MAYOR WALSH ASKS FOR FEEDBACK ON FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION IN BOSTON

Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that today through June 17, the City of Boston will engage thousands of area residents to provide feedback on a short list of transportation projects and policies as part of the next phase of the Go Boston 2030 Action Plan, which is the City's long range transportation plan. The City also announced a slate of projects that will be implemented in the near term to follow-up on ideas that came up repeatedly from the public during the first phase.

Looking for educational and fun camp activities for your 8th or 9th grader this summer?

Grab some friends and co-workers and visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on the third thursday of each month for an evening of music, wine and culture!

In their brand new building on Huntington Avenue, MassArt has created a "Sustainability Incubator" as an interdisciplinary platform "for developing and cross-pollinating innovative curriculum and art/design projects at the intersection of social justice, health and the environment."

It's a common complaint among busy full-time workers: "I simply have no time to exercise!"

Well, sports medicine experts at MASCO member institution Brigham and Women's Hospital disagree, and offer a solution.

High-Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, is a form of exercise in which short periods of intense exercise are alternated with less intense recovery periods. 

When facing a health crisis, the last thing a patient or a patient's family needs to worry about is where they will lay their heads at night, and can they afford to?

Calling all parents! February school vacation is this week, and in case you are not jetting off to the Bahamas or hitting the slopes, you need to find something to do with the kiddos!

Wheelock Family Theatre has the perfect outing for you as it presents "Mary Poppins." Matinee performances are available the week of February 16th (Tuesday) at 1 pm. 

More information is available here. 

Dreaming of a career on Beacon Hill? Perhaps Capitol Hill?

The weather be darned! You are a cyclist! And for that dedication we salute you.

And, we offer up some wonderful Winter Cycling Tips from our friends at Boston Bikes. 

See their 20 Helpful Winter Biking Tips here. 

Brrrr. It's cold. It's dreary. Let's go grab some hot cocoa with extra whipped cream.

Or not.

It's super easy to get diverted from our fitness and healthy eating goals when it's cold and you just want some comfort food. Mac 'n Cheese anyone?

Our neighbors at Brigham and Women's Hospital have a very informative health blog that outlines simple ways you can control your eating and optimize food choices for your healthiest winter.

Some tips: