Historic landmarks are scattered across the downtown from 17th century churches and meetinghouses to some of the nation’s oldest schools. And taking in the sites won’t cost you a penny. Just remember that the cramped vintage streets are better tackled on foot than by car. This spring will mark the one-year anniversary of a tragic event in the resilient city’s recent history: the Boston Marathon bombing, which will be marked by a memorial service. The marathon takes place this year on April 21.FREEDOM TRAIL The city’s most trekked tourist attraction is the 2.5-mile bricked Continue reading >>>

<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 9-->BOSTON — The city of Boston is known for its “wicked” rich history, to use a term the locals love, going back to the Boston Tea Party and roots of the American Revolution.But pride is not limited to the past: The city is also home to the World Series champion Red Sox team.This spring will mark the one-year anniversary of a tragic event in the resilient city’s recent history: the Boston Marathon bombing. A memorial service to honor the victims will take place on April 15, exactly a year after the bombs exploded on Boylston Street. The marathon takes Continue reading >>>

How much has Greater Boston broadened its horizons? Thirty-five years ago, when the MBTA began installing art in Red Line stations, the region set many of the standards for incorporating public art into transit systems still used today. New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles all followed suit. Locally, though, it’s now residents who are pushing for cutting-edge art on the planned Green Line extension into Cambridge and Somerville. The selections, which the T is expected to announce April 1, provide an opportunity to pick artists who will bring beauty to the stations — and also to put forward Continue reading >>>

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Ali Winslow of NFP, Paul Lawrance of Benchmark Senior Living, and Kris Aimone of Southcoast Hospitals Group were a few of the over two hundred attendees of the Boston Business Journal's Healthiest Employers 2014 awards breakfast doing a "mindfulness exercise" using a peacock feather. Related Slideshow Continue reading >>>

Enhanced 12-plus-page section leverages visual elements for high impact; new features and columns offer a definitive guide to buying, selling and living in Greater Boston and beyond. Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 28, 2014 The Boston Globe will launch a new, expanded real estate broadsheet section, called ADDRESS, on Sunday, March 30. The 12-page weekly section replaces the existing tabloid real estate section, with new features, writers, columns, photos and visual elements. The section will continue to include the popular “Home of the Week” feature by Globe reporter John Ellement, which Continue reading >>>

<!-- --> A new wave of hotels will add hundreds of hotel rooms to the Boston area in the next year and a half or so. These include luxurious additions such as 40 Trinity Place, where the two-level lobby starts on the 18th floor (it's rendered above) to boutique-y boutiques like the one slated for a site in Porter Square to more utilitarian lodges such as the twins planned for D Street in Southie. · Continue reading >>>

The National Weather Service is forecasting the moderate probabitlity of a widespread 2 - 4 inches of rain across southern New England. Rain is expected across the Greater Boston area from Saturday night into Monday morning. This is likely to result in some urban flooding. Strong winds may be an issue for today, Friday, March 28 with gusts as high as 41 mph. But the good news is that today should reach a high of 55 degrees. Saturday will be the warmer day of the weekend with a high of around 52. Sunday should reach just into the low 40s. Have a wonderful weekend and you may want to check Continue reading >>>

Writes Bynxers, a regular contributor to the comment board of this blog: Eventually- the city will drown in its own success. Is it the natural evolution of a successful city? That only the wealthy can afford to reside there, and to "promote equality" affordable housing is put in place for those needing government subsidy, while no help or policy is put in place to assist the working class, middle class or even upper-middle class??Right on, Bynxers. Too much success, unless treated properly, can prove to be a fatal disease. The tendency is to keep on keeping on, despite diminishing and increasingly Continue reading >>>

iStock By Sanjay Salomon / Boston.com staff Are you still searching for a house or condo to own? There are lots of opportunities to find your own home this weekend. We’ve rounded up a few of the open houses happening around Greater Boston to make your house hunt go a little smoother. This weekend’s open house offerings include a renovated Colonial in Needham, an oversized East Boston penthouse, and a luxury townhouse in Roslindale. Continue reading >>>