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Is Badminton the Next Pickleball?

One semester in high school, my friends and I signed up to take badminton to fulfill our physical education requirement. Our two-fold rationale was this: […]

Restaurants

You Really Need to Try the Pastries at Back Bay’s Café Pastel

There’s a new dawn rising on Portuguese food in Boston. Need more proof than the swanky September opening of Amar, the more recent arrival of […]

City Life

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024

Several Uyghur noodle dishes and a dish with hot chili oil are spread on a colorful carpet with a copper pot of tea and a glass of wine in view.
Restaurants

Providence’s Acclaimed Uyghur Restaurant Jahunger Is Coming to Cambridge

Jahunger—a Uyghur restaurant in Providence with a James Beard semifinalist chef and co-owner—is certainly worth the drive from Boston. But soon, locals won’t have to […]

Home & Property

On the Market: A Wellesley Home with a Custom Party Barn

15 Croton St., Wellesley, Mass. Price: $6,795,000 Size: 8,725 square feet Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 8 (6 full, 2 partial) Party barn: 1 With summer right […]

Home & Property

How Do You Showcase Contemporary Art in a Barn-Inspired Home?

The Problem Set on a rare pastoral lot in suburban Boston, this newly built home was designed to offer maximum views of the landscape. With […]

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Restaurants

Brookline Gets a Thai-Inspired ‘Elevated Dive Bar’ from the Mahaniyom Team

Thai flavors meet global dishes and refreshing highballs at Merai, the soon-to-open second restaurant from the team behind Brookline Village’s award-winning Thai restaurant Mahaniyom. Set […]

Home & Property

On the Market: A Painted Lady Bed & Breakfast and Burger Bar on Cape Cod

8 Jarves Street, Sandwich Price: $1,725,000 $1,675,000 Size: 5,884 square feet Bedrooms: 10 Bathrooms: 13 (12 full, 1 partial) We can’t lie—owning a bed & breakfast […]

City Life

Remembering the Real Victim in the Karen Read Case, My Friend John O’Keefe

My phone was still on silent when I woke the morning of January 30, 2022, to four missed calls and a text from a friend […]

Home & Property

You Can Own a Very Special Barnstable Barn for $1.75 Million

3400 Main St., Barnstable Price: $1,750,000 Size: 5,098 square feet Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5 (4 full, 1 partial) Traditionally, there’s a big difference between being […]

Home & Property

On the Market: A Nature Lover’s Utopia in Topsfield

51 Asbury St., Topsfield Price: $3,500,000 Size: 8,057 square feet Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 8 (7 full, 1 partial) If the call of the great outdoors […]

An exterior of a restaurant has the name, Comfort Kitchen, painted in green on the building, and a small green sign says the same.
Restaurants

Comfort Kitchen and Talulla Are 2024 James Beard Award Nominees

James Beard Foundation awards season marches on: Today, the organization followed up January’s list of 2024 semifinalists for restaurant and chef awards with the whittled-down […]

Home & Property

Real Estate Showdown: A Colonial in Newton vs. a Historic Lexington Residence

LISTING AGENTS: RANDOLPH HERMAN, KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY EVOLUTION (NEWTON); JOHN BOYLE, LANDVEST (LEXINGTON) PHOTOS BY DAN ST. JOHN/LIGHTSHED PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO (NEWTON); HALSEY FULTON/FISHHAWK FILMS (LEXINGTON […]

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Restaurants

Soju, Sounds, and Sushi: A Restaurant Trio Opens in Downtown Crossing

Downtown Crossing is now home to a taste, or three, of contemporary Asian cuisine, culture, and cocktails with the debut of a trio of new […]

Home & Property

On the Market: A Cinematic Estate in Stowe with a Helicopter Pad

506 North Hill Rd., Stowe Price: $16,000,000 Size: 18,055 square feet Bedrooms: 8 Bathrooms: 16 Affectionately known by many as the Aspen of the East, […]