May 2013 Issue

City Life

The Shoes We Wore

Runners share their stories from the Boston Marathon.

Feature

City Life

Welcome to Splitsville

A guide to life after divorce.

City Life

The End of Ownership

Boston is ground zero for a powerful new force in American culture: the sharing economy.

City Life

Boston Public

A look back at Carol Johnson’s tenure as superintendent of Boston Public Schools.

Department

Wellness

Multiple Choice

How FSH/IUI fertility treatments can force parents to make impossible decisions.

City Life

The App Pack

Urban mechanics use technology to connect residents with government.

Health

Wellness

Escape Plan: New England Spas

Five New England spas and resorts to check out this spring.

Wellness

Wearable Fitness Trackers are All the Rage

The reigning champ is the Fitbit Flex.

Fashion + Style

Style

Glow Sticks

Check out this shapely “Moderne” candelabrum by Dunes and Duchess.

Style

Jenelle Porter’s Favorite Things

The ICA senior curator reveals her go-to cheese shop, iPhone app, and getaway spot.

Style

About Face

Benefit is opening a cosmetics store on Newbury Street.

Style

With Honors

Prep your favorite grad for life after campus with these classy accoutrements.

Style

Waves of Grain

A surfboard company in Maine gives new meaning to walking the plank.

Restaurants

Restaurants

Flower Power

Local chefs use microgreens and edible flowers to add powerful color and flavor to dishes.

Restaurants

Chef de Couture

Shannon Reed designs innovative chef’s coats and aprons.

Restaurants

Vocab Lesson: Irn-Bru

Where to find Scotland’s favorite soda in Boston.

Restaurants

Yes, Whey

How local chefs and bartenders are working with whey.

Restaurants

First Bite: Tavern Road

There’s nothing simple about this new Fort Point restaurant.

Restaurants

Second Bite: Blue Dragon

Chef Ming Tsai’s first restaurant since Blue Ginger is part Boston pub, part trendy Asian eatery.

Restaurants

The Goods

Local foods we’re digging this month.

Restaurants

Dining Out: Puritan & Company in Cambridge

Will Gilson attempts to fuse New England fare with modern technique—and, mostly, succeeds.

City Style

Home & Property

Golden Years

A Gilded Age Federal-style masterpiece in Newton.

Home & Property

The Slade Index

What’s hot and not in Boston home design.

Arts + Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment

Eight Must-See Events in May

The Old State House’s tricentennial, Julie Wu’s The Third Son, the ICA’s Foster Prize, and more.

Arts & Entertainment

Boston Rocks

Finally, a major music festival is coming to town.

Arts & Entertainment

Museum 2.0

The MFA goes high-tech to grab the attention of visitors.

Arts & Entertainment

Battleground

A new book details how Boston’s geography helped determine the outcome of the Revolution.

News

City Life

As Good As New

Could a new kind of market for books help save the business? One local company thinks so.

City Life

Bee Town

Endangered nationally, honeybees are thriving in Boston.

City Life

Getting Fresh

City farming goes to a whole new level.

City Life

Marathon

A poem written on April 15, 2013.