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You thought you only had to pick colors? Sorry! In addition, you’ll also need to decide on the sheen of your paint — glossy, semi-gloss or flat. The glossier the surface, the more likely it is to show imperfections, brush strokes and touch up marks. On the other hand, glossy surfaces are easier to clean. Many homeowners opt to use flat paint for walls and semi-gloss or glossy paint for columns, railings and window sashes.

Color swatches look very different when they are brought out of the store and viewed in natural sunlight. Also, colors appear lighter on large surfaces than they do on small samples. It’s best to test your selected color in one area before buying gallons of paint.

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Walk the Freedom Trail
One of Americas’ first historic walking tours, the Freedom Trail is the perfect introduction to Colonial and Revolutionary Boston. The walking tour takes visitors to 16 historical sites, covering two and a half centuries of America’s most significant past.

Visit the Famous Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Faneuil Hall MarketplaceExternal Link is a collection of boutiques, eateries and pushcart vendors housed in converted 18th century warehouses. Enjoy the street entertainers that frequently perform outside.

Take a Ride on the Swan Boats

The Swan Boats External Link in the Public Garden are a Boston tradition. Enjoy a peaceful 15 minute ride as a Swan Boats driver paddles you around the Public Garden Lagoon.

Visit Paul Revere’s House

Built around 1680, Paul Revere’s House External Link is the oldest building in downtown Boston, and served as the home of Paul Revere and his family from 1770 to 1800. Revere left here for his famous “midnight ride.”

Visit the Harbor Islands

Just a short ferry ride from the city, you can visit the Boston Harbor IslandsExternal Link, the country’s newest National Park, composed of 34 islands. Visitors can enjoy swimming, boating, island tours, hiking, fishing and bird watching.

Visit the Parks of the Emerald Necklace

Boston’s Emerald Necklace consists of an 1,100-acre chain of nine parks linked by parkways and waterways.

Take a walk through Boston Common and the Public Garden, the oldest public park and botanical garden in the country. In the summer, the Boston Common’s Frog Pond features a spray pool for children and in the winter a skating rink.

Go to a Show or Concert

In the theatre district, you’ll find the Opera House, Colonial TheatreExternal Link, Wilbur Theatre, Shubert TheatreExternal Link and the Wang Center for the Performing ArtsExternal Link. Outside of the theatre district, you’ll also find The HuntingtonExternal Link, The American Repertory TheatreExternal Link, The Lyric StageExternal Link, The Calderwood PavilionExternal Link and the Emerson Majestic TheatreExternal Link.

Dance performances remain a cultural strong point in Boston and the Boston BalletExternal Link, known for its classical and modern works, is one of the best in the world.

The world renowned Boston Symphony OrchestraExternal Link and the Boston PopsExternal Link, which plays lighter, more popular classis and show tunes perform at Symphony HallExternal Link.

Go to a Sporting Event

In Boston, enthusiasm for sports is vital to the city’s character. Fans are especially fond of Fenway Park, home of the 2004 World Champion Boston Red SoxExternal Link. From November to January, the National Football League’s three time Champion New England PatriotsExternal Link draw sell-out crowds to Gillette StadiumExternal Link just outside of Boston. Another draw to Gillette is the New England RevolutionExternal Link, the region’s Major League Soccer Team.

Boston fans are also passionate about the Boston CelticsExternal Link, who once ruled basketball as no team ever dominated a sport by winning 16 world championships. Competing for pennant space on the rafters of the TD Banknorth GardenExternal Link are the BruinsExternal Link, winners of five Stanley Cup Championships, and the first team to be awarded a franchise in the National Hockey League in 1924. The city also has a Major League Lacrosse Team, The Boston CannonsExternal Link, who play their home games at Boston University’s Nickerson Field. The Boston LobstersExternal Link, a member of the World Team Tennis League, is Boston’s newest sporting team and plays all home games at Harvard University’s Bright Arena.

Collegiate sports in Boston have been shining brightly in recent years as well, gaining national recognition and respect in hockey, basketball and football.

The Boston MarathonExternal Link, held each April on Patriots’ Day, remains one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world. Each October, rowers have come from far and near to take part in the Head of the CharlesExternal Link, the world’s largest regatta.

Museums

Experience art from Ancient Egyptian to Contemporary at The Museum of Fine ArtsExternal Link or The Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumExternal Link.

Kids will enjoy exhibits focused on arts, culture and science at The Children’s MuseumExternal Link. And the Museum of ScienceExternal Link offers hands-on exhibits, laser shows and IMAX films that are fun for all ages.

Shopping & Dining

In the Back Bay, visitors can walk the length of Newbury StreetExternal Link for some of Boston’s most chic, fashionable stores. The parallel boulevard, Boylston Street, has a number of fine department stores leading to the Shops at the Prudential CenterExternal Link that also connects by a walkway to Copley PlaceExternal Link, a marble and brass enclosed mall full of upscale stores and restaurants.

