Stan Grossfeld

B oston traffic is a perfect storm of misery. Gas is up by more than 30 percent since last Memorial Day. Rush hour is an all-day affair.

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

C AMBRIDGE — After two months of heated competition, followed by six months of silence over top-secret results, Laurence Louie, the chef/owner of

With flags and banners flying high, seven tugboats next month will guide 17 tall ships from around the world into Boston Harbor.

QUECHEE, Vt. - When Paul Sena,72, arrived a day early for his rookie stint as balloonmeister at the 46 th Annual Quechee Balloon Festival, he got a welcome straight out of the “Wizard of Oz.”

A BOARD THE N.S. MIRCEA — The wind finally had freshened to a sail-swelling 17 mph Thursday when a Romanian training officer pumped his fists, paced

Sunday was On Field Photo Day at Fenway Park. Fans swarmed the warning track. The players came out mostly in T-shirts without numbers on their backs.

At Fenway Park, a visit by architect and urban planner extraordinaire Janet Marie Smith is cause for celebration.

The Globe's Stan Grossfeld this week finds people relaxing, not stressing.

Go visit elephants Alice, Ginny, and Kate before they are moved to a Tennessee refuge next year. They won’t forget you, either.