Fourth of July 2009
Note: Events could be canceled or postponed due to rain. Please check with event organizer to confirm, and see the state Fire Marshal's list of rain dates.
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Readers' call-in line
Reader voice mails featuring patriotic tunes.
Summer recipes
Here are some menu ideas for your cookout or barbecue.
- Tuna noodle casserole
- Deviled eggs
- Spicy tomato meatloaf
- Patriotic parfaits
- Lemony snap peas
- Bow-tie pasta salad
- Potato salad with bacon & apples
- Salmon Nicoise
- Fresh peas and mint
- Homemade tartar sauce
- Sour cream blueberry cake
- Baked rhubarb with ricotta
- Lamb kebabs
- Guacamole
- Strawberry shortcakes
- Pulled chicken sandwiches
- Build a better burger
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Your festive photos
See readers' colorful pics of fireworks, parades, and parties, and submit your own.
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- Submit Your July 4th photos
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- Patriotic pet pics
- call us Share your American pride and songs
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New England Patriots
Celebrate Independence Day by visiting the local historical sites that shaped our nation.
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Light up the sky
Pop! Boom! Bang! Here are some of the great, colorful July 4th fireworks photos shot by Globe photographers in years past.
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We all scream...
Take a tasty, frosty, chocolate-y trip to New England's best ice cream spots. You should probably bring a spoon.
- Talk Best ice cream spots?
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- or Try frozen yogurt
Food
Smoke and spice
Local restaurants — including Blue Ribbon Bar-B-Q and Chacarero — share secrets about sauces that make grilled food great
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Eat out in Boston
Nothing says summer like sipping white wine and noshing on dinner alfresco. Here's a roundup of the best outdoor dining in the city.
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Beaches within reach
Gas prices are on the rise. Beat the traffic on July 4th weekend and check out these beaches accessible by public transportation.
- Pics Your perfect beach
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- Find a beach