After serving nearly two decades as Boston's mayor, Thomas M. Menino chose not to run for another term and will be leaving office this year. As part of his curtain call, he is again presenting the

It's Christmas time in the city of Boston, and that means we've decked the halls in our holiday finest. If you'll be visiting us over the next few weeks (and may I be the first to welcome you to our

Back in the day, Queen was among rock's flashiest and most popular bands. Featuring the late Freddie Mercury, a flamboyant and angel-voiced singer, and Brian May, a nimble and distinctive-sounding

Photo: Even the "duck boats" sported scraggly beards at the 2013 Red Sox World Series "rolling rally" parade. © Arthur Levine, 2013.

We've been through this before. With the embarrassment of riches