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Tom Menino: Meddling While Boston Burns

As the city endures its worst and most grisly spate of violence in years, Mayor Menino keeps proposing solutions. And that’s the problem.

Wheels of Fortune

Herb Chambers conquered an industry — twice. So when’s he going to start enjoying it a little?

Education

Navigating the Boston Public Schools System

Come kindergarten, urban families have no choice but to flee the city for the ’burbs, right? Think again. It is possible to put together a great education for your kids right in Boston. Here’s how.

You Live Free, We Die

In the wake of the Arizona shootings, it’s comforting to think that the strict firearms regulations in Massachusetts keep us safe. But the truth is that it’s as easy to evade our gun laws as it is our sales tax—just head north.

Can Aaron Kushner Save the Globe?

Aaron Kushner, the former CEO of a small South Shore greeting-card company, has a top-secret cure for the dying newspaper industry. And he plans to put it to the test by buying the Boston Globe.

City Life

Top 10 List: Super Bowl Spots

By: A. J. Downey Just because the Pats didn’t make it to the big game doesn’t mean that Boston’s football fans have to sit out […]

Restaurants

Coming Right Up: OMG Red Velvet!

By: Katherine Brooks No longer restricted to the South or to cakes, red velvet has climbed its way north in the baking world and left […]

Winter Survival: Saving Your Parking Spot

After a nor’easter, how best to claim ownership of that parking spot you shoveled out? With a chair, of course. Here, our guide to neighborhood-appropriate space-savers.

When Crime Doesn’t Pay

It’s a local tradition: convicts lining up to publish their life story. So why muzzle the guy who faked his way into Harvard?

Person of Interest: Andre Dubus III

The author finds his most conflicted subject yet: himself.

Q&A: Bobby and Peter Farrelly

The Rhode Islanders — and die-hard Boston sports fans — tell us why they have no regrets over Fever Pitch, and suggest that Bill Simmons man up.

Restaurants

On Your Mark, Get Set, Sear: Chef Louie Night

By: Alexandra Hall What’s one part high-impact sporting event to two parts delicious/ridiculous gluttony? That’d be Chef Louie Night — a.k.a. the off-the-grid dining event […]

The 50 Most Powerful Women in Boston

In more ways and fields than ever, these women are stepping up and taking the reins in Boston: Meet the players who pull the strings in Boston.

Harsh Reality

They’re just using you, Scott. Again.

Style

Big Brothers Big Sisters Charity Gala

By: Joanna Arpie This weekend, ditch your sensible scarf for plastic bead necklaces, because Mardi Gras is coming to Boston. Big Brothers Big Sisters of […]