Category: City Life

Cardinals’ Songs: a Sweet Sound of Spring

While the neighborhood cardinals have been around all winter, we seem to have noticed their sweet song more in the past couple of weeks. They sing and we stop, eyes turned to the tree tops and roof tops to try to spot that splash of red.

When we saw this blog post from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology,

Why So Red, Mr. Cardinal? NestWatch Explains, we had to share. We learned so many new things about our neighbors the Northern Cardinals.

We turn to Cornell's All about Birds site anytime we want to know more about any bird. Here's their entry on the Northen Cardinal complete with sound, photos, video, and what you can do to join in the research on this beautiful additon to our lives.

Don't miss a Bird photo opportunity. This Canon PowerShot G15 camera
will give you what you need to take stills and video for your life list. Canon's G series is our all-time favorite for everyday cameras. We own the G10 and G11. They're a little bigger than the compacts most people use, but let you shoot with automatic settings or easy-to-use manual controls that please the many pros who use them as second cameras. And, if you're ready to turn pro, follow our lead. Ed shoots with the Nikon D7000 Digital SLR too. We also just added a Nikon D600
to our camera fleet and are extremely happy with the performance it has delivered.

Details:

Writers: Penny & Ed Cherubino

Photos: ©2013 Penny Cherubino with screenshot from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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March 20, 2013
Cardinals’ Songs: a Sweet Sound of Spring

While the neighborhood cardinals have been around all winter, we seem to have noticed their sweet song more in the past couple of weeks. They sing and we stop, eyes turned to the tree tops and roof tops to try to spot that splash of red.

When we saw this blog post from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology,

Why So Red, Mr. Cardinal? NestWatch Explains, we had to share. We learned so many new things about our neighbors the Northern Cardinals.

We turn to Cornell's All about Birds site anytime we want to know more about any bird. Here's their entry on the Northen Cardinal complete with sound, photos, video, and what you can do to join in the research on this beautiful additon to our lives.

Don't miss a Bird photo opportunity. This Canon PowerShot G15 camera
will give you what you need to take stills and video for your life list. Canon's G series is our all-time favorite for everyday cameras. We own the G10 and G11. They're a little bigger than the compacts most people use, but let you shoot with automatic settings or easy-to-use manual controls that please the many pros who use them as second cameras. And, if you're ready to turn pro, follow our lead. Ed shoots with the Nikon D7000 Digital SLR too. We also just added a Nikon D600
to our camera fleet and are extremely happy with the performance it has delivered.

Details:

Writers: Penny & Ed Cherubino

Photos: ©2013 Penny Cherubino with screenshot from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often those comments add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads out of comments.

Related articles

Edible Boston Spring 2013 Issue Has Arrived!

Easter Dining in Boston 2013 (and this year Easter is March 31st)

For the Birds – Cornell Lab of Ornithology Launches Archive of Bird Calls and Animal Sounds

Snowdrops, Crocus, and Tulips, Oh My!

The Healing Power of Color: Spectacular Spring Florals

March 20, 2013
Cardinals’ Songs: a Sweet Sound of Spring

While the neighborhood cardinals have been around all winter, we seem to have noticed their sweet song more in the past couple of weeks. They sing and we stop, eyes turned to the tree tops and roof tops to try to spot that splash of red.

When we saw this blog post from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology,

Why So Red, Mr. Cardinal? NestWatch Explains, we had to share. We learned so many new things about our neighbors the Northern Cardinals.

We turn to Cornell's All about Birds site anytime we want to know more about any bird. Here's their entry on the Northen Cardinal complete with sound, photos, video, and what you can do to join in the research on this beautiful additon to our lives.

Don't miss a Bird photo opportunity. This Canon PowerShot G15 camera
will give you what you need to take stills and video for your life list. Canon's G series is our all-time favorite for everyday cameras. We own the G10 and G11. They're a little bigger than the compacts most people use, but let you shoot with automatic settings or easy-to-use manual controls that please the many pros who use them as second cameras. And, if you're ready to turn pro, follow our lead. Ed shoots with the Nikon D7000 Digital SLR too. We also just added a Nikon D600
to our camera fleet and are extremely happy with the performance it has delivered.

