Happy birthday to us. It’s beentwo full years of BOStoday bringing hyper-local + positive news straight to your inbox. Today we want to celebrate all of you, our dedicated readers and social media followers who help make the BOStoday community what it is.

As a little gift, we're sharing some feedback from our readers and some of our favorite content from the past year.

Reader Feedback

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Editors picks

Jess
It's no secret I love learning about local history, so getting to deep dive on the history of the lobster roll in New England was a delicious experience. Plus, getting to meet some of you and asking your favorite way to enjoy a lobster roll was the perfect side dish.

Sometimes it's the little things, like getting to work with your dog — I got to sniff out New England's first dog-bar with my pup Reyna and that was a doggone good time to share with all of you.

Vicki
Getting people hip to the city's thriving hip-hop scene is one of my passions, so of course I had to break out some of Boston's best bars in honor of the genre's 50th anniversary. Allow BIA, Cousin Stizz, Coi Leray, and STL GLD to energize your playlist.

Combine a lifetime of living in Greater Boston with a love of dogs and a little creative license, and you get Part 1 of my breakdown of Boston neighborhoods as dog breeds. Where are my fellow BU terriers?