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Education

The Interview: Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper

When Mary Skipper was a child, a life-threatening allergic reaction to penicillin kept her out of school for so long that she struggled with spelling, […]

City Life

Adventures in Aunthood

There was a time when I never would have chosen to climb onto a piece of playground equipment teeming with screaming children—and when the very […]

City Life

Inside the Wild Feud Between Jonathan Knight and the Trustees of Reservations

One day last October in Essex, a pair of khaki-clad visitors clomped through the lush grass next to a large vegetable garden laid in neat, […]

City Life

The Interview: Boston Public Library President David Leonard

David Leonard doesn’t fit the stereotype of the typical library guy: In the six years since taking the helm of the BPL, the former IT […]

Home & Property

Inside Baking Blogger Sarah Crawford’s South Boston Studio

Sarah Crawford’s baking blog, Broma Bakery, started small. A college student in 2010, she developed the blog as a creative outlet that showcased recipes for […]

Home & Property

Inside Roche Bobois’ New Back Bay Showroom

Inspired by the designs of the Bauhaus and other modernists, the French furniture line Roche Bobois creates pieces that are refined and detailed; furnishings are […]

City Life

Why Is Marblehead’s Mascot a Magician?

I’ve lived in Marblehead for eight and a half years, and even though I still don’t have a boat hull on my front lawn, I […]

Home & Property

This Kitchen Went From Cramped and Confused To Large and Bright

After years of existing with a cramped, confused kitchen in their historic Cambridge condo, Boston-area architects Belinda Watt and Michael O’Keefe were looking to create […]

Education

The Case of the Vanishing Harvard Dorm Crew

My first taste of the so-called Harvard experience occurred the week before school started. I stood in a line of fellow giddy 18-year-olds who, at […]

Arts & Entertainment

The Interview: CNN Anchor and Correspondent Audie Cornish 

In January, longtime All Things Considered host Audie Cornish shocked fans when she announced she was leaving NPR to join CNN+. Just four months later, […]