New England Regional
Why Can't Computers Age With Us?
Barbara Leondar, Ed.D. '68, never used computers at work. E-mail was virtually nonexistent when she retired in 1991, as were personal computers...
by Nell Porter-Brown
Café Writ Large
We almost walked right by it, distracted by the offerings at the Colonial Theatre and Commonwealth Bookstore, and by the glint of the setting...
by Nell Porter-Brown
A Crisis in Caregiving
Who will take care of our elders? Low pay, poor training, meager prospects for advancement, and major population shifts are creating a national...
by Nell Porter-Brown
Grits and Beyond
If you want a precious morsel of "lacquered" foie gras with bee pollen, go to Clio in Boston. If you want to be fed voluptuous...
by Christopher Reed
Icarus
There are those who have eaten at Icarus more than a hundred times during the last 20 years and say they have never had a reason not to go back...
by Nell Porter-Brown
College Cash
Karen Dewolski wants to go to Harvard. She knows she needs top grades, plenty of extracurricular activities, and, of course, the test scores...
Of Solar Panels and Salvaged Sinks
As fuel costs skyrocket and concerns grow about the world's energy resources, the idea of creating a more energy-efficient home becomes more...
by Nell Porter-Brown
Where the Gentrified Antelope Play
Three decades ago, Davis Square in Somerville was the pits. A Cambridge matron who lives nearby recalls walking her children over there for ice...
by Christopher Reed
Events
THEATER. The American Repertory Theatre presents The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, at the Loeb Drama Center from June 19 through July...
Protecting Special Places
Warren M. "Renny" Little '55 and his siblings spent their childhood summers swimming in the Essex River on Boston's North Shore...
by Nell Porter-Brown