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Here's a whole list of links taken from the Boston section of the GSLIS Student Handbook. Links for GSLIS West are coming soon!

On this page

• B.1. Moving to Boston
• B.2. Neighborhoods
• B.3. Finding a Home
• B.4. Got Kids?
• B.5. Getting Around
• B.6. Food & Drink
• B.7. Culture & Nightlife
• B.8. Shopping
• B.9. Entertaining Out-of-Town Guests

B.1. Moving to Boston

• City of Boston
• State of Massachusetts
• G.1.1. Weather & Climate
  • Weather.com
  • WBZ

B.2. Neighborhoods & Surrounding Towns

• B.2.1. Back Bay
• B.2.2. Beacon Hill
• B.2.3. Brighton/Allston
• B.2.4. Brookline
• B.2.5. Cambridge
  • Harvard Square Business Association
• B.2.6. Chinatown/Theater District
  • Boston Citysearch
• B.2.7. Jamaica Plain
• B.2.8. Mission Hill/The Fenway
• B.2.9. The North End
• B.2.10. Somerville
• B.2.11. South Boston
• B.2.12. South End

B.3. Finding A Home

• B.3.1. Boston.com—Real Estate
• B.3.2. Renting
  • BostonApartments.com
  • The Boston Housing Market (MIT)
  • City of Boston Rental Housing Resource Center
  • Craigslist Boston
  • Resources from Simmons College Office of Student Life
    • Realtors

B.4. Got Kids?

• B.4.1. Schools & Daycare
  • Boston Public Schools
    
  • Brookline Public Schools
  • Cambridge Public Schools
  • Somerville Public Schools
  • State Department of Early Education and Care
  • Massachusetts Department of Education
• B.4.2. Amusements
  • Boston Centers for Youth and Families
  • Boston Children's Museum
  • GoCityKids Guide for Parents
• B.4.3. Community Centers & Organizations
  • Boy Scouts Boston Minuteman Council
  • Girl Scouts Patriots' Trail Council
  • YMCA

B.5. Getting Around

• Car-Free in Boston
• Simmons College Commuter Options
• B.5.1. By Plane: Airports
  • Logan International, Boston (BOS)
  • Manchester Boston Regional, Manchester NH (MHT)
  • T.F. Green International, Providence RI (PVD)
• B.5.2. By Car
  • Registry of Motor Vehicles
  • Zipcar
    • Simmons Zipcar Discount (corrected link)
• B.5.3. By Public Transportation
  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
  • MBTA Rider Tools (Trip Planner, Service Around a Location, etc.)
  • Semester Pass
• B.5.4. By Bicycle
  • Boston Critical Mass
  • City of Boston—Bicycling in Boston
  • Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition
• B.5.5. By Bus or Train
  • Amtrak
  • Greyhound
  • LimoLiner
  • Peter Pan
  • South Station

B.6. Food & Drink

• Best of Boston
• Boston Citysearch
• Boston Globe Restaurant Section
• Boston Magazine Dining Section
• Boston Phoenix Restaurant Reviews
• Boston Vegetarian Society
• Phantom Gourmet
• Zagat Boston
• B.6.1. Restaurants
  • Thaitation
  • Cambridge 1
  • Canestaro
  • Church
• B.6.2. Bars
  • Boston Beer Works
  • Church
  • The Squealing Pig
• B.6.3. Grocery Stores
  • Shaw's/Star Market
  • Stop & Shop
  • Trader Joe's
  • Whole Foods

B.7. Culture & Nightlife

• Boston.com A&E Section (requires registration)
• Simmons Box Office
• B.7.1. Museums
  • SearchBoston City Guide
  • Museum of Fine Arts
  • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • Institute of Contemporary Art
  • Museum of Bad Art
  • Museum of Science
    • Free Stargazing
      
  • MIT Museum
  • The Harvard University Museums
  • New England Aquarium
  • Zoo New England (Franklin Park and Stone Zoos)
• B.7.2. Theater & Live Shows
  • Boston.com A&E Section (requires registration)
  • Boston's Weekly Dig
  • Broadway In Boston
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • The American Repertory Theatre
  • The Boston Ballet
  • The Berklee Performance Center
  • The Boston Conservatory
  • Boston University's College of Fine Arts
  • Emerson College's Cutler Majestic Theatre
• B.7.3. Movies
  • Boston.com Movies (requires registration)
  • Mr. Movie Times Boston (corrected link)
  • Independent Film Festival of Boston
  • Independent Theaters:
    • The Brattle Theater, Cambridge MA
    • The Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline MA
    • Kendall Square Cinema, Cambridge MA
    • The Somerville Theatre, Somerville MA
    • The Capitol Theatre, Arlington MA
    • West Newton Cinema, West Newton MA
    • Dedham Community Theatre, Dedham MA
• B.7.4. Dancing & Clubs
  • Boston Citysearch
  • Boston's Weekly Dig
  • House of Blues Boston
  • The Milky Way Lounge & Lanes
    
  • The Roxy
  • The Tango Society of Boston
• B.7.5. Professional Sports
  • Boston.com Sports Section (requires registration)
  • The Bruins—NHL
  • The Celtics—NBA
  • The Patriots—NFL
  • The Red Sox—MLB
  • The Revolution—MLS
  • College Sports
    • Boston.com College Sports Section (requires registration)
    • Simmons College Varsity Sports
• B.7.6. Billiards & Bowling
  • Boston Billiard Club
  • Flat Top Johnny's
  • Jillian's
  • King's
  • Lanes & Games
  • The Milky Way Lounge & Lanes
    
  • Sacco's Bowl Haven
  • Big City
• B.7.7. Karaoke & Sing-a-longs
  • Jacob Wirth's
  • Jake Ivory's
    
  • Limelight Studios
  • The Milky Way Lounge & Lanes
    
• B.7.8. The Great Outdoors
  • Arnold Arboretum
  • Blue Hills Reservation
  • Boston Harbor Islands
  • Boston Ski & Sports Club
  • Department of Conservation & Recreation
  • Frog Pond
  • Jamaica Pond
  • Walden Pond State Reservation

B.8. Shopping

• CambridgeSide Galleria
• Copley Place (Choose "Copley Place" from the "Select a Mall or Center" menu)
• Downtown Crossing
• Faneuil Hall Marketplace
• IKEA Stoughton
• Newbury Street
• The Shops at Prudential Center
• The Shops at Trilogy

B.9. Entertaining Out-of-Town Guests

• State website for visitors
• In Boston:
  • Boston Duck Tours
  • The Boston Harbor Islands
  • Faneuil Hall
  • The Freedom Trail
  • Frog Pond (wading/ice skating)
  • Museum of African American History
    • Black Heritage Trail
  • The New England Aquarium
  • Swan Boats
• Outside of Boston:
  • The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
  • Higgins Armory Museum
  • The Peabody Essex Museum
  • Plimouth Plantation
  • Provincetown, Mass.
  • Salem, Mass.
  • Old Sturbridge Village

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