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Arts & Entertainment

Photos: St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston

There’s no denying that it’s a good day to be Irish in Boston on St. Patrick’s Day. Every year on March 17, Boston shows the […]

City Life

A Young Sean O’Malley Spoke Out Against Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (now Pope Francis I) and Cardinal Sean O’Malley in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2010. Photo via The Pilot, CardinalSeansBlog.org   Last week, after […]

Restaurants

Liquid Diet: Behind the Brew with Pretty Things’ Dann and Martha Paquette

Dann (left) and Martha Paquette of Pretty Things. (All photos by Jeff Soyk for Boston magazine) The hand-drawn labels on every bottle of Pretty Things depict […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale Are Shooting a David O. Russell Movie in Boston

With so many new film projects in the pipeline, it looks like Boston is the right place for A-list celebrity sightings this month. Actors in […]

Wellness

Health Headlines: Pop a Pill to Get Rid of Gray Hair?

Pop a pill and say goodbye to gray hairs? One new supplement says yes. Go Away Gray, a product that originally launched in 2009 just came out with an […]

City Life

The Hangover Report: St. Patrick’s Day Arrests Abound

Boston residents gave their police department no shortage of work at Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities. The Boston Police report issuing 336 citations for public drinking […]

City Life

Yet Another NCAA Tournament Without New England Teams

It’s a rough time for New England’s college basketball teams. Harvard is the only New England team in this year’s NCAA tournament. On Thursday, the […]

City Life

A Roundup of Reactions to the Boston Phoenix’s Demise

“This wounds” writes the Chicago Reader of its brother in alt-weekliness, the Boston Phoenix, in the wake of Thursday’s announcement that the paper is closing […]

Wellness

Six Low(ish)-Calorie St. Patrick’s Day Drinks

Wonder how many calories are in those green cocktails? Photo via Shutterstock. St. Patrick’s Day: The one day a year everyone is Irish, beer is […]

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Restaurants

Hidden Gems: How to Avoid the Crowds on St. Patrick’s Day

Welcome to Hidden Gems, where local food blogger Marc Hurwitz (of Hidden Boston and Boston Restaurant Talk) spotlights off-the-beaten-path, under-the-radar restaurants. Photo courtesy of Tavern at the End of […]