A tea party is the perfect excuse to dress up and enjoy spring weather with friends. Check out these elegant tea party recipes, decorations, games, and more!

NEW BEDFORD — Just in time for the 240th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, the New Bedford Whaling Museum will have a new ship model on display when it opens Tuesday.

More than $1 million worth of jewels were on display at journalist and novelist Holly Peterson ’s stunning Water Mill house this week, where she co-hosted a tea party for jewelry curator and ...