September 2014 Issue
Feature
Fall Arts Preview
The 49 amazing cultural events you have to attend this season.
How to Game the College Rankings
Northeastern executed one of the most dramatic turnarounds in higher ed.
Department
Calling the Shot
Botox was the antithesis of my feminist upbringing—and I wanted it anyway.
The Patrick Problem
Nobody on the Democratic ticket wants to criticize Deval—which is playing right into Charlie Baker’s hands
News
Cheer On the Away Team
Find out where in Boston you can cheer on your favorite college football teams.
The $7 Billion Destroyer
Being built in Bath, Maine, and programmed by the Waltham-based Raytheon, the newly christened Zumwalt is the world’s most expensive killing machine afloat.
High School
A new institute in Natick offers a comprehensive program in (legally) growing and selling medical marijuana.
Power of Ideas: Jascha Franklin-Hodge
City Hall’s new chief information officer is the tech-savvy guru who ran the Web component of Obama’s campaigns.
The Curley K-8 School, 1975
A Globe photographer reflects on racial tension that was present at the Jamaica Plain school.
Fashion + Style
Restaurants
Pardon Our French
This fall, French fare is making a comeback, without the white-tableclothed stuffiness one might expect.
Rialto Turns 20
September 19 marks the 20th anniversary of the Harvard Square restaurant that turned chef-owner Jody Adams into a culinary superstar.
Rise and Shine
We break down the breakfast-pastry scene, one butter-loaded croissant layer at a time.
Dining Out: La Brasa
At La Brasa, chef Daniel Bojorquez cooks whatever he feels like. The result? A menu that’s as exciting as it is inconsistent.