Department
A Storied Palm Beach Hotel Reawakens
Peeking out from coconut palms, cypress arbors, and limestone arches, Palm House’s exuberant coral-hued façade beckons. The opening of the new hotel, Palm Beach’s first […]
The Great Massachusetts Nicotine Prohibition
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, my friend Caroline and I embarked on a brazen mission in Brookline: to buy a vape pen. We zigzagged through […]
Maybe Just Help People?
If you want to really understand life as an adult, a life in full, consider service of some kind: the Peace Corps, the military, City […]
Blood Feuds: The Fight Over Who Gets to Be Native American
In her Rhode Island kitchen, Deborah Spears Moorehead pores over a collection of Census records scattered across her table. The Native American painter, who was […]
Sporting Goods Stores Are No Fun Zones
I think I know my kids. Some days more than others. I’m not sure about their favorite books or what goes on during lunch block. […]
Did We Ruin Summer Camp by Making It Safe?
It wasn’t far from the bunk to the canteen—about the length of three football fields. Yet it was a journey akin to a spy movie: […]
Nantucket’s Textile Legacy Unfolds in New Exhibition
This article is from the summer 2025 issue of Boston Home. Sign up here to receive a subscription. Fashion is not just a reflection of one individual but rather a […]
How Ted Kennedy and Tip O’Neill Got Boxing Legend Marvin Hagler a Title Shot
This story is an excerpt from Dave Wedge’s Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s Battle for Glory, out from Hamilcar now. […]
Has Boston Business Lost Its Juice?
Of all the trappings of corporate and political spin, none is more ubiquitous than the grip-and-grin. You’ve seen it a million times: bigwigs emerging from […]
Boston Has Worms (The Good Kind!)
I remember the day I got obsessed with a tiny, see-through worm. I was in a classroom at Northeastern University, where I worked at the […]