Catherine Elton

Senior Editor

City Life

The Greater Boston Eviction Crisis Will Hurt You, Too

Skyrocketing rents are displacing the essential workers who staff our hospitals, support our universities, and operate our hotels and restaurants. What happens to a world-class city when the people who power it can’t afford to stay?

City Life

From Heartbreak to Hope: A Lewiston Father’s Unlikely Journey, One Year After the Massacre

After a gunman took his son’s life in Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, Arthur Barnard found himself drowning in grief. Then his pain paved a new path. One year after the massacre, the story of loss, love, and hope in Lewiston.

City Life

Why I’m Quitting Dating Apps (for Now)

Bumble, Hinge, Tinder, Coffee Meets Bagel (yes, that’s really an app)—I’ve tried them all. My confounding search for connection when virtual love disappoints.

Arts & Entertainment

A Handy Survival Guide to Boston Calling 2024

What you need to know about the Memorial Day weekend festival is here.

City Life

Turtleboy Will Not Go Quietly

Controversial Massachusetts blogger Aidan Kearney says he’s a confrontational truth teller intent on righting wrongs. Critics, though, say he’s a mean-spirited bully. Maybe he’s both?

City Life

Diana DiZoglio Won’t Back Down

The most famous and controversial state auditor in generations has made it her mission to bring bright, sunshine-y transparency to the state legislature, and pity the fool who gets in her way.

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Wellness

These Are the Fanciest Fitness Clubs in Boston

Take a peek inside 10 of Boston’s most upscale exercise havens.

Wellness

Where to Get the Best Massage in Greater Boston

Unwind and relax at these 13 places.

City Life

Inside the Bunker with Michelle Wu

Almost halfway through her inaugural term, the city’s youngest modern mayor is winning fans, battling critics and marking the days. Can the Harvard-educated leader make a better, more equitable Boston before time runs out?

Arts & Entertainment

The Best of Boston Calling 2023

Over 50 acts, three days, and one very happy ending, the city’s premiere music festival was an unequivocal success.

Arts & Entertainment

How an $18 Throw Pillow Helped Locate a Famously Stolen Painting

Boston art hunter Cliff Schorer used metadata and some good old-fashioned shoe leather to track down—hopefully!—a filched painting by Dutch master Hendrick Avercamp.

Arts & Entertainment

Searching for Rembrandt

Did Boston art hunter Cliff Schorer just find a long-lost painting by arguably the most renowned artist of all time? He sure thinks so—and won’t rest until he proves it.

Wellness

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

What happens when your longtime therapist and confidante retires, ending the relationship? I’m about to find out.

City Life

The Making (And Unmaking) Of Monica Cannon-Grant

In the wake of George Floyd’s slaying, the outspoken activist and nonprofit leader became a darling of the city’s power elite, who rolled out the red carpet and gave generously to her cause. Then the feds showed up.

City Life

Who Is Dianne Wilkerson?

After a stretch in prison, some consulting work, and a recent return to the public eye, the former state senator reaches a critical crossroads.