You probably wouldn’t expect to find Boston’s newest sartorial hot-spot located in the city’s most bucolic neighborhood. But it’s this exact contradiction that makes Uncle Pete’s Shop poised to revive the city’s fashion sense — currently inundated with North Face fleece jackets, Vineyard Vines whale prints, and badly dyed designer jeans – with its discriminating downtown style.   [...]

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I know what we’re doing tomorrow night . . . Being as we live on the edge of what used to be known as “The Combat Zone” — Boston’s once designated area for adult entertainment — we’re probably going to head to the Howard Yezerski Gallery tomorrow evening for the opening of its newest show, [...]

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Thinking of skipping out on Saturday night’s celebration at Christofle? Maybe a preview of our t-shirt designs, which were all inspired by the Alliance for Animals, will make you rethink your decision . . . Design No. 1 (printed in red and black ink on a white tee) Design No. 2 (printed in silver ink [...]

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PB&J Zipper Top Giveaway: Adrienne Tramontina!!! Not only was she the first person to correctly respond to the trivia question, she also gave an amazing response: “The one and only Mannequin. I heard that Zac Efron is possibly going to star in the remake. As for the locations . . . Boscov’s in Camp Hill, [...]

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. . . and you’re invited!!! It’s hard to believe that two years have passed so quickly and that the function key didn’t even exist on this day two year’s ago. It was three days later (January 15, 2008) that I wrote my first post, and now two years after it all began, we’re being [...]

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I was just sending along some links to a few friends when I came across an entire post devoted to our wedding from our wonderful photographers’ — Sweet Pea Photography — blog. We try to keep our personal details to a minimum on the function key, so in celebration of love and as an early [...]

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xYxxcqbPeU] Last week, Ryan introduced me to William Wegman’s short films. At first I was skeptical, William Wegman? You mean the guy who photographs the dogs? Yes, exactly. Ryan first saw the films as a student at  Mass College of Art and Design, also Wegman’s alma mater, and his intial skepticism was later squashed by [...]

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This year instead of dressing up ourselves, we opted to dress up the dog — it’s more fun anyway. And so, on Saturday, Dollar attended his first dachshund meet-up — Happy Hallowiener — on the Boston Common dressed as a skunk. There were more than 100 wiener dogs signed up for the costumed event, and [...]

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Photo from The Boston Globe. A few weeks ago as I was rushing through Harvard Square, a glint of Marimekko fabric caught my eye. Could it be!? A huge Marimekko flagship store in Harvard Square!? Too good to be true, although there is a Marimekko concept store in Cambridge. I had forgotten about it completely, [...]

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Close your eyes. Now envision your dream kitchen, what would it have in it? Hidden compartments for storage? Drawers that open and close using the help of a built-in electronic sensor? Three-tiered, felted silver drawers? A pegged shelf just for organizing Tupperware? In one word, yes. Yet, you probably didn’t even know you wanted these [...]

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