“You know, being forced to have to make do with a sock or paper towel roll or rags, just to get through your day, just to get be able to go to work, to be able to go to school and sit in a classroom and learn: It really is a dignity issue, and it … Read more
“It’s deceptively simple, but it’s going to take a lifetime to figure out how to do well.” –Jason Ryan, Bell Ringer Steeped in History The first thing you see when you open the thick, black door to Hingham’s Memorial Bell Tower is a hulking rock that looks like a big, misshapen potato. “Unpeeled!” calls out … Read more
“I’m not depressed, but I’m not exactly happy. I’m meh.” The Great Escape This episode was absolutely selfish. I’ve been in a really funky space lately. I’m not depressed, but I’m not exactly happy. I’m meh. I feel like I’m in this weird in-between. It doesn’t feel like the height of Covid, but it still … Read more
“I have to ask myself, is this worth a wheelchair? And the answer is always no.” – Sonia Steele, living with MS Sonia Steele was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2008. Flare ups are triggered by stress and environmental factors. So when a worldwide pandemic hit, the Hingham mom and her family did what they … Read more
“Sometimes chaos breeds innovation and opportunity. So, I said, you know what? Here’s an opportunity.” ~ Brian McLaughlin Opening a restaurant is incredibly challenging in the best of times. Now throw in a global pandemic. Brian McLaughlin, owner of Locales Tacos y Taqueria has hit many a roadblock in his path to launch the much-anticipated … Read more
“We’re like a little peninsula down here. There aren’t a ton of bars. It’s not very ‘sceney.’ It’s a really great family town and just a beautiful spot.” – James Nicholas, St. Clair Annex As part of a new travel series with the Hingham Anchor, we traveled 80 miles south to Watch Hill, Rhode Island. … Read more
“Before, we had like a free-for-all party sound. This might be a more unifying sound, at least from within.” – Aldous Collins Aldous Collins has emerged from the quiet of Covid to a rebirth of sorts. Like all of us, the frontman for The Aldous Collins Band is thinking more about how he wants to … Read more
“Until you’ve actually tasted it and had it, I just don’t think you fully understand.” –Mark Gould This week, we dive into the hot-from-the-oven world of South Shore bar pizza. There are fierce rivalries, ferocious loyalties and opinions on everything from burnt edges to baked beans (don’t even get them started on pineapple). It’s a … Read more
“If it’s a little bit restricted still, I think they’ll still settle in with that. I certainly hope so.” With restrictions eased, famed theaters from New York’s Broadway to beloved community theaters here on the South Shore are pledging to get productions back on stage by the fall. But exactly what that looks like for … Read more
Hingham has historically been a strong real estate market, but the last year is unprecedented in many ways. “It’s crazy,” says Jill O’Donnell. “It feels like all logic has gone out the window.” That’s how the Hingham mom describes her exhausting hunt for a new home. The pandemic has fueled a suburban real estate boom … Read more