Author combines love of words with nature

By Susan Olsen Orpilla, Contributing Writer Stow – Local award-winning poet and author Susan Edwards Richmond encourages us all to remember that nature and our...
Jackie French Koller signs copies of her books

Author, artist Jackie French Koller turns another page

By Kelley Walker Perry, Contributing Writer BOXBOROUGH – Jackie French Koller's imagination has made her life story anything but dull. "I've had an unusual career," she...

Documentary chronicles WBCN-FM’s revolutionary impact

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Cambridge/Boston – Now screening on the film festival circuit, the award-winning documentary “WBCN and the American Revolution” chronicles the...

Comic and addiction specialist spotlights recovery causes with humor

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Medford – Jack Lynch of Medford integrates his work experiences as a stand-up comedian and a licensed addiction specialist...
A statue of Thoreau and a replica of the single-room cabin that he built during his stay at Walden Pond is situated near the visitors center.

Thoreau’s retreat at Walden Pond in Concord continues to attract throngs of admirers

By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer  CONCORD - Author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau intentionally lived alone in a modest cabin in the woods at Walden...

Somerville artist, Randal Thurston, says art is what completes him

By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer   Somerville - Living the creative life doesn’t require magic. Just ask Randal Thurston, 65.   He said, “One of the stereotypes about...
Andrea Driscoll, president of the Sterling Arts Collaborative, at right in blue blouse, with some of her acrylic painting students. Photo/Submitted

Sterling artist gives back to the community through arts collaborative

By Sharon Longo Contributing Writer STERLING - As a little girl, Andrea Driscoll developed a love of the arts. Today, as president of the Sterling Arts...

Art and activism inform each other at a North Shore art gallery

By Elizabeth Rose, Contributing Writer Newburyport - Following the 2016 election, Paula Estey, abstract artist and owner of the Paula Estey Gallery, crawled into bed...
The Worcester Art Museum (WAM), with its 38,000 art objects, is a prime reason for the city’s high rating for visitors. Photo/Submitted

Worcester growing as an arts and culture destination

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer WORCESTER  - This city is sometimes derisively known as “Wormtown” and at times with a possibly more dignified designation: “Heart...
A statue of Mercy Otis Warren stands outside the Barnstable County courthouse.

Cape Cod’s Mercy Otis Warren is the country’s almost-forgotten ‘first lady’

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer BARNSTABLE - Everyone’s heard of George Washington, known to most as ”The Father of his Country.” But who knows his...