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City Life

The Power of Ideas: Nurys Camargo

With the Chica Project, Camargo is fostering Massachusetts’ next generation of female leaders.

Arts & Entertainment

Summer in the City

The insider’s playbook to summering in Boston like a pro. From the hottest rooftop pools to the best festivals, here are 75+ ways to take the heat in style.

City Life

Mayor Marty Walsh Is Cleaning House

New Mayor Marty Walsh has launched a quiet war to fumigate Boston’s most powerful agency—and, in essence, the entire culture of City Hall. As he digs up dirt on city departments, he’s doing more than just taking on a couple of rogue agencies—he’s also taking a blowtorch to the legacy of Tom Menino.

City Life

Selling God

Once the church of intellectual rock stars and progressive New Englanders, Unitarian Universalism has struggled in recent times to convince people they need it. So the church did what any modern business would: It hired an ad team.

City Life

BU’s Daily Free Press Gives It the New College Try

With the recent announcement that Boston University’s student newspaper is ditching dead trees for digital, the city’s college publications have reached a turning point. The big question is, why has Boston’s student media been stuck in the past?

City Life

Into the Fire

One veteran Boston firefighter said the blaze that claimed the lives of two brave men was the worst he’d seen in 30 years. But will investigators bring charges?

City Life

War Protester, April 1970: Peter Simon Talks Anti-War Photo

Photographer Peter Simon discusses the strongest antiwar photo he’s ever taken.

Wellness

Toward a Better You

Our definitive health and beauty guide, with news you can use at every age.

Restaurants

A Look at Pastoral’s Tricked-Out Pizza Oven

Plus, seven more pizza places open now and coming soon.

Style

Where to Shop and Eat in Marblehead

Just 17 miles north of Boston (by car or express bus from Downtown Crossing), Marblehead offers day-trippers a bevy of inventive boutiques to bookend their fun in the sun.