A quick guide to Boston-area tennis courts

Check out the local tennis courts with Boston.com’s A quick guide to Boston-area tennis courts.  Some of our favorite courts on the list are:

North End (605 Commercial St.)
These courts offer a perfect blend of Boston’s breathtaking scenery and your tennis adrenaline. Though somewhat hidden underneath the Charlestown Bridge, the courts peacefully lie by the waterfront and offer another angled view of the TD Garden.

MIT duPont Courts and J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble (77 Mass Ave.)
This enormous tennis complex is not your typical public court. All of the courts are in excellent condition thanks to the prestigious school’s constant maintenance. During certain hours, the indoor courts are available to MIT students and their guests only; otherwise, they’re available to the public for a fee, so if you’re a dedicated player who doesn’t mind paying the big bucks, you can cross “engaging in a rally under a giant bubble” off your bucket list.

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The 10 largest employers in Mass

Bizjournals.com have published the list of The 10 largest employers in Mass.  The companies are ranked by number of Massachusetts employees. The list includes Massachusetts head count and total head count for 2012 and 2011, lists the company’s chief executive, and breaks out which industries have the most employees in Massachusetts. Seven of the top 10 employers in Massachusetts are nonprofits; only two are public entities.

Massachusetts’ Largest Employers:

1. Massachusetts General Hospital
2. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC
3. The University of Massachusetts
4. Steward Health Care System
5. Harvard University
6. Brigham and Women’s Hospital
7. UMass Memorial Health Care
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
9. Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN)
10. State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT)

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The World’s Coolest Maps

Matadornetwork.com has found The world’s coolest maps, all in one place.  This place is a website called The Big Map Blog and it features a long list of decades and centuries-old maps from around the world. Unlike modern maps that are used for navigation, many of the older maps are beautiful works of art. Some of our favorite maps include:

1. A birds eye view of New York circa 1875:

Courtesy of The Big Map Blog

2.Anniv of Paul Revere’s Ride. Boston in 1776

Courtesy of The Big Map Blog

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The 25 Best Cities For Walking

Prevention.com highlights The 25 Best Cities For Walking based on a couple of factors such as quality of walking trails, Walkscore.com’s walkability score and pedestrian safety.

Cambridge, MA ranks number 1 with a walk score of 88.8 and features various historical walking tours around the city.

New York, NY comes in at number 2 with a walk score of 85.3 and features The High Line, which transformed 1.45 miles of long-neglected elevated freight train tracks into a birds-eye-view promenade above the shore of the Hudson River.

Jersey City, NJ rounds out the top 3 with a walk score of 85.2 and was also voted ”Best Fitness Walking Cities,” by the American Podiatric Medicine Association.

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Independent Coffee Shops of Boston

Boston.com finds the best Independent coffee shops of Boston.  Some of our picks include:

Zume’s Coffee House - The art on the walls of this Charlestown cafe changes every three months.  223 Main St., Charlestown, 617-242-0038; zumescoffeehouse.blogspot.com

Equal Exchange Café - Everything sold at Equal Exchange is fair trade and organic, and the coffee is roasted right in West Bridgewater. 226 Causeway St., Boston, 617-372-8777; equalexchangecafe.com

Flat Black Coffee Company - Named after the Australian slang term for espresso, this cafe offers 24 types of coffee that are roasted in Dorchester. 50 Broad St., Boston. 1170 Washington St. & 1906 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester; flatblackcoffeecompany.com

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Greater Boston’s Best Breakfast Spots

Boston.com’s highlights Greater Boston’s best breakfast spots. “From homey to haute, here is where to go for the most important meal of the day.” Some of our favorites on the list are:

THE BLUE ROOM - The fixed-price Sunday brunch buffet at The Blue Room in Cambridge is known for seasonal menus and top ingredients.
The Blue Room, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, 617-494-9034, theblueroom.net 

CROSSROADS CAFE & DELI - Locals flock for yummy quiches, three-egg omelets, and the traditional, no-frills plate of bacon, home fries, and eggs any way you want them.
Crossroads Cafe & Deli, 216 Rockland Street, Hanover, 781-826-9921

GERARD’S - Gerard Adomunes’s restaurant has been a major morning draw in Dorchester’s Adams Village for 40 years. The signature breakfast dish here is a concoction called “Irish Breakfast Festival”: two eggs, two slices of Irish bacon, two Irish sausages, home fries, black pudding, and white pudding.
Gerard’s, 772, Adams Street, Dorchester, 617-282-6370

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The 25 Best Men’s Stores in America

GQ.com has named The 25 Best Men’s Stores in America. These stores were chosen by GQ because” …they have impossibly hard-to-find brands or salesmen who know way too much about suits”… and “…”some are just beautiful rooms you never want to leave.” Some of our favorites are:

BODEGA - Hidden in the back of a bodega, this world-famous streetwear spot is as hard to find as the sneakers sold inside. The only place where you can buy an ice-cold Yoo-hoo and a clean pair of Jordans.

THE WEBSTER MIAMI - Milan Vukmirovic’s swanky South Beach shop sells $1,300 Lanvin swim shorts and a Balmain duffel for $3,800. The good news: In early May, Target releases a Webster collab in which everything in the collection is under fifty bucks.

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Funny ladies lead way at Hub comedy festival

Bostonherald.com’s Funny ladies lead way at Hub comedy festival highlights the fourth annual Boston Women in Comedy Festival which is going on from March 21st to March 25th. The festival features 225 comedians performing in 27 shows with headliners Carol Leifer (Writer, Executive Producer for “Seinfeld,” Nominated for a Writers Guild Award for “Modern Family”) and Wendy Liebman (Showtime 1-Hour Special “Taller on TV,” “Late Show with David Letterman” regular) leading the way.  For tickets and schedules, please visit: www.womenincomedyfestival.com.

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20 Rudest Cities in the Country

Travelandleisure.com compiles a list of the 20 Rudest Cities in the Country. The list was based on the results of a poll, voted on by Travel + Leisure readers. A look at this year’s rudest top 20 reveals one overarching trend: the bigger the city, the bigger the attitude—or at least its perceived attitude. New York City came in number 1 on the list, followed by Miami, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and Boston.

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From Tails to Toepads

“Enter the world of geckos — bulging eyes, night vision, sticky toepads, squawking voices, and disposable body parts. “ The Museum of Science, Boston’s Geckos: Tails To Toepads exhibition will be held at Stearns Hall through May 6th.  More than 60 exotic geckos will be on display. Admission to the exhibition is included with a  general admission pass to the museum.

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