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Best of Boston 2025: Arts & City Life

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How the Karen Read Case Turned a Neighborhood Bar Into a True Crime Landmark

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The Rise of ‘Elite Speak’: Why Do Smart People Sound So Dumb?

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Does Boston Still Drink?


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Massachusetts Is for Cat Lovers

Welp, we have the highest ratio of cats to dogs in the United States.

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Best of Boston 2014

Our 41st annual guide to the best of everything in and around the city.

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Trapped Tourist Boat Spends Night at Sea

It was supposed to be a three-hour tour. A three-hour tour.

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City Councilor Wants to Talk About Uber Regulations

The time has come.

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Best of Boston Readers’ Poll Results

You voted, and voted, and voted again—83,628 times in all. Here are your picks.

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Best of Boston: A Letter from the Editor

Find out the methodology behind Best of Boston 2014.


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The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston

We crunched the numbers to come up with our annual guide to the top-performing schools in the region.

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians

Through countless conversations and a year’s worth of observation, we’ve found leaders who don’t just ride the wave of the zeitgeist—they create it.


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The Home of FOMO

The madness over our Fear of Missing Out began just across the Charles River, exactly a decade ago.

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WBCN: An Oral History

Key players reminisce about a time when Boston was all about sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll.

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Fanatic Proposals

Here’s how to knock your loved one’s sox off, and how much it’ll set you back.

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Power of Ideas: Vanessa Kerry

She’s changing how we provide healthcare to the world’s most vulnerable populations.

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The Plywood Palace, 1974

Spencer Grant reflects on his photo of the boarded-up Hancock tower.

The Karen Read Case

The Karen Read Case

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

A special report on our Tiktok-scrolling, Snapchat-loving, sleep-deprived teens—and what to know to keep kids safe.


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From Our Archive: Rock-Solid Radio at WBCN

In 1968, WBCN experimented with a program change from playing standard classics to rock and roll.

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Cyclists: Cops Can Arrest You If You Don’t Give Them Your Name

It’s in the state’s rulebook.

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Protesters Plan Rally Against Proposed Pipeline

‘Get the frack out of here!’

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That New Pro-Steve Grossman Ad Is a Mover, Not a Shaker

Here’s why it won’t shake up the governor’s race.

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