Holidays

Halloween season already?

adamg — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:26:40 -0400

Halloween candy now for sale at Framingham supermarket.

They wuz robbed

adamg — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:54:49 -0400

OK, Christopher's of Maynard got the most votes at today's Chowderfest. You want my opinion? The heat got to too many people. I'm sorry, Farmer Brown and his wife, Mrs. Brown, above, had the best chowder today (if you discount Turner Fisheries, which is in the "Hall of Fame" and so ineligible for votes). No, I'd never heard of them before, either and Farmer Brown runs a farm stand in Middleton, not a restaurant, but they know from chowder.

Of course, I can't clam up about the annual event on City Hall Plaza:

Bursting in air

adamg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:52:55 -0400

Joe Driscoll took photos (such as the above) of last night's Charles River fireworks from the Hancock.

Garreyf photographed the reflections of the fireworks on the Hancock and the river.

Ben Ostrander posts fireworks photos from the Mass. Ave. bridge.

More photos.

Kaboom

adamg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:04:18 -0400

Fireworks over Albemarle Field in Newton on the Fourth.

John F. Kennedy and the Declaration of Independence

adamg — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:20:21 -0400

Via BostonMaggie: Sen. John Kennedy reads the Declaration of Independence in 1957:

Happy Fourth

adamg — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:52:14 -0400

BostonZest shoots a big flag on Comm. Ave. in the Back Bay.

Oh, goody, we haven't had traffic across the entire region tied up all at once for awhile

adamg — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:19:41 -0400

Dick Cheney to visit Boston on the Fourth; and you know that means roads all over the place will be shut down.

Oh, my God, Menino's got a sword!

adamg — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:44:01 -0400

What? Oh, phew, he's just using it to slice a mutant July Fourth cake, not Michael Flaherty.

Earlier:
The mayor gave me a cupcake.

Getting an early start

adamg — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:07:41 -0400

Sandcastlematt was at the Somerville fireworks the other night.

Flag Day

adamg — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:52:27 -0400

Steve Garfield was at Millennium Park in West Roxbury for Flag Day today. Also see Flag Day videos.