Step One: Figure out how you want to divide the costs of rent and utilities. Unless one of the bedrooms is substantially larger than the other, you probably will want to split the costs evenly between roommates.
Step Two: Figure out how you want to divide daily living expenses - things that fall into the “common-use” category such as milk, coffee and laundry detergent. If you decide you want to have “mutual property,” such as furniture or appliances, determine how to divide those expenses, too.
Step Three: Determine what kind of person you want living in your home. Do you want a male or female roommate? A smoker or nonsmoker? Gay or straight? A partier or a homebody?
Step Four: Ask friends if they know of people looking for a place to live. This gives you a character reference.
Step Five: Place ads on community bulletin boards and in local newspapers with a clear description of your home or apartment, monthly expenses and the kind of roommate you’re looking for. Some Internet sites let users list their ads for free.
Step Six: Screen applicants on the phone when they call. If you can tell right away that someone won’t work out, don’t waste your time meeting him or her face-to-face.
Step Seven: Invite applicants who sound promising to come by for a meeting. If your ad specifies a nonsmoker and the person smells like cigarettes, you’ll have saved yourself time and hassle.
Step Eight: Ask for references from previous landlords and roommates.
Step Nine: Verify the applicant’s employment.

is an area of Boston, Massachusetts. While it can be considered one neighborhood for administrative purposes, in reality it is composed of numerous neighborhoods with two very different feels, and is rarely referred to as a single entity in casual conversation (”The Fenway,” and “Kenmore Square” or simply “Kenmore” are far more commonly spoken).

Fenway Park

It is the home of Fenway Park, the famous Citgo sign, Kenmore Square, Northeastern University, much of Boston University, Berklee College of Music, The Boston Conservatory, Emmanuel College, Massachusetts College of Art, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Simmons College, Wheelock College, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Fenway is a neighborhood bounded on the south by Mission Hill, the Back Bay Fens and Columbus Avenue, on the north by the Mass Pike, and on the west by Mission Hill. Fenway is one of the last middle class neighborhoods left in downtown Boston. The neighborhood almost entirely comprised of five- to six-story walk-up apartment buildings, with small, independently owned shops scattered throughout. Racially, Fenway is predominantly white but also has a large population of Asian & African Americans. This area provides housing for many students who attend the surrounding colleges and universities unable to provide on-campus living arrangements. The crime-rate in the neighborhood remains relatively low. The neighborhood feels somewhat isolated from the rest of downtown due to the large park and major highway that act as the neighborhood’s boundaries. With its proximity to major parks, Back Bay, Boston University, Northeastern University and the Longwood cultural district, Fenway may be Boston’s last untapped real estate gem. In the last few years, development in the Fenway has picked up, particularly from developer Samuels and Associates. Recent developments include the renovation of the Landmark Center, which now houses a Best Buy, Regal Cinemas, Bed Bath & Beyond, Longhorn Steakhouse, Staples, and other retailers and office space, and the 576-unit, 17-floor Trilogy apartment building on Brookline Avenue and Boylston Street. Currently, another development named 1330 Bolyston is under construction, and will contain 210 condos and 85,000 square feet of office space contained within 14 floors. Planned developments include a tower, of perhaps 30 floors and reminiscent of the Flatiron Building in NYC, at the confluence of Bolyston Street and Brookline Avenue. Other plans include the renovation of the Howard Johnson motel on Bolyston Street, to be rehabbed as an upscale hotel. Additionally, developer John Rosenthal is planning to build a complex named One Kenmore over the Mass Pike alongside the Beacon Street Bridge, comprising 525 units in one 17 floor tower and one 20 floor tower. Concerning infrastructure, the MBTA is planning to renovate the currently under-lit Fenway Green Line stop, and the nearby Yawkey Way Commuter Rail Station. Finally, the Museum of Fine Arts is in the midst of a $425 million expansion, and the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum is contemplating the construction of a second building.

The Citgo Sign

Kenmore is located north and west of Fenway, and shares many of the same attributes of Fenway. Fenway Park is in fact located in Kenmore, right across the Mass Pike from Kenmore Square. The area is however less isolated and has a slightly more upscale atmosphere due to its proximity to the suburb of Brookline. Many students from nearby Boston University and Northeastern University reside in the neighborhood. The area is almost entirely brick, walk-up buildings and brownstone townhouses, although over the last 20 years almost every residential building in Kenmore has been purchased by Boston University and turned into dorms, especially in the Audubon Circle area between Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue.

The Fenway is separated from the Back Bay neighborhood by the Muddy River, which flows through the Back Bay Fens and into the Charles River.