Boston Magazine Issue
What’s Next: The Ultimate Guide to Boston’s Post-Pandemic Future
From education and healthcare to office life and the collective grief we all feel, dozens of local experts offer their predictions for a city in transition.
Top Places to Live 2021
Your guide to the best places to settle down in the city, the ‘burbs and beyond.
The Great Suburban Healthcare Hunt
From routine visits to chemotherapy and even life-saving surgery, your guide to getting first-class care—without ever having to drive into town again.
Feature
Charlie Baker: Leadership, Lessons Learned, and What Lies Ahead
After 13 months of managing the COVID crisis, the governor opens up about “one of the most difficult things” he’s ever been through.
Who Says Boston Isn’t a Fashion Town?
Certainly not these local designers, whose mood-boosting dresses, bold silhouettes, and look-at-me prints are the perfect spring wardrobe upgrade.
The Highly Competitive, Hypocritical, and Altogether Essential World of Pandemic Pods
During the most stressful school year on record, learning bubbles are the one thing saving working parents’ sanity—so long as no one dares to break the rules.
The Adult in the Room
Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark—one of the most powerful people on Capitol Hill—is competent, reliable, and, yes, maybe even a little bit boring.
New Year, New Room!
From the mudroom to the barroom, draw inspiration from these renovations as you plan your perfect pandemic and post-pandemic dream pad.
Brenda Cassellius Dreams Big
The head of Boston Public Schools has a vision for the future unlike any superintendent the city has ever encountered. And that’s a good thing—right?
Are You Recession Proof?
Starting out, moving up, or planning for the next generation? Boston’s leading financial experts share secret tips and inside tricks for saving and spending like a wiz in the new corona-conomy.
Department
JC Monahan: Breaking My Silence
For many years, NBC Boston anchor JC Monahan had a secret—and keeping it nearly cost her everything.
Five Takeaways from a Conversation with Paul Theroux
With a new book out this month, the novelist and travel writer talks about his famous family, hanging with fellow Medford native Michael Bloomberg, and why all roads lead to the Cape.
Sole of the City
I used to spend my days strolling the streets of Boston and Cambridge. Then the pandemic struck, and I no longer had anywhere to go. That’s when the journey really began.
For the Love of the Gain
After a $1.5 billion deal to take Fenway Sports Group public fell through, Red Sox owner John Henry is still seeking investors to expand his mini sports kingdom—a move some fans worry will steal his attention from the Olde Towne Team.
Jason Santos Is Fired up
The Boston chef and Hell’s Kitchen co-star on Yelp burns, bad Chinese food, and the future of the restaurant business.
Her Pain Was Their PR
For Stow resident Erica Johnson, having breast cancer was a terrifying, harrowing experience. For her employer, it was marketing gold.
It Ain’t Easy Being Green
Like so many Bostonians, I used to carry my reusable bags to the grocery store, recycle religiously, and pick up other people’s trash off the ground. Then COVID came along.
Wally’s World
Nearly 75 years after the birth of the legendary nightspot, the people who lived it retell the making of the city’s coolest and most important jazz club ever.
Linda Unbound
The newly minted Globe CEO opens up about navigating the media industry, and life, in a time of turmoil.
Other
What’s the Difference between a “Dixie Cup” and a “Hoodsie Cup?”
They might be the same childrens’ ice cream treat, but Van Halen never sang a song about Hoodsies.
How Can I Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Home?
Skip out on the bar crowds this year for live-streamed music and heavy pours at home.
Am I the Only One Who Still Knows What GBH’s Zoom Was?
The nationally-syndicated children’s show, produced in Boston, arrived decades before today’s video-conferencing service of the same name.
How Did Boston’s Black Nativity Production Come to Be?
Now in its 50th year, the production is the longest-running of its kind.
Fashion + Style
Island Treasures
From clean beauty products to local produce and pottery, islander Tessa Cressman brings a luxe new take on the classic sundry shop to ACK.
The Lust Lineup: Birds of a Feather
Soar into spring with the season’s most whimsical fashion trend.
Boston Traveler: Palm Beach
What’s old is new again in one of Boston’s most beloved spring-break destinations.
Did Someone Say Spa?
After a cold, dark COVID winter, treat yourself with these brand-new wellness and beauty indulgences.
Best Foot Forward
A locally founded startup brings custom shoes with a conscience to Newbury Street.
What’s in Store: Pack Your Bags
Whether it’s a smart carry-on or just the perfect weekender, your post-vaccination vacation starts with a new piece of luggage from one of these local shops and makers.
The Lust Lineup: Lady in Red
Give your mud-season wardrobe a bright, bold makeover with this sizzling spring trend.
Boston Traveler: Telluride
Ski season isn’t over yet—especially not at this unspoiled Colorado resort, now just a direct flight away from Boston.
A Bostonian’s Guide to Traveling This Year
It’s fun to dream about the places we want to go the moment things finally start returning to normal. Are you ready to come along for the ride?
Home Design
Either-Or: A Light, Bright Charlestown Condo vs. a Charming Reading Colonial
It’s amazing what a few miles will do to the market.
Either-Or: A Cambridge Artist’s Loft vs. a Remodeled Groton Colonial
It’s amazing what a few miles will do to the market. This month, we compare a live-work space in Kendall Square with a single-family in a suburban historic district.
Spaces: Name That Tune
A couple fill an unused study in their new Boston-area home with music and southern charm.
Either-Or: A Rustic-Chic Melrose Gem vs.a Luxurious Westfield Manor
It’s amazing what a few miles will do to the market.
Spaces: Closet Envy
How one Newton couple turned a lackluster walk-in into their dream dressing room.
Beacon
31 Things To See, Do, and Hear This Spring
(And no, they’re not all virtual—hooray!)
Health
Natural Wonders
Say goodbye to toxic ingredients and hello to a healthier, glowier you with the latest and greatest clean beauty products.