January 2016 Issue

City Life

The 100 Best Bostonians of All Time

From John Adams to Ben Affleck.

Feature

City Life

The Sex Machine

How did a plumbing-supplies salesman from Sharon become America’s king of swingers?

Wellness

Best of Boston Wellness

The city’s 29 top fitness and wellness experts.

Wellness

How Boston Stays Fit

Get to know five locals who have found more profound ways to sweat it out.

City Life

Out of Service

Will we ever fix the T?

Department

City Life

Training Our Kids for the Next School Shooter

Whether you know it or not, every school in Mass. is preparing children for an attack.

Wellness

Fat Chance

Everything we thought we knew about obesity—and diet—may have been wrong for decades.

Restaurants

Restaurants

Barista Royale

Yes, of course latte battles are a thing.

Restaurants

Vermouth Takes the Spotlight

Formerly a bit player, vermouth is having a moment.

Restaurants

The New Coffee Essentials

Ditch the drip with these freshly brewed twists on the morning ritual.

Restaurants

Bowled Over

Ramen, udon, and more make the ultimate seasonal pick-me-up.

Restaurants

Dining Out: Shepard in Cambridge

It has a restrained wood-fired menu with timeless appeal.

Restaurants

The Breakdown: Scenes From an Italian Bacaro

SRV opens this month.

Fashion + Style

Style

Chelsea Orr’s Favorite Things

From stilettos to the slopes.

Style

The Right Stuff

The Wahlbergs’ South End stylist tells all.

Style

A Coat of Many Colors

Check out a bright silk-taffeta trench from Akris.

Style

This Month’s Impulse Buy

A floral-embroidered bra by Gisele Bundchen Intimates.

Style

Raise Eyebrows

Maximize your outlook with these oversize frames.

News

City Life

Don’t Bet on It

What are the odds of five area casino proposals?

Arts & Entertainment

Get Ready for a Total Knockout

Titleholders past and present will throw down at the TD Garden this weekend.

City Life

The Guide: Wintertime Parking

How to survive the snow onslaught without losing your cool.

City Life

Snowmojis We’d Like to See

A few symbols we’ll definitely need this month.

City Life

Space Savers by the Neighborhood

Our suggested parking-spot furnishings this winter.

City Life

Power Lunch: Alan Solomont

How is money changing politics in 2016? We asked one of New England’s biggest political fundraisers.

Home & Property

This Arch Is Not So Triumphant

The design of 380 Stuart Street is a lot more than we bargained for.

Home Design

Home & Property

Perfect Vision

East Cambridge goes upscale.

Home & Property

Branching Out

Let this cheerful spray of branches fill the void in your fireplace.

Home & Property

On the Market: Waterfront Wonder

A tricked-out penthouse in Charlestown.

Health

Wellness

Paging Doctor iPhone

Apps and social media are important new additions in a health researcher’s tool kit.

Arts + Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment

The Cultural To-Do List

Your guide to this month’s events.