Cold Comfort

For more than a century, ice cream and New England have gone together like mint and chocolate chips. Or maple and walnuts. Whipped cream and hot fudge. Or [insert your favorite ice cream flavor combo here]. You get the picture: They’re a natural fit. After all, year...

Inbox Fall 2021

Abeles & Associates Architects is proud to announce their 30th anniversary. The firm has enjoyed three decades of providing architectural, interior, and garden design services for their residential clients. Lisa Abeles started the company in 1991 and was joined by...

Intergenerational Living

Is renovating your home to welcome extended family the right choice? People are living longer than ever before — an average of 30 years longer than a century ago, according to the Stanford Center on Longevity. Not surprisingly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

Naytra Couture’s Wearable Folk Art

Empowering Women Artisans, Protecting the Environment, and Restoring Eyesight More than 2,500 years ago, women living in remote villages in the northeast of India painted colorful geometric patterns on plastered walls for festivals and sacred celebrations, such as...

On a Mission to Save the Earth

You may have watched Phyllis Theermann standing outside Wellesley Town Hall on a Friday afternoon waving an “I love the Earth” placard. You may have watched her being interviewed on TV about Wellesley’s new fine for idling cars. You may have seen her...