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Last-Minute Ideas For Experiencing The Eclipse In New England
New England has eclipse fever. Of course there are themed cocktails and viewing parties, but small towns in the path of totality are girding themselves for some apocalypse-level craziness. A Facebook post from the Plainfield, Vt., (pop. 1,236) Department of Emergency Management and Hazard Mitigation warns residents not to attempt to drive on highways or rely on cell phones, because visitors will be “totally unaware that our cell networks can't handle the traffic.” The post also suggested loca...
10 independent bookstores in Northern New England
Ah, the simple pleasures of burying oneself in a good book. Northern New England offers plenty of independent bookstores to scratch that itch.
Around Northern New England, independent bookstores offer a snapshot of local interests while serving as outposts of community. Visitors can find good reads, of course, but also perhaps a recommendation for the best sandwich around or a special hiking trail. Denizens discover everything from local scuttlebutt to ...
Revitalized Biddeford Offers Urban Cool on the Maine Coast
Stepping into The Lincoln, a new hotel in an old mill building in Biddeford, Maine, feels like entering a portal to an imaginary alternative life. One where I am an urban dweller with impeccable taste and all the time in the world to sip cocktails in a chic lounge while leafing through books on design.
Secret Spice
Fleur Cuisine Offers a Bold Blend of New England Ingredients and Haitian Flavors in Rockport
Wild Bevy Distilling Brings Local Ingredients to Craft Distillation
The Forij Tulsi Rose Gin at Wild Bevy Distilling smells just like the New England coast on a late summer day, when the air is dense with a mixture of beach rose, salty air, and dune grass. It’s no surprise, since Wild Bevy’s founders, Mae and Michael Littlefield, wanted to build their uniquely crafted spirits as an homage to the state where they both grew up.
This Company Tastes All The Alcohol-Free Options, So You Don’t Have To
There’s a lot of dreck in the zero-proof space. While overall the offerings are improving every day, there are still many that taste more like a punishment than a treat. So it’s not surprising that when Sean Goldsmith decided to stop drinking four years ago, after a long weekend in Miami, he found his options sadly limited at first.
That void led Goldsmith and his friend Trevor Wolfe to launch The Zero Proof, a one-stop shop filled with only items they can vouch for.
“We taste everything and ...
The Plot to Destroy Your Favorite Seltzer
Business
Spindrift founder Bill Creelman wants to upend the seltzer industry and do for carbonated water what Sam Adams did for beer. And he’s starting by asking what the competition is really made of. —By Jeanne O’Brien Coffey
On a brisk day just after the new year, Bill Creelman, founder and CEO of Spindrift, sets a shiny, unlabeled aluminum can on his desk at the seltzer company’s new headquarters in Newton. The unassuming gesture is ripe with anticipation: Inside is Spindrift’s newest fla...
Beautiful, Bountiful Belize
This Central American oasis beckons with rainforest cacao farms and the largest barrier reef in the Northern Hemisphere.
Rocky, Rugged Floral Wonders: Crevice Gardens Celebrate Sustainability
Nature will find a way. From dandelions pushing through a crack in the pavement to an eastern red cedar clinging to a rocky ledge, plants are driven to survive despite the odds.
Crevice gardens—landscapes that depend less on water and more on rocks—rely on those survivors to beautify rugged spaces and thrive with little human intervention. As water conservation and the changing climate become critical concerns for horticulturists and home gardeners alike, these sustai...
Visit Long Island Wine Country
Our Long Island Wine Travel Guide shares a brief history of the region, terroir, where to sip, where to stay and things to do beyond the vines.
The North Fork is where most of the wineries are found. The area remains bucolic, with small B&Bs and motels, mom-and-pop farm stands and very few chains.
Taking the train from New York City or the ferry from Connecticut enables you to skip the dreadful traffic on Long Island. Ride-share services are few and far between, as is public transportation on...
New Restaurants Going Back to Basics—With Delicious Results
If you hear banging coming from the kitchen at Chicken & Pig, the new fast-casual restaurant at MarketStreet Lynnfield, don’t worry. It’s not a temperamental chef, nor construction behind the scenes. It’s just the cooks pounding fresh chicken breasts to the perfect thickness.
“You’ll hear the hammer going constantly,” says Guy Ciolfi, chef and founder of Chicken & Pig, so-named for the menu of specialty chicken sandwiches and gourmet hot dogs. The pounding is integral to the quality, as is th...
Snowshoeing Puts Your Workout in a Winter Wonderland
I blame The Sound of Music for my fascination with snowshoeing. I was making a valiant attempt at a different winter sport—cross-country skiing—at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont, when Sam von Trapp, who runs the lodge with his family, suggested I might be better suited to a different winter sport.
“Snowshoeing is much easier than skiing,” von Trapp assured me, as he attached a pair of metal rackets to my boots. He fastened a similar pair to his own, and off we w...
Wanderlust Wow… For Now
Travel
BY JEANNE O’BRIEN COFFEY
Wistful is the word that comes to mine right now when we think of travel. Sitting down to share food with strangers who quickly become friends, plunging into crowded bazaars to hunt for local artisan treasures, indulging in immersive spa treatments—all the things that, just a few short months ago, we took for granted are now tinged with concern.
Finding your way through these uncertain times is tricky. Most people are staying close to home these days, but that ...
Elliman Magazine Spring/Summer 2022
From East Coast to West Coast, these neighborhoods offer some of the most vibrant, palate-pleasing cuisine in the country.
Secret Restaurant in Salem
First rule of Back Alley Bacon: You do not talk about Back Alley Bacon. So it was with some concern for my own safety that I lurked by an unmarked door, reporter’s notebook in hand, awaiting a chance to speak with “Chef John Hamm”—no relation to the actor, and possibly not the maestro’s real name—to learn more about the porky pop-up eatery that has been dishing out delicious takeout to insiders in Salem since late last summer.
I was rewarded with a few unnerving minutes with the mastermind. “...