Boston, MA

This is one of my favorite places along the esplanade (one of many). It’s a great spot to read something, play video games, or just chill and take in the view. Anyone have any spots like this they don’t mind sharing?

Boston May Day 2025: Workers Should Have Power, Not The Billionaires!

Thursday, May 1 5:30 – 7:30pm EDT

Parkman Bandstand 139 Tremont St

I visited your awesome city in February of this year. Despite the Boston stereotypes, I found the people very outgoing and friendly. I'm from Portland where I wanted to explore the NE USA since I love train travel and walkable cities. During my travels in Boston, I carefully chose to stay in an Airbnb room near MIT since hotel prices can be absurdly expensive and I wanted to be ethical. From there, I walked across the Longfellow Bridge to Back Bay and made my way to Beacon Hill where I checked out Quincy Market, Newbury Street and Seaport.

I hoped to escape the dark and dreary PNW weather in exchange for colder but much more sunnier weather. Little did I know that this winter would be a difficult one. It snowed on my first day Temperatures hovered around 22°F (-6°C), but the lack of wind and dry sunny weather made it feel similar to a dreary 40°F (4°C) day back home.

The old-world British architecture and layout made the city feel very vibrant and inviting, even in the difficult winter months. I was impressed seeing so many people outside and enjoying the vibrant ambiance on Newbury Street. Thank you Boston!

Boston’s Old North Church on the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride.

Sorry for the link from The Other Site, but I thought this was too good to pass up. This is attitude is one of the main reasons I love this city so much. When the chips are down, we don’t fuck around. No tolerance or quarter for fascist bigots.

I'd be stoked for this!

There is now a crowd size mega thread showing multiple cities!

I recently got a roast beef sub from Paulie's in north end for lunch, and it was pretty ding dang good. It made me realize I don't really go out for sandwiches/subs very much, I think that whole category has become a kind of blind spot for me. I'm curious if anyone has any favorite sub spots in the city I should try? Somerville + Cambridge count too.

The 50 States, 50 Protests, One Movement initiative is running its next event combined with Indivisible, Swing Blue, and Women's March on April 5th. More at https://www.mass50501.com/

Nice to see the options for residents are increasing. Another positive development.