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‘Ship Snow, Yo’ Is Sending Bigger and Better Snow Packages to Your Friends

Experimenting with new shipping techniques! A photo posted by Ship Snow Yo (Kyle Waring) (@shipsnowyo) on Feb 8, 2015 at 7:46am PST The sidewalks are […]

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Emerson College ‘Snow Calculator’ Totals How Much Missed Classes Are Worth

Emerson College’s newspaper The Berkeley Beacon lives up to the school’s reputation of being so freakin’ innovative by creating an interactive feature on their website […]

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Winter Storms Wreaking Havoc on Boston’s Restaurant Industry

They’ve tried everything: snow shoe valet, a place to put your skis, all-day ramen, cold weather soups and grogs, dollar oysters, half-price prix fixe menus, scratch-made […]

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Restaurants and Bars Open During the Storm

The fact that Groundhog Day was only a week ago isn’t lost on any of us. We’re now in the midst of our third major […]

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Throwback Thursday: When No One Saw the Blizzard Coming

With the series of snowstorms assailing us this month, maybe it’s appropriate to throw it back to February 5, 1978, when the storm to which […]

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The Blizzard of 2015 Might Be Over, But Deflategate Is Forever

Massachusetts literally plowed through what we hope is the worst of this winter’s weather, and though it took us away from the arguably unnecessary drama […]

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MBTA: ‘We’re Doing Our Best to Clear Snow From Bus Stops’

Two days after a blizzard rolled through Boston, commuters found themselves standing in the streets and climbing over snow mounds piled high on the sidewalks while […]

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Let It Snow

A close by-the-numbers examination of how we take on winter, and how winter takes on us.

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Noble Person Shoveled Boston Marathon Finish Line During Blizzard [Updated]

Reporting by Bryanna Cappadona and Steve Annear Update 1:40 p.m.: After some research on social media, we got wind that the noble shoveler is Chris […]

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These Restaurants and Bars Will Be Open During the Blizzard

Whether you’re going stir-crazy with cabin fever, just severely low on beer, or hungry for a half-price burger, there are plenty of available options open […]

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Plowz and Mowz Gears Up for Their First Big Snowstorm in Boston

The heaviest snowfall has hardly started in the Boston area, but already the founders of an on-demand plow service are getting slammed with requests. “Without […]

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Blizzard of 2015: Updates, Cancellations, and Other Storm-Related Info

As the “potentially historic” Blizzard of 2015 continues in the Boston region, cancellations and parking restrictions are still in effect, and preparations from local and statewide emergency […]

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‘Crippling’ Blizzard Could Drop Three Feet of Snow on Boston Region

Get ready, Massachusetts. A “potentially historic” snowstorm is headed our way, threatening to drop three feet of snow on the ground, limiting visibility, and bringing […]

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‘Scary Snowman’ Returns to Cambridge to ‘Terrorize’ Pedestrians for the Holidays

Jason Lichtenberger likes to spread Christmas fear. But he also just enjoys making people laugh. For the second year in a row, Lichtenberger returned to […]

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Winter Weather Won’t Be Good for Thanksgiving Travel Plans

A nor’easter could drop up to four inches of snow on the Boston area on one of the busiest travel days of the year, and […]