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2002 Best Singles Scene, Gay

Club Café

Boston
On any given night, this South End restaurant is the place to be seen for gay singles on the prowl. The bar's expertly mixed ice-cold [...] read more»
2002 Best Singles Scene, Lesbian

Melissa Ferrick concerts

With album titles like Valentine Heartache, you wouldn't think Boston lesbian cult singer Melissa Ferrick was the gushy romantic type. But her powerful acoustic melodies [...] read more»
2001 Best Singles Scene, Gay

Club Café

Boston
This fairly upscale bar, club, and restaurant is still the staple of Boston's South End gay scene, despite its consistently overpriced food. Still, you don't [...] read more»
2001 Best Singles Scene, Lesbian

Jamaica Plain Women’s Flag Football Association

You can't get much more physical than this intramural league that takes over Jamaica Plain's English High field each fall. In the four years of [...] read more»
2001 Best Singles Scene, Straight

The Dog Walking Hour, Commonwealth Avenue Mall

In the romantic hour when streetlights first crackle to life, lonely singles prowl the city from Commonwealth Avenue Mall to Minuteman Bike Path with naught [...] read more»
2000 Best Singles Scene, Gay

Sunday mornings, upper 500 block of Tremont Street

Boston
After a busy night of clubbing, boys in the know head to this South End block to recoup their energy and shop for future dates. [...] read more»
2000 Best Singles Scene, Straight

MFA Friday evenings, 5:30p.m.-9:30p.m.

Boston
This event has understandably garnered plenty of press—it's the perfect combination of art, music, wine, and singles ranging in age from 20 to 50. While [...] read more»
1979 Best Singles Scene

Seaside

Boston
Senior editor Curtis Hartman's wallet was bulging with phone numbers after one night of bartending there. And he's married. read more»
1978 Best Singles Scene

Last Hurrah, in the Parker House

Boston
He who laughs, lasts. read more»