Durgin Park News Today

An edited sample of online readers' reactions to Joan Vennochi's piece in the special Ideas section "Blueprints for a new downtown Boston."

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To the Editor: Yes, I am the 10-year-old Ukrainian kid whose parents are trying to shelter from Russian bombs — in my case they were German bombs. And no, we did not have a basement to our building or a subway to shelter in. My parents moved our dining table into an interior hall space, […]

‘Tis the weekend for mint juleps and extravagant hats: The Kentucky Derby returns on Saturday for its 147th year, and restaurants and bars around the city are going all in on mint juleps and “best dressed” competitions. Southie’s Coppersmith will serve Kentucky fried chicken and mint juleps, while Cunard Tavern in Eastie will pour glasses of its single barrel Select Eagle Rare Kentucky bourbon and mint juleps, paired alongside Derby-inspired appetizers. (The restaurant is also awarding ...

First of all – thank you all so much for your kind words about Penelope. I read each and every one of them. So much love for such a charming duck. My honest thought before I posted was, man, I’ve got to stop introducing you guys to my gang because it’s just too traumatic for everyone when we lose one. Which is inevitable when you have a house full of rescues of varying ages. As I said to a friend a few days before we unexpectedly lost Penelope Pearl, love is a risk, no doubt about it, but...