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“We Will Finish the Race”: The Making of Boston’s Iconic Marathon Shoes Cover

Moments after the bombings rocked Boylston Street, and with less than a week until the presses rolled, Boston magazine’s staff knew they needed to create a new cover image for its May 2013 issue that captured the spirit of the city. The rest is literally history. Here’s how they did it.


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A New Glossier Store Is Opening on Newbury Street

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Boston Deserves Better than Fenway Park. Sorry Not Sorry.

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Inside Boston’s Mysterious Drink-Spiking Crisis


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Pollen in Boston Is More Apocalyptic Than Ever. Or…Is It?

It feels that way, but so do so many things these days.

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Jack of Clubs

Following a 34-year hiatus, the U.S. Open Championship is once again coming to The Country Club in Brookline this month. But nothing will ever compare to my afternoon on those hallowed links with Jack Nicholson.

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Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester Will Have Open Streets Days This Summer

We’re rethinking how streets ought to be used in all of our neighborhoods, and that’s a very good thing.

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A Huge Historic Fire Boat Will Spray Water Cannons in the Air in Boston Harbor

In yet another cool thing happening on the water this summer, keep your eyes peeled for a “water cannon display.”

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Rise of the Cape Cod Vampire

Los Angeles had Charles Manson, Seattle had “The Green River Killer” Gary Ridgway, but before that, Provincetown had Tony Costa. This is the untold story of the Cape’s most notorious serial killer.

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It’s Not All about the Shoes

What do we buy when we purchase a pair of sneakers? With an innovative new owner and a very 21st-century way of doing business, iconic brand Reebok—darling of ’80s yuppies and ’90s NBA stars—is hoping it knows the answer.


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From senators eyeing the presidency to a mayor ruling over a changing city, here’s what our politicians are up to.

Our 10 Most-Popular Longform Stories in 2022

Our 10 Most-Popular Longform Stories in 2022

In a year of Boston icons (old and new), scandals, and purpling politics, here’s what you loved reading the most from us.


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Sports Betting Would Change Massachusetts Forever. Here’s How

Apps, brick-and-mortar sports books, media blitzes, podcasts, ads, free cash. They’re all coming to entice you to gamble on sports. Some of them are already here.

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Found Art: This Land Is Your Land

Julia S. Powell’s dreamy, nature-inspired works exist in a place only the viewer knows.

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A Four-Story Bookstore Is Coming to Beacon Hill This Summer

Bookworms, mark your calendars. There’s a new literary destination in town.

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How Parents Are Finding Baby Formula in Boston

A shortage has led to a mad dash, and some creative solutions.

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Everyone’s Mad at These Air Force Reservists for Doing Something Cool on Martha’s Vineyard

No one’s allowed to have fun anymore.

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Policy

Marijuana legalization, healthcare changes, and all the other referendums shaking up Mass.

Our Top 20 Stories in 2022

Our Top 20 Stories in 2022

Here’s what you clicked on the most this year.


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Yeah, Maybe the MBTA Needs Some Help from the Feds

Couldn’t hurt to have an extra set of eyes on…all this.

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Do Famous People Really Give the Best Commencement Speeches?

‘Tis the season for A-list lectern bloviation, and all the joy and yawning that comes with it.

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A Combatant in Somerville’s Breakfast Wars Is in the Spotlight Again

Things are always plenty interesting at the Sound Bites Cafe, that’s for sure.

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Cliff Divers Will Once Again Leap off the Roof of the ICA This Summer

Red Bull’s international competition is swinging through the Seaport in June.

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