Details:

Writers: Penny & Ed Cherubino

Photos: ©2013 Penny Cherubino with screenshot from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often those comments add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads out of comments.

Related articles

Edible Boston Spring 2013 Issue Has Arrived!

Easter Dining in Boston 2013 (and this year Easter is March 31st)

For the Birds – Cornell Lab of Ornithology Launches Archive of Bird Calls and Animal Sounds

Snowdrops, Crocus, and Tulips, Oh My!

The Healing Power of Color: Spectacular Spring Florals

March 20, 2013
Tracking a Boston Marathon Runner 2013
Here's how to track a friend or any runner competing in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013.

UPDATE: Tracking a Boston Marathon Runner 2016
- You can check the BAA site for those who finished before the explosions.
- Google.org has activated its Person Finder. There you can enter the name of the person you are trying to locate or add information that you have about someone others might be seeking. If you were part of the race and are safe, you can add your status.
- You can call the City of Boston Hotline for families trying to locate loved ones, 617-635-4500.
- From @notifyBoston: "Information & resource center open today, 9am, Park Plaza Castle. Latest City details: http://ow.ly/k6J4C " (map)
The rest of the tracking information on this page no longer applies!

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Website explains:

The B.A.A. will post split times to its website during the race. This feature, complete with search access directions, will not show up on their official site until race day.

To learn how to Track a Boston Marathon Runner, Click Here then select, “Q: How can family members at home track me in the Boston Marathon?”

Mobile Phone Alert System

The Boston Athletic Association also has set up the "AT&T Athlete Alert Program." It allows you to receive updates on a runner’s progress. Here’s how to sign-up!

Where are the Leaders & Crowd Favorites?

For a rough idea of where the race leaders are, in relation to your viewing position, watch the sky for the helicopters that hover above them.

For favorites, you must rely on the roar of the crowd as they approach. Or, you can track your favorite by using the mobile alert system.

Related Posts: A collection of tips for Marathon weekends

Parking Your Car for Boston Marathon Weekend 2013

Routes for Visiting Runners – Boston Marathon Weekend 2013

What’s Open in Boston on Patriots’ Day 2013

Work Out on a Public Parcourse along the Charles River

How to Get to the Esplanade from Boston

Do you have enough memory for all the photos you'll want to shoot at the Boston Marathon? Do you need a new camera for the race? Begin your shopping by Click here to check the prices at Amazon on great items like Transcend SDHC Flash Memory Cards

This Canon PowerShot G15 camera will give you what you need to take stills and video the event. Canon's G series is our all-time favorite for everyday cameras. We own the G10 and G11. They're a little bigger than the compacts most people use, but let you shoot with automatic settings or easy-to-use manual controls that please the many pros who use them as second cameras. And, if you are ready to turn pro, follow our lead. Ed Shoots with the Nikon D7000 Digital SLR to and we just added Nikon D600 to our camera fleet and are extremely happy with the performance it has delivered.

Details:
Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Website
Words: Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2011 Penny Cherubino

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March 18, 2013
Tracking a Boston Marathon Runner 2013
Here's how to track a friend or any runner competing in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013.

UPDATE: Tracking a Boston Marathon Runner 2016
- You can check the BAA site for those who finished before the explosions.
- Google.org has activated its Person Finder. There you can enter the name of the person you are trying to locate or add information that you have about someone others might be seeking. If you were part of the race and are safe, you can add your status.
- You can call the City of Boston Hotline for families trying to locate loved ones, 617-635-4500.
- From @notifyBoston: "Information & resource center open today, 9am, Park Plaza Castle. Latest City details: http://ow.ly/k6J4C " (map)
The rest of the tracking information on this page no longer applies!

