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Best of Boston 2025: Arts & City Life

We’re gonna need a bigger magazine.


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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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A Bulger Witness with Memory Issues

Prosecutors continued to cross-examine a former FBI agent in the trial of Whitey Bulger.

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Best of Boston 2013

Our (40th!) annual guide to the best of everything in and around the city.

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40 Reasons to Love Boston

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Best of Boston, here are 40 reasons we’re proud to call this city home.

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Best of Boston Readers’ Poll Results

You voted, and voted, and voted again—286,935 times in all. Here are your picks.

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Q&A: Pedro Martínez

We catch up with one of Boston’s most beloved athletes.

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City Limits

As candidates scramble for votes in the first wide-open mayoral election in decades, a transformed Boston begins to emerge.


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.


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All Fall Down

Why is the federal government pulling the rug out from under social programs that work?

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MIT Releases Its Aaron Swartz Findings

A report concludes the university couldn’t have prevented his tragedy.

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Candidate Chat: Ayanna Pressley

The City Council incumbent talks about her re-election campaign.

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The Red Sox Win … on Twitter

On the field, they lost. But that’s not what matters, right?

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Spilka Internal Poll Has Women In Charge

The race to succeed Ed Markey in congress is a wide-open, virtual four-way tie, currently led — barely — by the two women in the race.

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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A Day at Patriots Training Camp

A day of sunburn, obstructed views and incomplete Tim Tebow passes. And it’s completely free.

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New Name Thrown Around for MassDem Chairman

Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, of JP.

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Will Whitey Testify?

We’re one day into his defense, and we still aren’t sure.

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Rob Consalvo Bounces Around Idea of Rubber Sidewalks

Because they are ‘awesome.’

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