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Super Bowl XLVI Essential Downloads

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We’re getting ready at NoBo for Super Bowl XLVI as our beloved New England Patriots prepare to head to Indianapolis for the big game. Check our list of apps for your iPhone, iPad, or Android (if available) to keep both the biggest fans and the reluctant viewer entertained for one (more…)

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The New Everett Veterans Memorial Stadium: A Reflection of Champions

Everett Veterans Memorial Stadium Renovations Fifty-Yard Line

By Keith Spencer While not yet open to the public, driving by the refurbished entrance to the Everett Veterans Memorial Stadium is simply spectacular. With various infrastructure improvements over the last several years, the Everett High School Crimson Tide finally have a stadium fit for their growing number of championship (more…)

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Moving On and Leaving One’s Hometown

My hometown neighborhood of Woodlawn

By Keith Spencer After living in a community for nearly twenty-seven years, it was a frightening endeavor to make the decision to move on and leave my hometown last spring. Leaving such familiar surroundings that felt so exclusive and intimate seemed truly unthinkable. I saw greener pastures just seven miles (more…)

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A Tale of Two Libraries

Shute Library Postcard Painting

By Keith Spencer It’s a throwback to the idea of how most adults envision a library: dimly lit aisles of books from the floor to well above your head, the antique leather smell, and a true sense of quiet solitude. It’s a library from the movies, where all you hear (more…)

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The Magic of Elm Street Bakery: A NoBo Restaurant and Recipe Review

Elm Street Bakery Interior Shot

By Keith Spencer When you ask most people about the city of Everett, there’s always a few recurring thoughts that come to mind. They mention the city’s love for their schools and the Everett Crimson Tide. They discuss their industrial history and urban atmosphere. They recall the many sub shops, (more…)

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The New Bucci’s Deli and Pizzeria: A NoBo Restaurant Review

Buccis Storefront Photo

By Keith Spencer My love affair with Bucci’s dates back to the mid 90’s when I would stop into the local deli and market when walking home after school each day. The employees, many parents of my own friends from school and the neighborhood, had truly cared for us kids (more…)

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NoBo’s Guide to Skiing and Sledding the Hills of the Region

Great Brook Ski Touring Center

By Keith Spencer MASSACHUSETTS – I could spend every day enjoying winter in New England! Who doesn’t love spending an afternoon or the entire day skiing or sledding the hills of the NoBo region? There’s simply no shortage of great places to in the area, and we’ve searched far and (more…)

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Whidden Continues 115-Year Mission to Improve Community Health

Exterior Whidden Memorial Hospital Emergency Room

By Keith Spencer The Whidden Memorial Hospital has been an integral part of the Everett community for 115 years, providing quality care to an ever-changing population while remaining committed to fostering community and civic involvement among the hospital and its staff. Since its acquisition of the hospital in 2001, Cambridge (more…)

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The Crimson Tide are a force to be reckoned with

Home of the Crimson Tide 2

By Keith Spencer From their screaming fans to the monstrous waves of crimson adorning the walls of their stadium, one instantly knows that football is more than a sport in Everett. It’s more than a passion. It’s a way of life for thousands of proud Crimson Tide fans around the (more…)

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The Great Snow Debate: A NoBo Head-to-Head Perspective

Shovelling Snow

Missing the Snow By Keith Spencer After last year’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad winter, I never thought I’d be saying that I miss the snow this year. I actually miss those winter-like conditions that I and hundreds of thousands of other native Bostonians have come to both love (more…)

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