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City Life

Can I Get Mad If a Neighbor Throws Snow on My Lawn?

Welcome to “The Salty Cod,” the inaugural installment of a new monthly column in which humorist Steve Calechman grapples with uniquely New England dilemmas. First […]

Restaurants

50 Years of ‘Best of Boston’: Bars

1974 Best Bar, Most Pretentious Jack’s. “The bartenders are Harvard lettermen.” 1976 Best Piano Bar Chez Freddy’s. “From seven until two each evening, Beverly Siscoe […]

Arts & Entertainment

Three Art and Design Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List

Alexander Girard: Let the Sun In, by Todd Oldham and Kiera Coffee When it comes to midcentury American design, Alexander Girard is celebrated as a […]

City Life

50 Years of ‘Best of Boston’: Kids

1975 Best Children’s Show, Local Zoom. If you were born in the early ’70s (or raising your kiddos then), you likely have fond memories of […]

Home & Property

Three Art and Design Books for Your Fall 2024 Reading List

The Art of Gracie: Handpainted Wallpapers, Timeless Rooms, by Jennifer Gracie, Mike Gracie, Zach Shea, and Brian Gracie, with Judith Nasatir For more than 125 […]

Home & Property

This Artist’s Vibrant Beachside Scenes Create Endless Summer

On crisp fall afternoons and frigid winter mornings, it’s summertime inside Erin Clark’s studio. “Summer is the time of year that I feel the most […]

City Life

50 Years of ‘Best of Boston’: City Life

1974 Best Disease Mononucleosis. “The only cure: rest in bed.” 1978 Best Tourist Attraction Quincy Market. This downtown icon has been around since the 1800s, […]

Arts & Entertainment

A Rhode Island Artist Paints Timeless Landscapes From a Lace Mill

“Back at the Academy, you’d never say, ‘I’m going to Italy to paint the landscape,’” Amy Wynne says. “There was total devotion to the figure.” […]

Arts & Entertainment

Three Art and Design Books for Your Summer 2024 Reading List

Barbie™: The World Tour, by Margot Robbie and Andrew Mukamal With the official slogan “You can be anything,” the movie Barbie proved that—and much more—when […]

Arts & Entertainment

50 Years of ‘Best of Boston’: Arts & Entertainment

All throughout 2024, we’re celebrating the proud and distinguished history of our annual Best of Boston issue, which turns 50 this July. And from disco dancing to […]