Category Archive: Local

TBT #12: New Wings in Spring and Other Updates

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It’s been a little while since I’ve done a 30 Before Thirty update and I realized I’ve knocked a few more off the list since last time.  On the cultural front, after staring… Read More

Saying Goodbye to My Property Virginity

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 It is with great trepidation and overwhelming excitement that I announce to you that today I will officially become a home owner. I have been bursting at the seams to share this news… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Productive and Drunken

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That’s it in a nutshell people.  As discussed, this past weekend brought Southie’s high holiday to our doorstep and it was a great time.  Conor and I sat on our front stoop, watched… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Being a Tourist in Your Home State

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Oh Maine.  How we love you.  This past weekend was a bit of an odyssey.  I did a little exploring with two of my favorite ladies that included outings to Portland Head Light, Scarborough… Read More

Southie: Where Everyone’s Irish On March 17th

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If I hadn’t made it clear already, I live in South Boston.  As an Irish neighborhood with deep roots, Southie is the epicenter for all things Erin Go Bragh once March 17th rolls around.  Prior to… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Franconia, NH

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“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:  it is the time for home.”   -Edith… Read More

2012: The Year of the Cherry Blossom

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It’s no secret we are sick of winter and ready for warmer weather to resuscitate plants and flowers and bring color back into our lives. I went to the post office this morning to… Read More

Local Spotlight: Se Vende Imports

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My, how time flies. Do you remember one of my first posts here at TLAC called “Friend Request” where I chronicled the time I had a mini-reunion with a friend from my tiny… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Mainah Style

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Two weekends ago, I got to go home to Maine.  I hadn’t been there since August.  I hadn’t been there in the winter since 2008.  Isn’t that crazy? I hadn’t been home in… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Adventures in Boston

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Happy Friday All! I for one, cannot wait for this week to be over. Cannot. Wait. Maybe spending Sunday ridiculously hungover wasn’t the best way to start off… I’m getting ahead of myself.… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Out and About

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Happy Friday, everyone! To piggyback on Kristen’s sweet post yesterday about how to spend your time in Portland , Maine (yeah, Angela Adams tweeted about it, no biggie), here are some Instagram photos… Read More

72 Hours in Portland, Maine

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Dan and I are going to Maine this weekend to visit with my parents and a few good friends. I couldn’t be more excited. All I can think about is what I want… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Beantown Bliss (With A Mom Visit Twist)

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Happy Friday everyone!  We didn’t talk much about the impending Bowl that is Super but I know that quite a few people will be spending their weekends watching men in tight pants and… Read More

Instagram Weekend: A Warm Weekend In Denver!

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Hi Guys!  Today’s post comes from the delightful MyKelle Tieman.  Originally from Phoenix, MyKelle went to visit Denver and never really left.  While she spends days as a technical recruiter, she pursues her… Read More

Appreciating Architecture in an Old City

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People used to care more. Maybe they just used to care less about how much manual labor and finials cost. I recently took a long winter’s walk around Portland (Maine) with my camera… Read More