Culture

Auburndale was once home to one of the Boston area’s biggest amusement parks: Norumbega Park, which opened on June 17, 1897. It was created by [...]

The tulips and peonies have hit their early growth spurt. The grass is greening. Spring is here. And it's a time to reflect on ways [...]

First held in 1897, the Boston Marathon is the longest-running marathon in the world. And the longest stretch of it is in Newton. Every year, [...]

It's a holiday weekend—with Easter on Sunday and Patriots Day on Monday—and that extra day includes the world's oldest marathon. But before that, Newton has [...]

The annual Open Studios on April 5 and 6, featured work from more than 100 artists at studios throughout the villages. Open Studios was founded [...]

Last year, Historic Newton was awarded a three-year federal grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services totaling almost $136,000 to catalogue and preserve [...]

We're in for another cool, rainy weekend, which gives the plants plenty to drink and gives you time to reflect. Use music to reflect on [...]

“Bachelor Mondays” were a two-year tradition with Newton native Juliana Pasquarosa and her older sister, Dominique. After work, Pasquarosa would bring a bottle of wine [...]

If April showers bring May flowers, we're in for a colorful time next month. For now, just let the rain do its thing and remember [...]

Spring is finally here. And if you have cabin fever, there are lots of great events happening in Newton that will get you out of [...]

April showers are getting an early start this weekend, with rain forecast from Saturday through Monday. But there's still a drought, so the coming flowers [...]

There is perhaps no more fitting place to perform a show about drama in a 1960s Catholic School than Newton’s Saint John's Episcopal Church. The [...]