. Forget my Fan Guy monologues and my virulent hatred of the Knickerbockers. Let’s look at the sports world through a five-borough prism. For better or worse, we are New Yorkers, proud of our heritage and big-city sensibilities. We can hate and hug each other over sports because we have the shared, singular arrogance that we are from the best city in the nation, on the planet, in the galaxy. But beyond our native hubris, do we have absolutely anything to be proud of? Do we have any hardihood on the hardwood, diamond or Continue reading >>>