by David | Feb 11, 2010 | eating, urbanism
Everybody’s the best at something, if you define the category right, but that should take nothing away from the excellence of this sandwich from DePasquale’s Homemade Pasta Shoppe in, or perhaps below, Boston’s North End. Since it is really a pasta...
by David | Dec 9, 2009 | culture, reading & writing
Last week, we took Book Club to a new level with a guest appearance by the author – Belmont’s own Toby Lester – of our chosen book, The Fourth Part of the World. I had worried that such an august presence would impede the club’s traditional...
by David | Jul 30, 2009 | technology, transportation, urbanism
I was excited to hear that Google maps had finally added Boston’s public transit system. Now you can get directions around Boston for driving, walking, and public transit. Of course, the MBTA website has been providing a trip planning service for some time. ...
by David | May 28, 2009 | design
As if there’s not enough stuff to want already, I was recent tipped off by Apartment Therapy to the wonder of soft maps. The example at hand is from Haptic Labs in Brookyn. They make a variety of things, but it’s the quilts and pillows featuring...
by David | Oct 5, 2008 | design, urbanism
Yesterday was the official grand opening of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, the strip of urban parks that has replaced the elevated route 93 and changed the face of Boston. I might quibble with the execution or the cost, but I can’t say enough good things...
