Leanna Scachetti

1 week ago | wmur.com | Leanna Scachetti

Professional runners of the Boston Marathon are elite athletes whose bodies have been conditioned for the intense event. So, what will they be having for dinner the night before the marathon? One of their options might be a short rib lasagna prepared by chef George Lishchynsky, head chef at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel."This is like our marathon," said Lishchynsky.

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Leanna Scachetti

What do the Boston Marathon professional runners eat in the days leading up to the Boston Marathon? Well, we are at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston to talk with the head chef to find out. Yeah, so this is very much our marathon as well. Chef George Lashinski says 25 cooks and 4 chefs will be working long but exciting days in the kitchen of marathon Week to fuel those pro runners and their staff. And we're getting *** sneak peek at some of the items on the menu.

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Leanna Scachetti

Boston in spring can mean everything from sunshine to snow. It also means the city can expect to see blooming trees finally open up. According to Michael Dosmann, keeper of the living collections at Boston's Arnold Arboretum, magnolias tend to be first. You can spot the magnolia zenii on the property blooming in late March and early April. It's the first to come into bloom. "Magnolia stellata were a little delayed just because we’ve had a cooler weather pattern," said Dosmann.

2 weeks ago | wmur.com | Leanna Scachetti

A New England native is headed south to try his hand at professional baseball—and he's taking his unicycle with him. "Not my wildest dreams I would ever imagine unicycling on a baseball field!" said Jonathan Luders at The Grind Factory in Salem. "Not ever!" Luders, born and raised in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, will help christen the newest team in the Banana Ball League, made wildly popular by the Savannah Bananas. The shortstop utility player is now a Texas Tailgater, the fourth Banana Ball team.

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Leanna Scachetti

How are you listening to music these days? It's very likely you're streaming on *** device. But it's also possible you're dusting off some C DS or maybe even your cassette tapes. But it's also possible your dollars contributed to the $1.4 billion in revenue last year of vinyl record sales. Oh, yeah. Every year is better than the previous one. Substantially. Welcome to Village Vinyl in Brookline where owner Jonathan Sandler says vinyl sales are groovy right now.