Wilk will lead readers into the ‘Lost Wonderland’
When Stephen R. Wilk was an undergrad at MIT in the ’70s, he took the T to the Blue Line station in Revere one day, expecting to be wowed by a mix of amusements... Read more.
Bill Brotherton: Curtain closes on 44 years
Today is my last day at the Daily Item. After 44 years as a newspaperman, it’s time to retire. Today is also my 67th birthday, but I stopped keeping track... Read more.
Waxing nostalgic in Salem about The Record Exchange
SALEM — It’s 10 a.m. on Thursday when Paul “Baz” Bazylinski parks his car in front of The Record Exchange on Washington Street and rushes toward... Read more.
The wee hours work best for Saugus poet
Nearly every morning, from midnight to 2 a.m., poet/author Tom Sheehan, halfway into his 93rd year, sits at the kitchen table in his historic Central Avenue home,... Read more.
COVID leaves Peabody event venue at the altar
PEABODY — Sarah Narcus and her mom, Ellen Basch, spent about $1 million transforming the long-neglected 1900s Strand movie theater at 43 Main St. into Olio,... Read more.
Lynn author is all about romance
LYNN — Lina Rehal, a longtime city resident, has just self-published her fifth contemporary romance, “Someday is Here.” She describes the action. “Photographer... Read more.
Brickyard Collaborative, a creative co-op, is looking to move to downtown Lynn
LYNN — The Brickyard Collaborative has accomplished much since opening its doors at 71 Linden St. in February 2019. It also has ambitious plans for 2020 and beyond,... Read more.
A weekend in COVID-free New Hampshire
The wife and I spent the weekend in New Hampshire, with all 6.8 million fellow Massachusetts residents it seemed, judging from the preponderance of red-white-and-blue... Read more.
‘It Came From…’ a love of horror and sci-fi
Jim Nemeth has been hooked on science fiction and fantasy books and movies since he was a kid growing up in Chicago, so it’s somewhat appropriate we’re... Read more.
Brotherton: Finally, it’s time to ‘Play ball!’
Few things in life are more exciting than opening day at Fenway Park. Well, a Farmtruck backing into my driveway and dumping a load of peanut M&Ms on the lawn... Read more.