February 2025 Issue

City Life

Our New ‘Top Doctors’ List Is Here

Discover the Boston area’s 2,401 finest physicians in 81 specialties, as chosen by their peers.

Feature

City Life

How to Hide From Logan Airport’s Chaos (Without Just Sidling Up to the Bar)

Actually, you can relax at Boston’s international transportation hub and stay mindful.

City Life

Four Boston-Based Breakthroughs in Menopause Research

The medical discoveries happening here are fueling a midlife health revolution.

City Life

The Quiet Evolution of Joe Kennedy III

Four years after becoming the first Kennedy ever to lose an election in Massachusetts, JK3 is ready to talk—about his 2020 defeat, his divisive uncle, and how the Democratic Party desperately needs a radical reinvention.

Life & Style

The Truth About Hormone Therapy for Women Today

Why the once-stigmatized treatment is back for women under 60.

Wellness

You Don’t Need to Shoot a Laser into Your Vagina, After All (Unless You Really Want to)

Dr. Jan Shifren, director of Mass General’s Midlife Women’s Health Center, evaluates four modern menopause remedies.

Wellness

Help! I’m Perimenopausal and My Instagram Feed Won’t Stop Selling Me Solutions

Remember when no one wanted to talk about “the change”? Now midlife influencers and celebrities can’t stop peddling wonder cures. But what actually helps—and what doesn’t? Hint: It’s not always what’s trending on TikTok.

Department

Arts & Entertainment

Playwright Mfoniso Udofia Might Like to Get a Drink From the ‘Bubbler’

The Southbridge-raised dramaturge talks Shakespeare, her nine-play Ufot Cycle series, and how the Massachusetts identity is much more than a stereotype: “Worcester made a person like me.”

Other

City Life

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

Welcome to “The Salty Cod,” a monthly advice column on navigating uniquely New England dilemmas.

Beacon

Restaurants

Where to Eat in Greater Boston in February 2025

New and exciting restaurants to check out, plus new reasons to visit older spots.

Restaurants

Cambridge’s Fallow Kin Takes Farm-to-Table Dining to the Next Level

The forthcoming Central Square restaurant embraces local sourcing, vegetable-forward dishes, and zero-waste aspirations.

Restaurants

Standard Italian Debuts in the Fenway with Big Martinis and Fresh Pasta

Eastern Standard gets a new sibling and neighbor, restaurateur Garrett Harker’s first foray into Italian.

Fashion + Style

Travel

A New England Traveler’s Guide to Grenada

Snowbirds can’t get enough of this Caribbean oasis’s sunshine, spices, and sugar-sand beaches.