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Website explains:

The B.A.A. will post split times to its website during the race. This feature, complete with search access directions, will not show up on their official site until race day.

To learn how to Track a Boston Marathon Runner, Click Here then select, “Q: How can family members at home track me in the Boston Marathon?”

Mobile Phone Alert System

The Boston Athletic Association also has set up the "AT&T Athlete Alert Program." It allows you to receive updates on a runner’s progress. Here’s how to sign-up!

Where are the Leaders & Crowd Favorites?

For a rough idea of where the race leaders are, in relation to your viewing position, watch the sky for the helicopters that hover above them.

For favorites, you must rely on the roar of the crowd as they approach. Or, you can track your favorite by using the mobile alert system.

Related Posts: A collection of tips for Marathon weekends

Parking Your Car for Boston Marathon Weekend 2013

Routes for Visiting Runners – Boston Marathon Weekend 2013

What’s Open in Boston on Patriots’ Day 2013

Work Out on a Public Parcourse along the Charles River

How to Get to the Esplanade from Boston

Do you have enough memory for all the photos you'll want to shoot at the Boston Marathon? Do you need a new camera for the race? Begin your shopping by Click here to check the prices at Amazon on great items like Transcend SDHC Flash Memory Cards

This Canon PowerShot G15 camera will give you what you need to take stills and video the event. Canon's G series is our all-time favorite for everyday cameras. We own the G10 and G11. They're a little bigger than the compacts most people use, but let you shoot with automatic settings or easy-to-use manual controls that please the many pros who use them as second cameras. And, if you are ready to turn pro, follow our lead. Ed Shoots with the Nikon D7000 Digital SLR to and we just added Nikon D600 to our camera fleet and are extremely happy with the performance it has delivered.

Details:
Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Website
Words: Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2011 Penny Cherubino

Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often those comments add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads out of comments.
March 18, 2013
Tracking a Boston Marathon Runner 2013
Here's how to track a friend or any runner competing in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013.

UPDATE: Tracking a Boston Marathon Runner 2016
- You can check the BAA site for those who finished before the explosions.
- Google.org has activated its Person Finder. There you can enter the name of the person you are trying to locate or add information that you have about someone others might be seeking. If you were part of the race and are safe, you can add your status.
- You can call the City of Boston Hotline for families trying to locate loved ones, 617-635-4500.
- From @notifyBoston: "Information & resource center open today, 9am, Park Plaza Castle. Latest City details: http://ow.ly/k6J4C " (map)
The rest of the tracking information on this page no longer applies!

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Website explains:

The B.A.A. will post split times to its website during the race. This feature, complete with search access directions, will not show up on their official site until race day.

To learn how to Track a Boston Marathon Runner, Click Here then select, “Q: How can family members at home track me in the Boston Marathon?”

Mobile Phone Alert System

The Boston Athletic Association also has set up the "AT&T Athlete Alert Program." It allows you to receive updates on a runner’s progress. Here’s how to sign-up!

Where are the Leaders & Crowd Favorites?

For a rough idea of where the race leaders are, in relation to your viewing position, watch the sky for the helicopters that hover above them.

For favorites, you must rely on the roar of the crowd as they approach. Or, you can track your favorite by using the mobile alert system.

Related Posts: A collection of tips for Marathon weekends

Parking Your Car for Boston Marathon Weekend 2013

Routes for Visiting Runners – Boston Marathon Weekend 2013

What’s Open in Boston on Patriots’ Day 2013

Work Out on a Public Parcourse along the Charles River

How to Get to the Esplanade from Boston

Do you have enough memory for all the photos you'll want to shoot at the Boston Marathon? Do you need a new camera for the race? Begin your shopping by Click here to check the prices at Amazon on great items like Transcend SDHC Flash Memory Cards

This Canon PowerShot G15 camera will give you what you need to take stills and video the event. Canon's G series is our all-time favorite for everyday cameras. We own the G10 and G11. They're a little bigger than the compacts most people use, but let you shoot with automatic settings or easy-to-use manual controls that please the many pros who use them as second cameras. And, if you are ready to turn pro, follow our lead. Ed Shoots with the Nikon D7000 Digital SLR to and we just added Nikon D600 to our camera fleet and are extremely happy with the performance it has delivered.

