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This 11-Year-Old Journalist Asked Elizabeth Warren Some Hard-Hitting Questions

Even a seasoned political journalist might get a little anxious at the thought of sitting down with one of the top-polling presidential candidates, but when cub reporter […]

City Life

Hotel Commonwealth Will Pick an Up-and-Coming Writer for a Two-Week Residency

Got a killer book idea, but need a little extra push to get things going? Consider this your motivation: Boston’s Hotel Commonwealth is giving away a free […]

Home & Property

Five Jamaica Plain Apartments For Rent Near Jamaica Pond

Apartment hunting in Boston is overwhelming for a whole slew of reasons—heavy competition, pricing, and spiraling out of control on Craigslist are just a few […]

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Weddings

Dear Bitchless Bride: I’ve Been Dancing Around Asking for a Prenuptial Agreement

Welcome to Dear Bitchless Bride, a series in which wedding planner Deborah DeFrancesco—the founder of Bitchless Bride the Podcast + Blog—offers uncensored advice on your most complicated […]

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Wellness

10 Tasty Meals You Can Make in Your Toaster Oven

What’s one kitchen appliance you’re probably not using enough of? Your toaster oven. It’s great for toasting your morning bagel, but it can also be […]

Tacos Arabes at Simcha bring Mexican-inspired Middle Eastern flavors to Sharon
Restaurants

Rethink Taco Tuesday with Tacos Árabes at Simcha Restaurant

At Simcha in Sharon, chef Avi Shemtov explores the international and contemporary influences on Sephardic Jewish cuisine. At first blush, that may not sound like the most […]

City Life

It’s Not Just Hot in Boston Right Now: Air Quality Has Been Deemed “Unhealthy”

Looks like it’s not just an extremely sweaty subway ride you’ve got to worry about right now in Boston. According to a warning from the […]

City Life

Local Grocery Stores Are Selling Toxin-Tainted Bottled Water

This story has been updated to include comment from Spring Hill Water. If you thought you were safely escaping tainted water by steering clear of the […]

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Wellness

These Two Boston Hospitals Rank Among the Best in the Nation

We’ll give you two guesses as to which hospitals made the top rankings in the latest U.S. News and World Report best hospitals honor roll—it shouldn’t be hard, […]

City Life

An MIT Satellite Named TESS Just Discovered Three New Worlds

Discovering three new worlds sounds like a pretty daunting task, but for NASA’s TESS, a transiting exoplanet survey satellite developed by MIT, it’s all in a day’s […]