New England Guide

Your guide to Harvard’s neighborhood and beyond—featuring dining, events, museums, and cultural happenings in the Greater Boston area.

Nineteenth-century prison ruins with brick guardhouse surrounded by forest.

This Connecticut Mine Was Once a Prison

The underground Old New-Gate Prison quickly became “a school for crime.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Two women in traditional kimonos, one lighting a cigarette, in a scene from Apart from You.

Harvard Film Archive Spotlights Japanese Director Mikio Naruse

A retrospective of the filmmaker’s works, from Floating Clouds to Flowing

by Nell Porter-Brown

People sit in lawn chairs near a rustic barn at Cider Garden in New Salem on a sunny day.

CiderDays Festival Celebrates All Things Apple

Visiting small-batch cideries and orchards in Massachusetts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Room filled with furniture made from tightly rolled newspaper sheets.

A Paper House in Massachusetts

The 1920s Rockport cottage reflects resourceful ingenuity.

by Nell Porter-Brown

a crowd of people dancing in a street

Salsa Squared

Latin dancing fills the streets in Harvard Square   

by Nell Porter-Brown

a couple sitting at a park overlooking the ocean

Your Guide to Summer 2025 Along Boston Harbor

Enjoying Boston Harbor’s Renaissance this summer

by Nell Porter-Brown

Children explore a forest pond with sticks and nets, searching for creatures in the shallow water.

Springtime with Mass Audubon

Springtime with Mass Audubon

by Nell Porter-Brown

Elegant bar with glass shelves stocked with liquor bottles, three cane-back chairs, and hanging pendant lights.

Restaurant Recommendations Cambridge 2025

Tastes from Cambridge’s eclectic restaurants

by Nell Porter-Brown

Garden view of Aspet, with vibrant flower beds and Mount Ascutney in the background.

The Estate Behind Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

Park offers art, nature, and history in New Hampshire

by Nell Porter-Brown

Graduates in caps and gowns smile while holding inflatable globes during an outdoor commencement ceremony.

Harvard Commencement and Alumni Events 2025

Harvard Commencement and Alumni Events 2025

by Nell Porter-Brown

Flock of sheep grazing and resting in a field with blooming trees and Mount Everett in the background

Shepherdess Mary Berle's Massachussetts Mountain Farm

A former educator takes on one last big project: sheep farming

by Nell Porter-Brown