Details:
Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Website
Words: Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2011 Penny Cherubino

Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often those comments add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads out of comments.
March 18, 2013
When Saint Patrick’s Day, Evacuation Day (March 17, 2013) Falls on a Sunday…
This year, Saint Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday so I'm curious – will city and state workers in Suffolk County be off on Monday, will City Hall and the State offices in Suffolk County shut down, and will parking, trash, and liquor sales be impacted for the day? You'll find the answers below.

For the latest information go to our 2015 Post on this topic.

I do know that a lot of people will be taking advantage of the weekend date to come to Boston. Questions about where to stay, which Irish Pub to visit, and how to get around the city have popped up over on the Boston Trip Advisor forum. It looks like visitors are coming here from all over the country and especially from Ireland.

Do you celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?
- What are your traditions for his yearly festival of all things Irish?
- Who makes your favorite brown bread or Irish soda bread? Scones?
- Are you going to the parade on Sunday?
- (Here's how to get there via the MBTA.) This link will disappear after the holiday.
- Will you be wearin' the green?
- (Here's a post on where to buy or rent all sorts of wearables!)
About your holiday questions…

According to the Secretary of State's website,

"All holidays falling on Sunday must be observed on Monday, under state law. Saturday holidays are observed on Saturday."

A call to the Secretary of State's office confirmed that State Government no longer shuts down on Evacuation Day. State offices will be open.

The day is not listed on Boston's list of holidays that change parking regulations or trash pick up, but the meters are free on Sunday anyway (details here), and there is no trash pick up scheduled. A call to city hall confirmed that it will be open on Monday!

Basically, everything is open. But, in the past, the city has asked South Boston liquor stores and bars to cut off sales early. Here's the city's press release from last year. And, Boston.com reported that Police Superintendent William Evans said they would be doing the same this year.

Some MBTA routes in South Boston will be changed because of the parade. Here's the list. (This link will disappear after the holiday.)

We'll update as press releases come out from around the city.

Update: 03.16.13: Here's the City Traffic Advisory to St. Patrick's Day Events.

Related Posts:

Irish Breakfast at the Squealing Pig

Matt Murphy's Pub Saves the Day

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Details:
Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2008-2011 Penny Cherubino

Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often those add a great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you.

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March 14, 2013
When Saint Patrick’s Day, Evacuation Day (March 17, 2013) Falls on a Sunday…
This year, Saint Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday so I'm curious – will city and state workers in Suffolk County be off on Monday, will City Hall and the State offices in Suffolk County shut down, and will parking, trash, and liquor sales be impacted for the day? You'll find the answers below.

For the latest information go to our 2015 Post on this topic.

I do know that a lot of people will be taking advantage of the weekend date to come to Boston. Questions about where to stay, which Irish Pub to visit, and how to get around the city have popped up over on the Boston Trip Advisor forum. It looks like visitors are coming here from all over the country and especially from Ireland.

Do you celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?
- What are your traditions for his yearly festival of all things Irish?
- Who makes your favorite brown bread or Irish soda bread? Scones?
- Are you going to the parade on Sunday?
- (Here's how to get there via the MBTA.) This link will disappear after the holiday.
- Will you be wearin' the green?
- (Here's a post on where to buy or rent all sorts of wearables!)
About your holiday questions…

According to the Secretary of State's website,

"All holidays falling on Sunday must be observed on Monday, under state law. Saturday holidays are observed on Saturday."

A call to the Secretary of State's office confirmed that State Government no longer shuts down on Evacuation Day. State offices will be open.

The day is not listed on Boston's list of holidays that change parking regulations or trash pick up, but the meters are free on Sunday anyway (details here), and there is no trash pick up scheduled. A call to city hall confirmed that it will be open on Monday!

