It's that time of year again and the bikes are back! Get out and enjoy our beautiful city. thehubway.com

It's that time of year again. Avoid getting a parking ticket, and or towed in the coming days as street street sweeping programs resume in Boston, Cambridge and Somerville for the season

What it's like to live + work in Boston's core neighborhoods? According to the March 22, 2013 edition of The Boston Courant and data from the U.S. Census it means that you are more than likely going commute to work on foot.

In case you weren't aware it's City of Boston annual dog licensing time again. Dig out your files from the vet, complete and send in the dog license application. April 1 marks the beginning of the new licensing year.

Let's face it, towing is a facet of city life for those of us who park on streets throughout Boston and cannot always be mindful of what day of the week street sweeping is or, which side is "safe" today.

For the past several years the area immediately to east of the Boston Common has held several seemingly competing and confusing names.