July 2011 Issue
Seafood Spectacular!
This time of year, Boston is brimming with superlative seafood. Consider this your cheat sheet to the freshest bites in town.
Feature
America’s Most Wanted
How Chris Evans went from being a Sudbury high schooler to Captain America.
The Fisher King
Meet Legal Sea Foods CEO, Roger Berkowitz, the most powerful man in shellfish.
The Joy Lock Club
Schuyler Towne can pick a lock faster than just about anyone. Now he’s planning to break into the big time.
Department
Party of Asses
With Scott Brown’s reelection campaign gathering momentum, Democrats around here are stuck in a haze of nostalgia and complacency.
Boston Scientific and the Road to Ruin
How greed, incompetence, and arrogance brought the world’s leading medical device company to its knees.
Restaurants
Dining Out: Tico
Michael Schlow presents a medley of Spanish and Latin-American cuisines in the Back Bay—and hits plenty of high notes.
Small Bite at Meadhall
Meadhall may be in the Kendall Square spotlight, but we’re not sure if it’s really because of the food. Or the beer.
First Bite at Savin Bar and Kitchen
At this new Dorchester hangout, locals come for the atmosphere and stay for the food.
Table Talk
Juicy tidbits and prime cuts of gossip about our local dining scene.
Give the Pig a Break
Pork is the other white meat — but there are animals beyond the pig, and it’s high time we ate them too.
Taste of the Sea
Move over, multivitamins: there’s a new health food in town, and this one’s much tastier.
Fashion + Style
Ask the Fashionologist
Lisa Pierpont offers solutions for all of your latest style dilemmas.
Little Wonders
Get out of the saccharine rut your kids are wearing and start dressing them like the miniature adults they are.
Cool Your Heels
Forget toenail polish; this season’s sandals are in fire engine red, eye-popping yellow, and they are hot.
A Shining Moment
There is something to be said for demure beachwear — but we’re definitely not saying it now.
Arts + Entertainment
A Real Prince
Hey, Kevin James, do us a favor: please make your schlock somewhere else.
Hubbub: Maura Tierney
Maura Tierney talks ER, Denis Leary and the (dubious) architectural merits of Boston City Hall.
News
Hard-Pressed at BU
BU’s journalism department rocks. So… why is the school’s student paper tanking?
A Likeness to Fit the Bill
Bill Russell’s finally getting the damn statue. But what should it look like?
Person of Interest: Jason Evanish
The man at the center of Boston’s young tech scene is just as skilled at finding a good workshop as a good beer.
Gearing Up
Menino’s fleet of six hundred shiny, silver bikes is set to descend on Boston this month.