Peter Chianca

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General Assignment Editor at Boston.com

General assignment editor at https://t.co/XU5MinOnZz, Springsteen blogger and half a cartoonist. RTs do not imply endorsement; I may just be messing with you.

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Articles

Black Crowes prove a point at Boston Calling 2025

1 week ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

From the thundering opening strains of “No Speak No Slave” — off The Black Crowes’ second album, “The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion” — Chris Robinson and company seemed to have something to prove during their Saturday Blue Stage set at Boston Calling. Well, especially Chris Robinson. “There ARE some rock ’n’ roll people here today!” he declared after that first number, as the crowd finally started to fill in behind the stalwarts in front of the stage.
Review: Sheryl Crow’s sunny Boston Calling set shone through the rain

2 weeks ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

First things first: After her set at Boston Calling Friday night, there’s no doubt which side Sheryl Crow is on in a certain recent dispute. “I don’t know, Bruce Springsteen for president?” Crow asked the crowd to cheers and applause, after pulling off her sparkly black jacket to reveal a vintage Springsteen concert T.
A lush, lovely 'Light in the Piazza' at the Huntington

2 weeks ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca |Jackie Chianca

“I am happiness with you,” sings the lovestruck Fabrizio, played to perfection by Joshua Grosso, early on in “The Light in the Piazza.” Later, though, his frustrated sister-in-law Franca — a riveting Rebekah Rae Robles — sings of how “happiness can also scar.” It’s a dichotomy that makes up the center of the exquisite new production at the Huntington Theatre.
Did you follow the local news this week? Take our Greater Boston news quiz.

3 weeks ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca |Emily Turner

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A new survey names the 'Best Public Restroom' in Massachusetts. Do you agree?

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

You may recall during the fictional “Seinfeld reunion” on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” George had gotten rich by creating an app capable of tracking down the best nearby public restroom, no matter where you are in the world. Well, apparently in Massachusetts, that app would be sending people to (checks notes) … the Charlton Service Plaza on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
'Jaws' fans will eat up 'The Shark is Broken' in Beverly

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

In what may be a first for this particular local institution, “The Shark is Broken” at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly is not, in fact, a musical. But it does begin with music: John Williams’ iconic “Jaws” theme, which starts out in all its foreboding glory before petering out and grinding to a halt, like it was being played on an old Victrola thrown overboard.
Foul-smelling spray the culprit in Conn. carnival kerfuffle, police say

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

“Despite rumors circulating online, there were no weapons, no physical altercations, and no injuries reported at any time” at the McKinley School Carnival in Fairfield, Connecticut, local police reported this week. However, there was quite a bit of fart spray. Apparently, some young carnival-goers took to spraying the smelly mist near the exit to the event on Friday evening, causing “small groups to scream and run,” Fairfield police reported.
Can you solve our marathon word search faster than the lead runner runs?

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

Yes, running 26.2 miles (in a row) is “hard.” But if you think about it, isn’t exercising your mind just as challenging? The answer, of course, is no, unless maybe you’re trying to solve cold fusion or something. But if you’re not one who’s prone to the kind of physical exertion the Boston Marathon requires, here’s a chance to take part in your own small way.
The ultimate guide to independent record stores in Massachusetts, 2025

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

Music Remember those 43 record stores we included in last year’s Boston.com ultimate local record store guide? It wasn’t enough.
Local obituary: Joseph R. Saccone, 18, member of East Bridgewater High School class of 2025

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

Local Obituaries It is with heavy and deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Joseph Richard Saccone, Sunday, April 6, 2025 surrounded by his loving family at Boston Medical Center after a tragic motor vehicle accident at the young age of 18. Son of Joseph C. Saccone and Nicole L. Saccone of East Bridgewater, Mass. Born in Brockton, Mass. on December 1, 2006, Joseph grew up in Whitman and attended Duval Elementary School and moved to East Bridgewater in 2019, and was eagerly...