Students Rally for Marathon Monday
Marathon Monday isn’t just for runners– for college students, it’s also known as one of the biggest parties of the year.
Many colleges in the Boston area, including BU, BC, UMass, and Tufts, close for Marathon Monday, affectionately shortened to “MarMon” by many students. Allston, a neighborhood of Boston close to mile 26 of the marathon, is a hub for student parties and other MarMon activities.
The 150th Grand Illumination
Every year for the last 150 years, the small community of gingerbread cottages in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts dazzles with thousands of japanese lanterns on one summer night, called Illumination Night.
Go Figure: Skating in College
Noelle Weill, 19, talks about her experience with figure skating and being a part of the Boston University Figure Skating Team. As of 2019, the team are three-time national champions in collegiate figure skating.
Running Toward Her Dream
Donna Creighton, 56, dreamed of running the Boston Marathon since she started seriously running marathons in 2016. While she qualified for the 2020 Boston Marathon, her dream of running was interrupted by the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Donut Chicken Sandwich - The Vineyard Version
MV Times reporters Brian Dowd and Lucas Thors attempt to create the "Vineyard version" of the KFC Fried Chicken Donut Sandwich with fried chicken from Offshore Ale and donuts from Backdoor Donuts.