Dirk Diegel, Vidal Sassoon
Don't expect a boy's regular. Diegel spends quality time with your hair so you won't have to. High style, low maintenance. 14 Newbury St., Boston, MA .
Workout Plus
For $299 a year, you get an enormous weight room, a cavernous aerobics studio, and a comprehensive cardiovascular area. A great place to stretch yourself and your dollar. 618 Washington Street, Dedham, MA .
Boston Coach Corporation
Courteous drivers and obsessive punctuality make Boston Coach's discreet gray sedans the Hub's best black-car service—as long as your employer is footing the bill. 151 Everrett Avenue, Chelsea, MA .
LaFlamme
Have your hair cut for $9 in the seat of power. Henry Kissinger used to have his hair cut at this eight-chair classic barbershop in Harvard Square. 21 Dunster Street, Cambridge, MA .
Black Magic Chimney Sweeps
Larry O'Connor is even honest enough to tell you that you don't need your chimney cleaned when you think you do. 10 Spring St., Cambridge, MA .
Tom Finneran
House Speaker for Life and clean elections foe Tom Finneran engineered a bill to strip state judges of the power to hire their own secretaries and law clerks.
Beacon Hill Travel
Beacon Hill Travel has good tours, good prices. Beacon Hill, MA
Columbus Dry Cleaners
Lost your ticket? Not a problem. The clerks here know their regulars well. 465 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA 2116, .
Anna's Taqueria
The burritos are a steal; the house salsa, supreme. Regulars don't mind the lines. 1412 Beacon St #1, Brookline, MA 2446, annastaqueria.com.
Skenderian Apothecary
If your doctor prescribes it, they got it, and they'll tell you all about it. 1613 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA .
Designer Clothing
Good discounts on designer labels, along with in-house tailoring and helpful service. 161 Devonshire St., Boston, MA .
The Midtown Cultural District
Enough pre-event publicity. Pour the wine, start the music.
The lovely Wilbur Theater was down-scaled into a cabaret house and dinner/dance theater.
Julien
Marvelous setting, fancy French food. Bring your wallet. Hotel Meridien, 250 Franklin St., Boston, MA .
<em>Trip the Light. Fantastic.</em>
The sentiment may be less than sincere, but the message lights up your life. At the Boston Edison plant alongside the Fitzgerald Expressway, Boston, MA .