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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.
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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.
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channel3000.com | Chris Tanaka
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) -- A house in Boston is on its way to becoming an historic landmark after the current owner discovered something unusual about the home's history. "It just looked odd," said Adam Shutes. Shutes felt that way when he first saw the house at 318 Metropolitan Boulevard in Roslindale back in 2016. He and his wife were home shopping and noticed some irregularities.
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cbsnews.com | Chris Tanaka
A house in Boston is on its way to becoming an historic landmark after the current owner uncovered something unusual.
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msn.com | Chris Tanaka
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cbsnews.com | Chris Tanaka
There's a room in Boston City Hall where you can see the entire city all at once. The planning department's model room is a large, open space that houses a 1:40 inch scale, three-dimensional replica of downtown Boston and several surrounding neighborhoods. Boston City Hall's model room"Every time a person walks in here, I know what the first sound coming out of their mouth will be.
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cbsnews.com | Chris Tanaka
CAMBRIDGE - This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Catalyst Collaborative, a relationship between Central Square Theater in Cambridge, and MIT. It's the longest ongoing partnership between a professional theater and a major research institution in the country, staging and creating plays dealing with science and technology. Combining science and theaterThe collaboration started in 2004, with a series of conversations in informal gatherings.
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By Chris TanakaClick here for updates on this story NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts (WBZ) — In Newburyport, Massachusetts the local lighthouse isn’t on the shore or on some remote cliff or island. The Newburyport Rear Range Lighthouse, about an hour north of Boston, is actually downtown, at 61 ½ Water Street. “This goes back to 1873, in downtown Newburyport. It’s a range light, which is a little bit different than your normal lighthouse,” said Jay Hyland.
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krdo.com | Chris Tanaka
By Chris TanakaClick here for updates on this story NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts (WBZ) — In Newburyport, Massachusetts the local lighthouse isn’t on the shore or on some remote cliff or island. The Newburyport Rear Range Lighthouse, about an hour north of Boston, is actually downtown, at 61 ½ Water Street. “This goes back to 1873, in downtown Newburyport. It’s a range light, which is a little bit different than your normal lighthouse,” said Jay Hyland.
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cbsnews.com | Chris Tanaka
NEWBURYPORT - In Newburyport, Massachusetts the local lighthouse isn't on the shore or on some remote cliff or island. The Newburyport Rear Range Lighthouse, about an hour north of Boston, is actually downtown, at 61 ½ Water Street. "This goes back to 1873, in downtown Newburyport. It's a range light, which is a little bit different than your normal lighthouse," said Jay Hyland. He's the president of The Lighthouse Preservation Society, which owns and maintains this one. What is a range lighthouse?
