Neighborhood Guides
So You Want to Live in Dorchester
To think of Dorchester as just one neighborhood is pretty laughable. With some 126,000 residents spread across six square miles, it rivals the size and population of […]
So You Want to Live in Davis Square
Forget “Slummerville.” That old trope is tired, and as anyone who has taken a glance at real estate prices in Somerville these days knows, it’s […]
So You Want to Live in Charlestown
Like many of Boston’s neighborhoods, Charlestown is steeped in history—Revolutionary War history, to be more specific. It’s served as a meeting place for historical figures […]
So You Want to Live in West Roxbury
West Roxbury checks all the boxes of a Boston suburb: streets lined with post-war ranch houses, an upscale grocery store, and even an Italian steakhouse. But somehow, it’s […]
So You Want to Live in Quincy
Quincy can’t be put in a box. The city of nearly 95,000 residents has a fascinating backstory, showing how a town that thrived as a shopping […]
Six Spots to Shop, Snack, and Spin in Downtown Roslindale
1. Fornax Bread Company Chances are if you’ve enjoyed a particularly delicious baguette or slice of multigrain at a Boston restaurant, Fornax baked it. But […]
So You Want to Live in Beacon Hill
One of Boston’s oldest neighborhoods also happens to be one of its most expensive. Welcome to Beacon Hill. As the home of plenty of past […]
So You Want to Live in Allston
Allston is one of the most student-dominated zip codes in the city, and it shows. Scores of young folks can be seen (and heard) stumbling home […]
So You Want to Live in Chestnut Hill
Rolling lawns, historic mansions, mommies in high-end SUVs zooming from Soul Cycle to Comella’s for take-out. It can only mean one thing: Welcome to Chestnut […]
So You Want to Live in Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain established itself as one of America’s first streetcar suburbs in the early 19th century. But today, instead of streets filled with trollies ferrying Bostonians […]
So You Want to Live in South Boston
South Boston is not the rough-and-tumble town that movies like The Departed have lead you to believe. Once dominated by a working-class Irish Catholic population, South Boston has […]
So You Want to Live in Revere
Save your punchlines about Revere. While the town of 54,000 is just about five miles north of Boston, it’s often viewed as a world away […]
So You Want to Live in Malden
Step off the Orange Line at Malden Center, and you’re greeted by two worlds: the Malden of yesteryear, with landmarks like the Elmwood (a former […]
So You Want to Live in Harvard Square
Stroll the leafy streets and cobblestone sidewalks of Cambridge on any given day, and you’re immersed in a colorful, curious world with multiple languages being […]
So You Want to Live in Chelsea
Walk down Broadway in Chelsea, and take a second to look up and see the mesmerizing, two-mile long Tobin cascading across your view. The gargantuan […]