Still on the hunt for a perfect gift for that made-in-Boston movie fan? Don’t fret. With more than a dozen big-budget flicks shot in Massachusetts in 2009 ranging from Kevin James’ romantic comedy ” Zookeeper ” to Ben Affleck’s heist flick ” The Town ,” inspiration...

Image by Chris Devers from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr . President Obama’s trip to Boston is in the books. He discussed energy policy at MIT, visited a wind-testing facility in Charlestown that received federal stimulus funds, and attended a fundraiser for Gov. Deval Patrick....

Mixed news for local art lovers. Brandeis University’s committee on the Rose Art Museum issued its report today, urging the university to keep the museum open . The future of the museum has been in doubt since January, when reports first surfaced describing Brandeis’s efforts to close the...

WBZTV reports that the Massachusetts Senate has passed the bill that would allow the governor to appoint an interim U.S. Senator to fill the seat left vacant by Ted Kennedy’s death. It was a close vote, 24-16. Governor Deval Patrick is expected to sign it into law tomorrow. But will he appoint...

Good news from the world of science. The adorable but feisty cottontop tamarin is totally metal. Researchers at the University of Maryland, who were trying to replicate tamarin calls on a cello, discovered that, of all the human music they played a group of the apes, only Metallica elicited a reaction...

MassBike , the group that fought to pass the new bike law , has a survey on its Web site for bicyclists and motorists alike. Answering the questions won’t win you anything, but it might help the group to shape its future advocacy. (Here’s a hint: If you want to do well on the survey, brush...

This Sunday is the 3rd Sunday of the month so it’s time for our 2nd Bostonist Photo Walk! We will be strolling through the beautiful North End where the aroamas of coffee and fresh baked breads fills the air. We will be meeting at 8am in front of Mother Anna’s at the corner of Hanover and...

j9lyn has a colorful, chaotic, sweet shot as today’s photo. The colors really pop, and the whole thing really works together. Excerpt from: Photo of the Day, September 16, 2009: Salt Water Taffy

Massachusetts began to say goodbye to Senator Edward M. Kennedy early Thursday afternoon. Kennedy left his home in Hyannis Port on Thursday, carried in a flag-draped casket to lead a motorcade that traveled from Cape Cod to Boston, wound through the city and finally reached the John F. Kennedy Presidential...

The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $102 million ruling against the government on Thursday. The money was awarded to Joseph Salvati, Peter Limone, and the families of Henry Tameleo, and Louis Greco after the District Court ruled in 2007 that the FBI withheld evidence that proved Salvati,...