Massachusetts

Favorite Newburyport, MA, Hotels & Inns

Whether bird-watching, sun-worshipping, or window-shopping is on your to-do list, set the stage for a great weekend getaway with these Newburyport, MA, hotels and inns.

Rhode Island

5 Great Providence Bakery Spots

From whole wheat goodness to sugary indulgence, we point you toward a Providence bakery sure to delight your taste buds.

Magazine

The Yankee Flier | Amelia Earhart

In April 1928, a phone call came into the Denison Settlement House, a neighborhood resource center in Boston’s China-town. The caller was looking for a 30-year-old staffer named Amelia Earhart, who at first begged off, saying she was busy. But after being told it was important, she picked up the phone. And what she heard […]

Magazine

The Write Stuff | Up Close

The Write Stuff There are office supplies, and then there are Oval Office supplies—and when the commander in chief needs something to scribble his name with, the call goes out to America’s oldest manufacturer of fine writing instruments, Rhode Island–based A.T. Cross. Founded in Providence in 1846, the company has a long history of putting […]

Massachusetts

Finding the Best Ice Cream in Boston

From classic French vanilla to exotic spice combos, these five distinctive destinations are serving up some of the best ice cream in Boston.

Magazine

Seal of Honor | Up Close

Trophies, old love letters, a wedding gown—these are the mementoes you’d expect a family to collect and save for future generations. But for Toni Goodridge, whose family happens to have included the world’s most famous harbor seal, the collection takes a quirkier turn. Tucked away in her Lincolnville, Maine, home is the hollowed-out, neoprene-covered log […]