My wife and I are relocating (again) next summer, this time to Boston, where she'll be working at Tufts University. Which means I need to find some work and a place to live over the next 9 or 10 months--and probably make a few trips up there to scout around.
What I'm wondering is--has anyone around here either lived there or visited for a long enough time to get a sense of the lay of the land? What are the good and bad places to live? What's a good place to find a recreational hockey league? To watch hockey and have a beer? etc. etc.
Even general impressions of the city would be nice--I've never been there. (hey, it can't be worse than Philly, right?
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