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Home & Property

At Newport’s Gardiner House, HBO’s “Gilded Age” History Meets Modern Hospitality

This article is from the winter 2025 issue of Boston Home. Sign up here to receive a subscription. Overlooking Newport Harbor, Gardiner House is a love letter to the […]

Home & Property

A 1900-Square-Foot Townhouse Transforms from Dark Tradition to Modern Marvel

This article is from the winter 2025 issue of Boston Home. Sign up here to receive a subscription. Built in 1850, the narrow four-story townhouse was dark and “1980s […]

City Life

The Boston Bierhaus That Burned Down. Twice.

It was a total loss from the start. On June 24, Boston fire crews rushed over to Jacob Wirth, a restaurant on Stuart Street about […]

Arts & Entertainment

How Boston Sports Teams Are Using Social Media to Lure Younger Fans

Doughnuts may not be the best meal after a grueling morning hockey practice, but for the Boston Bruins, it’s all part of the job—or at […]

Arts & Entertainment

Author Ben Mezrich Strikes Hollywood Gold (Again)

From 40 pages a day to six. Kids and life have understandably dialed back bestselling author Ben Mezrich’s daily writing habit, but his literary star […]

City Life

This City Councilor Is Boston’s Brightest Rising Political Star

What does the American dream look like today? If you ask Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, she might say it looks a little something […]

City Life

How October 7 Galvanized Boston’s Jewish Community

Mia was a high school sophomore living north of Boston when her life changed in an instant on October 7, 2023, the day Hamas militants […]

Home & Property

The Hotel Portsmouth Gets a Modern Americana Redesign

This article is from the fall 2024 issue of Boston Home. Sign up here to receive a subscription. Built in 1881 by a wealthy ship […]

City Life

A Grilled Cheese Mystery: My Search for a Simple Sandwich

I can’t deny that I’ve got major skills, all of which have zero marketability. I can identify a Springsteen song two seconds in. I can […]

City Life

The Supermarket Superstardom of Marty the Robot

Marty is a morning person. Well, a morning robot. I know this because I am standing beside him a few minutes shy of 5 a.m. […]