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The Channel nightclub in Boston, which was situated on the Fort Point Channel, was one of the city’s leading live music spots in the 1980s.

The Channel nightclub was one of Boston’s top live music spots...

Community Advocate Staff - April 28, 2024 0

By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer BOSTON - Thinking back to nights at the legendary 1980s Boston nightclub The Channel will likely unleash a flood of...

“Open and grounded, that’s how we should walk in the world,” says yoga teacher Mary Green of Milford. Photo/Submitted

Milford engineer turns to the yoga mat for encore career

April 22, 2024

The Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 25-mile paved bike and accessible walking path that runs from South Dennis to Wellfleet. Photo/Sandi Barrett

Enjoy hiking trails in Massachusetts for every fitness level

April 19, 2024

A 1978 advertisement for the Boston TV show “Candlepins for Cash” with its host Bob Gamere.

‘Candlepins for Cash’ was a strike for Boston area television viewers

April 14, 2024

Cambridge chef Joyce Chen was honored in 2014 by the U.S. Postal Service when she was included in the “Celebrity Chefs Forever” stamp series.

Cambridge’s Joyce Chen was America’s queen of Chinese cuisine

April 11, 2024

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The late blues musician Eddie Kirkland performing at Johnny D’s nightclub in Somerville. Photo/Tom Hazeltine

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Somerville nightclub Johnny D’s was a second home to many

Mendon author Michael Tougias has published over 30 books. Photo/Lindsey Potter

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Mendon author chronicles tales of survival

The popular 1970s children’s television show “Zoom” was created almost entirely by kids at WBGH’s studios in Boston. Photo/courtesy of WGBH archives

Arts and Entertainment

‘Zoom’ TV show was made in Boston by and for kids

Arts and Entertainment

Shrewsbury’s David Long travels the world to capture landscapes

The Hilltop Steak House on Route 1 in Saugus was reported to be the highest-grossing and busiest restaurant in the entire country during its heyday. Photo/Elizabeth Thomsen Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED)

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Hilltop Steak House once ruled Route 1 in Saugus

The house at 1 Arlington Street in Somerville, still standing today, was the site of the first home telephone, in 1877.

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The first residential telephone was at this home in Somerville

Now streaming on Netflix, the movie “Maestro” focuses on composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein’s complex relationship with his wife, actress Felicia Montealegre.

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With ‘Maestro’ Massachusetts native Leonard Bernstein is back in the public...

“I want the public to see the importance of this amazing animal and the fact that they are not a threat to humans,” says Zee Soffron, facility director of Wolf Hollow wolf sanctuary in Ipswich. Photo/Ellora Sen-Gupta - courtesy of Wolf Hollow

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Wolf Hollow offers public opportunity to observe and learn about wolves

Notable People

Dynamic Harvard duo offers advice on finding happiness and purpose

Notable People

The smiley face was born in Worcester

After being diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis more than a decade ago, Glenda Thomas of Framingham joined a support group and later became the New England support group leader for the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation. Photo/Submitted

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Framingham woman became a patient, then an advocate, for rare disease

Rachel Silber Devlin, daughter of former Boston University president John Silber, has written a memoir about her famous father. Photo/Allan Dines

Notable People

Daughter pays tribute to former BU president John Silber’s legacy

President Donald J. Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bob Cousy in 2019. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)

Notable People

Worcester’s Bob Cousy: one of basketball’s all-time greats

Crispus Attucks, a former enslaved man from Framingham, was the first to die in the Boston Massacre in 1770, and is often considered the first patriot to die in the American Revolution, which began five years later.

Notable People

Crispus Attucks of Framingham became an icon of the American Revolution

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Janice Lindsay writes about her toaster's inability to make toast.

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In search of a piece of toast

Community Advocate Staff - April 25, 2024 0

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Hopeful Consumer Lady needed a new toaster. She thought this would be easy. She splurged for a nifty-sounding high-tech model from...

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This Month’s Features

The Channel nightclub was one of Boston’s top live music spots...

Milford engineer turns to the yoga mat for encore career

Enjoy hiking trails in Massachusetts for every fitness level

‘Candlepins for Cash’ was a strike for Boston area television viewers

Cambridge’s Joyce Chen was America’s queen of Chinese cuisine

Arts and Entertainment

Somerville nightclub Johnny D’s was a second home to many

Mendon author chronicles tales of survival

‘Zoom’ TV show was made in Boston by and for kids

Shrewsbury’s David Long travels the world to capture landscapes

Hilltop Steak House once ruled Route 1 in Saugus

The first residential telephone was at this home in Somerville

With ‘Maestro’ Massachusetts native Leonard Bernstein is back in the public...

Wolf Hollow offers public opportunity to observe and learn about wolves

Notable People

Dynamic Harvard duo offers advice on finding happiness and purpose

The smiley face was born in Worcester

Framingham woman became a patient, then an advocate, for rare disease

Daughter pays tribute to former BU president John Silber’s legacy

Worcester’s Bob Cousy: one of basketball’s all-time greats

Crispus Attucks of Framingham became an icon of the American Revolution

Featured Columnists

In search of a piece of toast

Ghosts of yesteryear

Explore AARP volunteer opportunities

Love of the news-on-paper

Seek and you shall find

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