The 2023 MLB All-Star Game is tonight and the Red Sox are sending a single representative, closer Kenley Jansen. Since it may not be the most riveting game for Red Sox fans, let s turn our attention to the place where geography Continue reading
A map of urban heat islands in Eastern Massachusetts. Brighter colors represent relatively hotter summer conditions. This map was created from a Landsat 8 land surface temperature composite of the last couple of summers, and was made by Krishna Karra Continue reading
By now you’re aware that today marks 100 years since Boston’s Great Molasses Flood (or Molasses Disaster, or whatever you may call it). On January 15, 1919 a huge tank of molasses on the North End waterfront collapsed, releasing a Continue reading
Time for an update on the classic-yet-ongoing neighborhood mapping project! To recap: we re on version 2 of a web survey for mapping Boston-area neighborhoods, the boundaries of which can be the subject of much disagreement. We ve asked people to draw Continue reading
Cartography Twitter has become abuzz with some local map news: last week Boston Public Schools ditched the classic Mercator projection in favor of the Peters projection for classroom maps. A trivial-sounding story to some, it s interesting because it s change motivated Continue reading
Can you believe it s almost the 400th anniversary of the the Pilgrims arriving at Hot Lumpy? Maybe you re more of a North Shore type, and are excited for summer so you can visit the beach at Meth Cranes By-The-Sea or Continue reading
Happy Patriots Day, everyone! Today thousands of runners are making that famous trek from Hopkinton to Boylston Street. That s The Boston Marathon, the only one that counts, but there are many ways you can run 26 miles and 385 yards Continue reading
If you ve driven a car at all around these parts, you ve certainly spent some time as a part of slow or stopped traffic. Despite how it may feel when you re parked on the Southeast Distressway, Boston is, relatively speaking, not Continue reading
Some neighborhoods of the Boston area are actual islands, or were at one point. Others, however, can feel that way even when connected to each other by land. Water isn t the only thing that can create a gulf between neighborhoods; Continue reading
When you think of your neighborhood, you probably think of many things—people, institutions, cultures and geography. In your mind it probably has a spatial extent, or a center, or some fuzzy definition of what is here and what is there. Continue reading