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We crunched the numbers to come up with our annual guide to the region’s top-performing schools. Does your child’s make the grade?
In Defense of Public Libraries
In the age of book bans and digital technology, a case for why we should love libraries now more than ever.
Cat Masks, Dumb Money, and Chicken Tenders in Champagne
Dispatches from the premiere of Ben Mezrich’s GameStop-Reddit movie, the Camp Harbor View Beach Ball and more.
The Tao of Wyc Grousbeck
Favorite player? Sudden comebacks? Elusive championship No. 18? The Celtics lead owner has an opinion—and he’s not holding back.
Inside the Bunker with Michelle Wu
Almost halfway through her inaugural term, the city’s youngest modern mayor is winning fans, battling critics and marking the days. Can the Harvard-educated leader make a better, more equitable Boston before time runs out?
Kitt the Legendary Police Dog Is Now a Public Statue
Bill Cushing, the heroic animal’s K9 unit partner, helped unveil the bronze sculpture at an emotional ceremony in Braintree.
Why I Left the Boston Ballet
After a career-threatening injury, professional dancer Isaac Akiba decided to break out of the performing arts’ insular bubble. Here’s what he learned by finally joining the real world.
This year's ranking reflects the city's changing dynamics: nearly half of the power players are women.
Confessions of a Twitcher
Birds are loud, aggressive, and disruptive to sleep. They also may have saved Jonathan Soroff’s life.
Party Pics: The Great Hatsby Contest Meets the Best of Boston
Dispatches from the city’s swankiest events: ParkArts’ Rose Garden Party, our very own Best of Boston awards party and Room to Grow’s Power of Play: The Magic of Reading.
Garrett Harker Conquers Kenmore (Again)
After his iconic brasserie, Eastern Standard, shuttered during the pandemic, Boston’s consummate hospitality wiz is reopening the restaurant this month—and putting everything on the line that lightning will strike twice.
The Killing That Tore a Town Apart
Did a successful South Shore woman really kill her police officer boyfriend? Or, as she claims, did a slew of dirty cops frame her? Inside the simmering tabloid drama dividing this tight-knit suburb.
No, Corey Thomas Will Not Tell You His Mother’s Maiden Name
The head of local cybersecurity firm Rapid7 talks espionage, the corrosiveness of TikTok, and the failed promise of Back to the Future: “I still want my hoverboard.”
Can the Edward M. Kennedy Institute Save Democracy?
It sure is going to try. And in the meantime, this institution on the rise is making an impact on the national stage.
It’s Time to Get to Know Sam Slater
The Boston-area developer, Seattle sports team owner, and Hollywood film producer is a man on a mission: to make the company bearing his family’s name the most successful it can be—and make a name for himself in the process.
Long’s Jewelers Moves to a New South Shore Location
After decades in the South Shore Plaza, the 145-year-old local luxury chain expands into a jaw-dropping, 11,000-square-foot Braintree emporium.
Party Pics: Here’s to the Ladies Who Lunch!
Dispatches from the city’s swankiest fundraisers, including the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s “hat luncheon” and more.
