One body, many parts. And I’m one of them.
Enclosed is the evidence that I should be invited (as well as my sister Judy, who’s on the other side of Sister Anastasia) to any birthday parties for the Archdiocese of Boston on turning 200.
In my family we were born Catholics and we stayed Catholics…all except for one drop-out…
It’s been an extraordinary week for me and for us at Radio Boston. We’ve been collecting stories about remembrance, sacrifice and, the wounds of war carried by a very few in a country that seems largely untouched and uninvolved in that war seemingly so far away.
If you want to get a glimpse into how the war in Iraq has come home to small town America in ways that are largely unseen and unappreciated, check out what we heard this week in west central Massachusetts…
At left: Athol Memorial Hall
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As the poster says, Boston Rocks. But how hard?
Radio Boston goes on location at the Flophouse,and takes you inside the modern Boston music scene. We profile three bands: Township, The Mmoss, and The Jody Grind. We hear from a Boston superstar, Greg Hawkes of the Cars. And, we talk with music critic Brett Milano on how the scene has changed and if a band like the Cars could make it in Boston today.
Listen to the full show:
Plus, check out our box set of web specials,including videos and mp3s of a one-time only live performance by Greg Hawkes strumming a Cars classic on his ukulele…
You’ve seen the Pops at the Hatch Shell. The BSO at Symphony Hall. But have you caught Township at TT The Bear’s? Or Neptune at the Middle East?
Radio Boston takes you inside the local music scene, Friday, December 28th. We broadcast from The Flophouse, the Somerville, MA studio where the Band in Boston podcast is produced. Hear from music great Greg Hawkes of the Cars about how the scene has changed over the years and whether he thinks the Cars would be able to make it big in Boston today.
Plus, check out our box set of web specials, including videos and mp3s of a one-time only live performance by Greg Hawkes strumming a Cars classic on his ukulele…
This week, we talk about the difficulties of holding down a job but having no home to go to at the end of the day.
We’ll also look at the growing number of homeless families in Massachusetts. There are nearly 1200 families living in transitional housing or shelters across the state. The Departmen of Education says Massachusetts has 40,000 homeless schoolchildren. In Boston, forty percent of the homeless are working.
Listen to the full show:
Plus, in our web specials: Resoruces for those in need, and David Boeri’s report from Salisbury, MA, where almost a third of the students at the local elementary school are homeless…
Now that the ground has thawed let’s go on an archaeological dig. What are some of the latest big local discoveries? What do historical artifacts teach us about our past?