Basically, everything is open. But, in the past, the city has asked South Boston liquor stores and bars to cut off sales early. Here's the city's press release from last year. And, Boston.com reported that Police Superintendent William Evans said they would be doing the same this year.

Some MBTA routes in South Boston will be changed because of the parade. Here's the list. (This link will disappear after the holiday.)

We'll update as press releases come out from around the city.

Update: 03.16.13: Here's the City Traffic Advisory to St. Patrick's Day Events.

Related Posts:

Irish Breakfast at the Squealing Pig

Matt Murphy's Pub Saves the Day

What's on your Amazon shopping list? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

Details:
Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2008-2011 Penny Cherubino

Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often those add a great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you.

Related articles

It's Irish Soda Bread Season!

Why Green for Saint Patrick's Day

Ireland, I Love You So Much It Hurts
March 14, 2013
When Saint Patrick’s Day, Evacuation Day (March 17, 2013) Falls on a Sunday…
This year, Saint Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday so I'm curious – will city and state workers in Suffolk County be off on Monday, will City Hall and the State offices in Suffolk County shut down, and will parking, trash, and liquor sales be impacted for the day? You'll find the answers below.

For the latest information go to our 2015 Post on this topic.

I do know that a lot of people will be taking advantage of the weekend date to come to Boston. Questions about where to stay, which Irish Pub to visit, and how to get around the city have popped up over on the Boston Trip Advisor forum. It looks like visitors are coming here from all over the country and especially from Ireland.

Do you celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?
- What are your traditions for his yearly festival of all things Irish?
- Who makes your favorite brown bread or Irish soda bread? Scones?
- Are you going to the parade on Sunday?
- (Here's how to get there via the MBTA.) This link will disappear after the holiday.
- Will you be wearin' the green?
- (Here's a post on where to buy or rent all sorts of wearables!)
About your holiday questions…

According to the Secretary of State's website,

"All holidays falling on Sunday must be observed on Monday, under state law. Saturday holidays are observed on Saturday."

A call to the Secretary of State's office confirmed that State Government no longer shuts down on Evacuation Day. State offices will be open.

The day is not listed on Boston's list of holidays that change parking regulations or trash pick up, but the meters are free on Sunday anyway (details here), and there is no trash pick up scheduled. A call to city hall confirmed that it will be open on Monday!

Basically, everything is open. But, in the past, the city has asked South Boston liquor stores and bars to cut off sales early. Here's the city's press release from last year. And, Boston.com reported that Police Superintendent William Evans said they would be doing the same this year.

Some MBTA routes in South Boston will be changed because of the parade. Here's the list. (This link will disappear after the holiday.)

We'll update as press releases come out from around the city.

Update: 03.16.13: Here's the City Traffic Advisory to St. Patrick's Day Events.

Related Posts:

Irish Breakfast at the Squealing Pig

Matt Murphy's Pub Saves the Day

What's on your Amazon shopping list? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

Details:
Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2008-2011 Penny Cherubino

Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often those add a great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you.

Related articles

It's Irish Soda Bread Season!

Why Green for Saint Patrick's Day

Ireland, I Love You So Much It Hurts
March 14, 2013
Snowy Comm Ave Walk (Photos)

I was having second thoughts about a snowy Commonwealth Avenue walk with my furry 10-month-old terrier, but she convinced me that it’d be fun! Poppy explained the basics …

Find a big pile of snow …

Eat as much as possible …

Shake off the excess!

There are always other dogs to see along the way.

And, if you time it right, there are shovelers to clear the way!

Lots of people stay home on a day like this, so we’ll have the place to ourselves.

But, you always have to be on the lookout for scary snow plows!

They’re everywhere!

We’ll enjoy watching people wearing funny hats!

And, when we get tired we can sit and watch the snow pile up.

Thanks, Poppy. You sure know how to enjoy a snow storm!

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Words: Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Ed Cherubino

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March 9, 2013