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The 2022 Boston-area restaurant awards
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CONNECTIONS
Now that it’s ending, I can admit it: I loved carpooling my kids
As much as parents may groan about chauffeuring kids from one game to another, there are some benefits.
TABLES
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Plus, ceviche and ski parties.
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Don’t be lonely. Go have some fun.
SURVEY SAYS
These are the most budget-friendly amusement parks
FamilyDestinationsGuide.com analyzed the cost of hotels, tickets, food, transportation and — for some reason — the price of reusable branded water bottles, to give us a list of the top budget-friendly parks for thrill-seeking families. Here's what they found.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
The multiple personalities of the Florida Keys
The coral archipelago is more than Duval Street and Ernest Hemingway. The Keys offer a bit of everything for families, friends, and, as always, fiends.
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER
AeroMexico canceled my flight, but I want a refund, not a credit
AeroMexico cancels Patrizia Azzellini’s flight and offers her a ticket credit, but she’d prefer a refund. Who’s right?
FLORIDA
Fort Myers hopes spring baseball brings sunnier times
There has been precious little sunshine in this corner of the Sunshine State in recent months. Can baseball bring some much-needed joy and tourism?
TRAVEL
Eat your way through the Florida State Fair
It’s hard to overestimate the role of food — much of it spectacularly unhealthy but oddly satisfying — at this annual extravaganza.
FLORIDA
Miami’s Historic Hampton House ‘was the place to be from the get-go’
Miami’s Historic Hampton House, a Black celebrity oasis from the civil rights era, today functions as both a museum and a community and educational center.
THE VIP LOUNGE
Actress Clare Perkins on getting away when you’ve earned it and unplugging, but only if it doesn’t cause stress
We caught up with Perkins, who plays the lead in “The Wife of Willesden,” which will be at the ART later this month, to talk about all things travel.
PERSPECTIVE
Breast-feeding and Black moms — why I’m breaking a generational cycle
Here’s what’s needed to help all Black moms who want to nurse their babies succeed at it.
‘God really watched over me’: Lawrence man called a hero after running across highway to help driver
Adolfo Molina Burgos sprinted across several lanes and dodged cars to reach the runaway vehicle with little regard to his own safety. After a video of his daring efforts went viral online, he is being heralded as a hero.