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Restaurants

The Michelin Guide Might Come to Boston. Cool?

The Michelin Guide may be coming to Boston, reports the Boston Business Journal. The company that grants coveted where-to-eat stars to restaurants around the globe—well, […]

Arts & Entertainment

The Taylor Swift Eras Tour of Science Comes to Boston

In his various TV series about the solar system and the cosmos, Professor Brian Cox guides audiences through the most beautifully vast ideas humans can […]

City Life

Does Boston Still Drink?

It’s Saturday night, 7 p.m. to be precise, and the temperature is going down faster than the $1 oysters at Vialé. Wind whips through my […]

Home & Property

On the Market: A Beacon Hill Townhouse with a Bulletproof Glass Entryway

36 Lime Street, Boston Price: $15,999,000 Size: 5,875 square feet Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 5 (3 full, 2 partial) When you think about the best properties […]

A crowd of people pack into a food hall with "Big Queer Food Fest" branding on a giant projection screen overhead.
Arts & Entertainment

Boston’s Queer Festival Takeover Is the Feel-Good Story 2025 Desperately Needs

During a busy rush on Marathon Monday, a man entered Sweet Cheeks Q on Boylston Street in Fenway—and ripped down its Pride flag before leaving. […]

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Restaurants

A Luxe Caviar Bar and Shop Debuts in Brookline

This one’s for the high rollers: Marky’s Caviar, a retail shop and eight-seat caviar bar with locations in Florida and New York, opens today in […]

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Arts & Entertainment

The Prettiest Gardens to Visit in Boston and Beyond in Spring, Summer, and Fall

If you’re the type of person who notices the first faint flowering of the trees each spring, you’re not alone. Eagle-eyed garden fans can spot […]

Four rectangular slices of Roman-style pepperoni pizza, with charred pepperoni cups, sit on a wooden counter in front of a white-tiled wall.
Restaurants

Roman-Style Pizza Arrives in Boston’s South End

What happens when a crew with nearly 30 years of fine-dining experience tries its hand at fast-casual? We’ll find out on April 25, when the […]

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Restaurants

More Secret, Sexy Cocktail Bars in Boston, Please!

Inside a nondescript office building on the far edge of the North End, down a carpeted flight of stairs, through a swanky basement bar with […]

City Life

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2025

Life & Style

How Mark the Tailor Honors a Holocaust Survivor’s Legacy

Adam Mark has a distinct memory from his childhood: his dad, Leon, closing his eyes and holding shirtsleeves between two fingers while shopping for clothes. […]

Home & Property

On the Market: A Lighthouse in Somerset

1 Taunton River, Somerset Price: $1,100,000 Size: 900 square feet Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 0.5For anyone seeking a seafaring life on solid ground, a beacon of […]

Arts & Entertainment

Yay, America! Where to See Serious Men Pretending to Revolt in Greater Boston This Spring

Whether we call it the Semiquincentennial or the Sestercentennial, we’ll be celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence next year, and since we live in […]

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Restaurants

Korean Street Food Meets NYC Bodega Culture at Nowon

Take comforting Korean rice cakes and mix them with the flavors of a New York City bodega chopped cheese sandwich, throw in an old-school hip-hop […]

Bun-shaped pastries are covered with a dusting of light brown spices.
Restaurants

How Do You Turn a Civil Rights Monument into a Pastry?

When Joanne Chang first stepped inside the Boston Common concession pavilion—where the award-winning restaurateur is about to open the 10th location of Flour Bakery & […]