Back Bay

About three dozen supporters of same-sex marriage gathered in the Boston Public Garden recently to mark the ninth anniversary of its legalization in Massachusetts ...

The first portion of the subway line that would become the MBTA opened more than 115 years ago, and by the standards of that time, it's doing pretty well ...

(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) Mayor Thomas M. Menino today at the proposed site of a handicapped friendly park near Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown ...

The Kingsley Montessori School in the Back Bay is hosting a discussion about healing after the Boston Marathon bombings.

A new tattoo removal salon is opening on Newbury Street this weekend with a grand opening celebration.

The MBTA says riders will soon be able to receive faster, more reliable, and more informative alerts, via text and e-mail, about sudden service delays and disruptions and planned changes.

Two disabled Massachusetts residents are one step closer to obtaining a wheelchair accessible van that would ease obstacles in transportation for them and their caretakers ...

The cyclist community is coming together to honor the fallen after a string of tragic deaths in Boston this year ...

"I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; tome they are one ...

The Esplanade Association (TEA) outlined its noteworthy achievements of fiscal '13, recapping a fruitful business year that included a merger with another non-profit dedicated to enhancing park life, the completion of planning for the revitalization of the Charles Eliot Memorial and the establishment of the park's first composting program ...

Tia Connell of Boston led her father, Dan Connell, by the hand to go look at the real ducklings in the pond on Sunday ...

Swans Romeo and Juliet returned to their summer home in the Boston Public Garden Lagoon to much fanfare during Tuesdays 25th Annual Return of the Swans celebration ...

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...

A tool to help you find the ideal Massachusetts communities for your needs ...