Sunday, April 16, 2006

Guide to Finding Boston's Roads Less Traveled

Published Sept. 8, 2005

This article appeared in the first issue of the Beacon that I edited as section editor for Lifestyle. I had originally asked a friend, Sara Holt, to explain her perspective on the city in writing, as I respected her street-savvy and her ability to always know where to get a student discount on a yoga class, where to dig up vintage clothes, and which people to invite to a music-making/painting party. I ended up co-writing the story with her, something which happened often throughout the year with students whom I suspected had talent and vision but not quite enough polish, like Sara, a marketing student whom I coaxed into writing a news piece. This article set the tone for my editorial focus this year: a constant searching for students with hidden writerly longings, neighborhoods with untapped potential, events with indie cred, and gardens tucked away in secret corners of the city.

Lead paragraph and first item:

Behind the uniformity of looming concrete facades, Boston is a city of diverse sub-worlds. Hidden there are cheap or free events for the poor college student. One just has to know where and how to look.

Get Your Ya-Ya's Out...of Downtown

To join a unique class or a group, check out places where local people are advertising events themselves. The bulletin board in Central Square's Harvest Co-op, a community-owned and collectively operated market lists inexpensive local events and classes, such as introductions to Russian, watercolor, and tea appreciation. (The "board" is also available online at http://www.harvestcoop.com/ /pages/stores/ calendar.html.)

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