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Long Reads

Arts & Entertainment

Lights! Camera! Newton?

How a tony Boston suburb became one of the most important towns in show biz.

City Life

Does Brookline Have a Problem with Black People?

It all depends on who you ask.

City Life

A Tale of Two Rivers

The Charles was a cesspool for centuries until we finally cleaned it up. Why can’t we do the same with the Mystic?

City Life

Can Charlie Baker Save the MassGOP from Extinction?

Faced with the likes of Donald Trump and Curt Schilling, can Republican Governor Charlie Baker save the MassGOP from extinction?

City Life

Boston’s War on Happy Hour Needs to End

Boston’s war on happy hour has gone on far too long. It’s time to pour one out for our antiquated liquor laws.

City Life

The Storm Is Coming

Politicians and climate scientists know what needs to be done to save our city from impending doom. If only they would do it.

City Life

The Great Charter Schools Debate

With charter school legislation on the ballot this year, the fight between the pro-charter and anti-charter faithful is reaching a fever pitch. Here’s what you need to know.

City Life

Bill Weld Has Nothing to Lose

Bill Weld’s last (and wildest) hurrah.

Wellness

Who Runs the World? November Project.

They sweat, they chant, they even hug. A month with November Project, the fitness cult taking over the planet.

Restaurants

Cod Is Dead—Is Dogfish the Answer?

With hardly any cod left in the sea, one Chatham fisherman is out to make the dogfish cool enough for New Englanders to eat—and hopes to revive a dying industry along the way.

City Life

Can We Finally Save City Hall Plaza?

But after 50 years, can we finally stop it and the plaza from being an urban wasteland?

City Life

Big Love: An Oral History of David Ortiz

As David Ortiz winds down his storied career with the Sox, an all-star lineup tells the inside story of how a one-time baseball reject reinvented himself as Big Papi and became a Boston legend.

City Life

Ageism in Tech Takes a Turn for the Wiser

Older workers have talent and plenty of know-how. Finally, Boston’s youth-obsessed tech startups are starting to notice.

City Life

MuckRock’s Approach Is Working, One FOIA at a Time

Massachusetts is the birthplace of the American Revolution. But lately, the “We the People” spirit has been conspicuously lacking when it comes to government transparency. […]

City Life

My (Tor)Mentor

When Lissa Curtis met one of the Boston area’s most prominent ballet masters, she accompanied him to a prestigious competition in Romania. But that’s only the beginning of her story.