I noticed him perched alongside about fifty doppelgängers on a shelf. Oh, the celebrity and star he was. He was the guy I've been reading about in my kindergarten class, but now he was right in front of my little eyes.
If you walk into my house, you’ll see dachshund decorations, wiener dog-shaped cookie cutters and blankets with Fudge’s face on it. Oh, did I mention he was a dachshund? A fat dachshund whom I love — loved. Our family group chat on iMessage is still called “Fudgie Fans.” Still is. Even though he's gone.
Whether we like it or not, “spooky season” is over. Temperatures are dropping below 50 degrees, Mariah Carey is starting to gather more streams and fairy lights wrap the trees of Newbury Street.
Cheers erupted as Mayor Wu, with the help of her two sons, flipped the switch to light a 60-year-old, 48-foot tree for the 80th annual Boston Holiday Tree Lighting.
A pandemic can’t stamp out the Jewish festival of lights. Community organizations in Boston are prepared for virtual celebrations of Hanukkah, which begins Thursday evening.
It’s that time of year — the less hyped version of Christmas season — when the festivities of Passover and Easter collide, signifying the start of spring and families coming together for the occasion. Passover, a Jewish holiday celebrating the freeing of the Jews from Egypt, marks an eight-day cleanse of leavened bread while reflecting on the Jewish plight and their fierce resistance to oppression. Meanwhile, Easter celebrates the revival of Jesus from the dead and the gift of life, approximately three days after his crucifixion, and is one of the holiest times of the year for Christians.
Lanterns lit up the windows at the Pavement Coffeehouse on Gainsborough Street Monday evening. People of all backgrounds from around Boston gathered to create their own lights and take part in the celebration...
This year, I won’t be home for Hanukkah, and I’m pretty bitter about it. I won’t be there for my mom’s homemade latkes, or to watch my family open all their gifts. And I won’t be there to beat...
The Florence and Chafetz Hillel House is preparing to host hundreds of Boston University students at its annual Latkepalooza feast on Dec. 11 to celebrate the Hanukkah season.
It is expected to offer...
