Chris Tanaka

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Chris Tanaka

There's something for "Jaws" fans coming to The North Shore Music Theater in Beverly. The play, "The Shark is Broken," gives an inside look at the relationship between the three main actors during the production of the 1975 film. Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, and Robert Shaw spent hours out on the open water while film crews tried fixing the mechanical shark. Guy Masterson directed the Broadway production and is now back in the captain's chair for the Beverly production.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Chris Tanaka

A farm in the city of Boston? Yes and it's a landmark When you think of a farm, you generally don't think of Boston, or any city. But there's one in Mattapan that grows thousands of pounds of produce every year. Sprouting up between the triple decker homes and asphalt on Norfolk Street is the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm, home to the Urban Farming Institute (UFI).

3 weeks ago | cityfarmer.info | Chris Tanaka |Michael Levenston

Drop-in volunteers, professional and school groups help with a flower, fruit and vegetable crop that yields almost 20,000 pounds every year. By Chris TanakaCNNApril 24, 2025Excerpt:BOSTON (WBZ) — When you think of a farm, you generally don’t think of Boston, or any city. But there’s one in Mattapan that grows thousands of pounds of produce every year.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Chris Tanaka

This Saturday, April 19, marks 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts. It began with the "Shot heard 'round the world" on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and it marked the end of a decade of simmering tension between the colonies and Britain. You could say it started in 1763 over a cup of coffee. Following the French and Indian War, the English monarchy was heavily in debt. King George III imposed the Sugar Act, which taxed foreign imports of sugar and molasses.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Chris Tanaka

Once a week, a craft brewery in Roxbury transforms into a jazz club. Thursday nights are jazz nights at Long Live Roxbury. For more than a year now, the taproom has hosted some of the best talent in the area. "Nothing can compare to going to a live room with people that are there paying attention to you, " said pianist and Berklee College of Music professor Zahili Zamora.