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Education

The Best Schools (For You and Your Kid)

Public versus private. It’s an age-old debate in these parts, but today parents all over the Hub are reexamining their long-held assumptions about what’s best for their kids.

Best of Boston 2009

After months of dining, shopping, and advice-seeking our way across the Hub, it’s here: your annual guide to the finest our city has to offer.

Eat Well, Spend Less

The Hub has never had more choices in cut-rate chow—but some values taste better than others. A smorgasbord of expert picks and sneaky strategies for the thrifty food-lover.

A Fine Composition

What does it take to convince a veteran architect to knock down a piece of his personal design history? Turns out, not much. Just ask […]

Summer Escapes! The Great(est) Lakes

Testing the waters across New England, we uncover nine beauties worth their salt—or lack thereof.

The Owner Takes a Wife

Buttoned-down Red Sox owner John Henry revealed a very different side of himself during his topsy-turvy courtship of Linda Pizzuti. (We’ve got the soul-baring e-mails and love-struck vacation photos to prove it!)

Dustin Pedroia Comes Out Swinging

He’s not that short, can’t stand his hometown, and thinks A-Rod is a big “dork.” And even after the World Series win, even after the MVP award, he still feels he needs to fight for respect.

Vineyard Heaven

Location,  location, location: The three rules of real estate rarely need repeating. Once was more than enough for the New York couple who built this […]

Best Places to Live 2009

Our annual guide to Hub real estate spotlights the lucky towns emerging from the market crash with their values intact. Plus: The smart buys for those still shopping, and sanity-saving tips for those staying put.

The Winter Survival Guide

It’s the cruelest month of the year even in the best of times—and these most certainly are not the best of times. But take heart: Here are more than 50 affordable (or free!) ways to snap yourself out of the February funk.