July 2002 Issue

Restaurants

Restaurants

Chef Sam Hayward's way with fresh, local food has made his Portland restaurant New England's answer to Chez Panisse.

Fore Street 288 Fore Street, Portland, Maine 207-775-2717 Chef: Sam Hayward I write often in praise of Sam Hayward and his Fore Street restaurant, in […]

Locally produced spirits are becoming the newest American classics.

The last thing I expected to discover at the Nantucket Wine Festival was a great vodka. But there it was. After a bumpy ride on […]

Other

For one local man, stumbling along the Freedom Trail is no stroll in the park.

Hustling down Charles Street in my usual effort to get from Point A to Point B without anyone trying to sell me a copy of […]

Another Boston church is struggling for its future, trying to reverse a membership decline by plunging into the alternative healing fad. The strategy has caused a growing schism. And the fate of a major local institution hinges on the outcome.

Last month, roughly 7,000 members of the church of Christ, Scientist, flocked to Boston to wander around the huge reflecting pool at the church's worldwide […]

Thousands of people paid a small business in Hyannis $399 to appraise their properties. Now, $12 million is gone and only a story of greed and family betrayal is left.

If you've driven east along Route 132 to Route 28 through Hyannis, you may have noticed a used-car dealership called Carquest. It's on the right […]

Provincetown is an otherworldly, Oz-like place where seemingly anything goes. Once a quiet fishing village of Portuguese immigrants, “Ptown” has mutated into a hedonistic cabaret of artists, celebrities, gays, lesbians, and outsiders.

Carnival A man in a hat walks by. He is a big man, deeply tanned, and all he's wearing is a small swimsuit. More startling […]

Walter Poirier was an idealistic 22-year-old working as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia. Then he vanished. His parents want to know why they were the only ones who noticed he was gone.

Sit with them at their kitchen table and share a glass of ice water with Walter and Sheila Poirier. Sift through snapshots of their son […]

A one-time Beacon Hill politician is now the American in charge of making Afghanistan whole again — in an administration that does not necessarily share his sense of moral purpose.

Andrew Natsios dutifully searched for a place behind the dais near his boss, Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell was taking part in a Tokyo […]

No need to leave town for the perfect summer soiree. Boston's entertaining guru Bryan Rafanelli reveals the secrets to hosting the ultimate dinner party.

Getting Started Plan ahead. Event planner Bryan Rafanelli learned this most important aspect of throwing a party early in life. “When I was growing up, […]

One critic says it's time for an investigation of the other Bulger.

The real godfather of Boston's notorious Winter Hill mob, it turns out, isn't James “Whitey” Bulger after all. It's Billy Bulger. Yes, the same William […]

Urbanities receiving farm aid; Bargain mansion hits the market; Finance with John Spooner

INVESTING Seed Money Hancock, others get farm aid. By Stephanie Scott It might be tough to picture the suits inside the Hancock Tower toting rakes […]

While we were away over the winter, things changed on the islands. New restaurants are serving up ocean-fresh oysters, while tried-and-true favorites are steaming littlenecks and lobster. Just-opened boutiques are stocked with summer must-haves. So befo

Preppy plaids and pearls, haute cuisine and history — Nantucket. Where to stay Getting a car to Nantucket is no small feat. Even if you […]