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October 2011 Issue

Great Fall Getaways

Whether your crew includes thrill seekers, gastronomes, spa junkies, or even art, history, and antiques aficionados, your ideal retreat awaits. Steal these itineraries, and consider the crowd pleased.

Feature

Designing the Dream

Five years and three concepts in the making, a Lincoln art collector’s home is at last a completed masterpiece.

Fast Times at Marina Bay?

The O’Connell family rose from nothing to become one of the state’s most powerful developers, but their world of privilege has begun to crumble.

Absentee Landlords

To clean up its worst neighborhoods, Boston has instituted a new plan targeting absentee landlords. But can it really work?

Department

Circus Act

A recent list of America’s 10 worst zoos for elephants had two Massachusetts entries. That’s right—charges of animal mistreatment in the progressive hotbed of America. What’s going on here?

Fatal Attraction

As the recent murders of two young women tragically demonstrate, it’s long past time this state got serious about teenage dating violence.

News

The Road to Camelot

Joseph Kennedy III has officially stepped onto the great political launching pad of the Middlesex DA’s office.

Person of Interest: Audie Cornish

Once a cub reporter in Boston, she’s NPR’s next big star.

Getting Dirty … In Bed

Myers + Chang offers a modern twist on Asian fare — and that includes the South End eatery’s fortune cookies.

As Easy as 1, 2, 3?

Publications like to gin up a little controversy with their rankings every now and then … but when it comes to Boston, those lists have lately been a study in contradictions.

All Lit Up

The Boston Book Festival turns three.

Restaurants

Table Talk

What’s heating up the city’s food (and drink!) scene.

Fresh Idea: Cool It

Aloe vera: burn remedy and…trendy foodstuff? It is for some Boston chefs.

Late to the Game?

Let’s face it: As dining trends go, Boston’s always a season (or two) behind. Does that make us a lesser food city?

Restaurants

Small Bite at Redbones Rib Shack

The folks at Somerville’s Redbones have taken the next step toward citywide barbecue domination with their new rib shack in Kendall Square.

Restaurants

First Bite: The Brahmin

A new Back Bay hangout focuses on the Boston of yore—with results pointing to a solid future.

Restaurants

Dining Out: Bina Osteria

For this Downtown Crossing restaurant and its new chef, the third time’s the charm.

Home Design

Living Large: On the Market

Rachel Slade’s off-kilter take on hub dwellings.

Fashion + Style

Haute Headlines

What’s happening in Hub style.

Fair Trade

Braving the bargain-hunting melee at a local clothing exchange.

New Kid on the Block

An eco-minded baby shop gives modern parents plenty to coo about.

Gams Aglow

Get a kick out of these brightly hued pants, the perfect complement to your favorite fall basics.

Oh My Mod

With a timeless tailored cut and chic color blocking, this coat is right on trend: It’s Twiggy, with a modern twist.

Arts + Entertainment

Arts Beat: Nanjing Revisited

A Boston author explores his homeland’s trauma.

Hubbub: Jack Edwards

The play-by-play voice of the Bruins had quite a run last season. Now, not even he knows what he’ll come up with next.