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Snowport, a Hugely Popular Winter Holiday Market, Returns to Boston’s Seaport

Year-end holiday cheer is on the horizon with pop-up shops, food vendors, and more fun at the Boston Seaport District’s sixth annual holiday market extravaganza.


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Mfoniso Udofia Returns Home to Massachusetts with “Sojourners”

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First Look: Bosse, a Pickleball Mega-Complex in Natick, Opening Soon

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A moviegoer in a pink denim jacket holds a Barbie doll after watching the "Barbie" film in Quezon City, Philippines on July 19, 2023.
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Barbie-Themed Parties, Drinks, and Food Specials in Boston

Whether you’re a Barbie or just Ken (or even Allan), let’s go party at these local restaurants and bars to celebrate the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.

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The Interview: Film Actor and “Macbeth” Star Faran Tahir

The Star Trek, Iron Man, and Harvard alum returns to Boston Common to bring Shakespeare to the masses.

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What Is the Greatest Boston Summer Jam of All Time?

It has to be by a musical goddess with summer in her name.

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Singer Chelsea Cutler Is Afraid of Sharks, Thinks Boston Can Do No Wrong

The Connecticut-born artist talks playing the Bay State, the perils of social media, and catching waves off New Hampshire.

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Deep Cuts Livens up Medford Square with Music, Sandwiches, and More

After several smaller incarnations, the something-for-everybody venue, brewery, and restaurant has found a location big enough for all its ambitions.

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The Many Faces of Boston Rapper Oompa

“Black,” “queer,” and “from the ‘hood” were the words that often described the Roxbury-born artist during her local rise to fame. But while Lakiyra “Oompa” Williams is all that—she’s also a whole lot more.


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Best of Boston, arts and city life

Including theaters, museum options, and other ways to explore the city.

Why Doesn't Boston Give New Edition Their Due?

Why Doesn't Boston Give New Edition Their Due?

Forget New Kids on the Block—New Edition is the greatest pop group Boston has ever produced. So why doesn't their hometown show them more love? G. Valentino Ball's story from our archives still resonates.


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Taylor Swift Headlined “Foxy Foxborough,” Endured a Deluge, Ruined a Piano

Ten eras, three nights, one weekend, and a total of 49 songs at Gillette Stadium.

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What You Need to Know Before Seeing Taylor Swift at Gillette Stadium

Are you ready for The Eras Tour?

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Four Art and Design Books for Your Summer 2023 Reading List

A peek into Newport cottages, Hopper heads to Cape Ann, and a guide to seaside soirees.

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Pawtucket Artist Tracy Glover Crafts Glass Fixtures for a Global Clientele

The Rhode Island School of Design alum turns glass into functional art in a Blackstone River antique mill.

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This Arlington Artist Paints What She Gardens

Mara Callahan cultivates her garden and her creative side to glorious results.

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Seven Can't-Miss Events, Every Month

Seven Can't-Miss Events, Every Month

From theater to pop concerts to comedy stars, don't miss our monthly list.


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Brave Humans to Jump off the ICA Boston Roof Again

Red Bull’s cliff diving competition returns to the Seaport for the contest’s only North American stop of 2023.

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Keith Lockhart Doesn’t Dye His Hair

The Boston Pops director shares his pre-concert routine essentials for us—and sets one coiffure rumor straight: “I don’t color.”

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The Interview: Crime-Fiction Novelist Dennis Lehane

After nearly a decade in Hollywood and a new book Small Mercies out this month, the hometown novelist often finds himself missing Boston. Just don’t expect to catch him at Dorchester’s Tenean Beach, kid.

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Boston-Area Couple Star in HGTV’s New Fix My Frankenhouse

Stoughton-based Mike and Denese Butler will work on homes throughout the southern Massachusetts suburbs.