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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?

News

Does Boston Still Drink?


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Humor

The Secret Lives of Penguins

What really happens when the lights go out? Inside the surprisingly spicy world of New England Aquarium penguins. (You won’t believe who’s cozying up on Island One!)

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Our Top 10 Most-Popular Stories of 2024

A handy list of things to (re-)read that you loved the most from this year.

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The Greater Boston Eviction Crisis Will Hurt You, Too

Skyrocketing rents are displacing the essential workers who staff our hospitals, support our universities, and operate our hotels and restaurants. What happens to a world-class city when the people who power it can’t afford to stay?

News

Hollywood Northeast: How Massachusetts Became a Booming Film Production Hub

Thank a 2006 tax credit for sparking the Bay State’s movie-making revolution.

Q&A

The Exit Interview: Jill Medvedow, Outgoing ICA Boston Director

After 27 years shaping the Institute for Contemporary Art, the powerhouse museum leader is stepping down. Here she shares parting pearls from a lifetime of modern art.

News

Could Sandra Birchmore’s Accused Killer Also Be Charged with Larceny?

Records newly obtained by Boston suggest state investigators have explored the possibility.


In This Section

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.


Q&A

The New Boston University President Is a Renaissance Scholar’s Dream

Fresh off her summer inauguration, Melissa Gilliam talks campus protests, Roe v. Wade’s repeal, and becoming a newly minted Terrier fan.

Personal Essay

Confessions of an Accidental Stay-at-Home Dad

Diapers, tantrums, and career curveballs. Parenting wasn’t the full-time job I expected.

News

Our Brand-New List of Greater Boston’s Top Lawyers Is Here

Our exclusive list honoring the 1,122 best attorneys in the Massachusetts region—from corporate to family law—as chosen by their peers.

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The Boston Bierhaus That Burned Down. Twice.

Will the 150-year-old Jacob Wirth collapse under the heat, or can it rise from the ashes once again?

Party Pics

Provincetown, Raúl Esparza, and a Parade of Scary Exes

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs, including the Fine Arts Work Center’s Summer Awards Celebration, the Stargazer Gala, and Jack Connors’ last Beach Ball.

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.


News

The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore

When a Stoughton police officer preyed on a teenage trainee, a nightmare began—and a ghastly crime lay hidden for years. Is justice for Sandra Birchmore still possible?

Party Pics

Photos: Ben Mezrich’s “The Mistress and the Key” Release Party

The blockbuster author celebrated his newest novel’s publication at Monteverdi in Cambridge.

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From Heartbreak to Hope: A Lewiston Father’s Unlikely Journey, One Year After the Massacre

After a gunman took his son’s life in Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, Arthur Barnard found himself drowning in grief. Then his pain paved a new path. One year after the massacre, the story of loss, love, and hope in Lewiston.

Q&A

This City Councilor Is Boston’s Brightest Rising Political Star

Council President Ruthzee Louijeune on the local housing crisis, the city’s best Haitian food, and, for once and for all, how to pronounce her last name.

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