Karla joined Patch in mid-2010 as a Boston-area regional editor, making the leap into hyperlocal news after years of focus on the national and international news fronts at The Christian Science Monitor, CNN and CNN International -- doing online news since 1998. She has lived in a neighborhood she loves, Jamaica Plain, for more than 20 years, with a stint in lovely Atlanta sandwiched in the middle. Beyond the news, she is, among other things, a (fair-weather) biker, a rabid Celtic music fan and an unabashed church nerd.
Here are some ideas of how to avoid getting ill during your summer BBQs and cookouts, including tips from local authorities as well as national experts and agencies.
Group working on issues facing teens and others in Watertown handed out their Community Spirit Awards this week.
First, New York. Now, Cambridge and possibly even Brookline are mulling the idea of legally restricting the size of some sodas as a way to fight the obesity problem. What do you think?
Mass. House passes the bill on Wednesday night; now on to the Senate.
First, New York. Now, Cambridge and possibly even Brookline are mulling the idea of legally restricting the size of some sodas as a way to fight the obesity problem. What do you think?
First, New York. Now, Cambridge and possibly even Brookline are mulling the idea of legally restricting the size of some sodas as a way to fight the obesity problem. What do you think?
First, New York. Now, Cambridge and possibly even Brookline are mulling the idea of legally restricting the size of some sodas as a way to fight the obesity problem. What do you think?
First, New York. Now, Cambridge and possibly even Brookline are mulling the idea of legally restricting the size of some sodas as a way to fight the obesity problem. What do you think?
First, New York. Now, Cambridge and possibly even Brookline are mulling the idea of legally restricting the size of some sodas as a way to fight the obesity problem. What do you think?
Click on the category below and nominate the best local businesses, services and places in Newton.
Nominate your go-to place in the comments; it may be voted a Readers' Choice later this summer.
Nominate your go-to place in the comments; they may be voted a Readers' Choice for the best of Concord later this summer.
Nominate your go-to place in the comments; they may be voted a Readers' Choice for best of Concord later this summer.
Nominate your go-to place for best pizza in the comments; it may be voted a Patch Readers' Choice for best of Concord later this summer.
Nominate your go-to place in the comments; they may be voted a Readers' Choice for best of Concord later this summer.
Nominate your go-to place ( or places) in the comments; they may be voted a Readers' Choice for the best of Concord later this summer.
Nominate your go-to place in the comments; they may be voted a Readers' Choice for best of Concord later this summer.
Click on the category below and nominate the best of local businesses in Lexington and environs.
Click on a category below and nominate the best of Weston.
Nominate your favorite bartender and where they work in the comments; her or she may be voted a Patch Readers' Choice later this summer.
