May 2025 Issue
The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2025
Let the arguments begin—influence, after all, is in the eye of the beholder.
Feature
Does Boston Still Drink?
In the city where everyone (in the bar) once knew your name, will anyone be there to remember it?
Could This High School Football Tragedy Have Been Prevented?
When Sharon sophomore Rohan Shukla suffered a devastating brain injury during a Thanksgiving game, the Massachusetts town had to confront a difficult question: How can we get the balance of sports culture and student safety right?
Department
Boston Has Worms (The Good Kind!)
Inside Longwood’s most elite scientific social club, geneticists trade glowing worms, pin up worm-themed office art, and tell worm jokes over bagels. But will federal budget cuts turn this Nobel Prize–winning party into a wake?
Keith Lockhart Is Still Working on His “Death Face” After 30 Years
The conductor talks celebrates his third decade with the Boston Pops exactly as you’d expect—by throwing a yearlong bash that kicks off this month.
Fashion + Style
Will Milk Money Usher in a New Indie Retail Era of Newbury Street?
Does the glam clothing and gift boutique’s arrival represent a shift in Boston’s main shopping drag?
Remembering Boston Fashion Icon Doris Yaffe
As MassArt honors the late activist this month, a look back at how the grand dame of style turned the city’s society scene into her personal runway.
Five Summer Pop-Up Shops at Boston’s Seaport
Here’s where to blow your warm-weather shopping budget at the Current shopping village.
A New England Traveler’s Guide to Bermuda
This posh North Atlantic island just a hop, skip, and a two-hour plane ride from Boston.
Other
What Should Be the Official Rock Song of Massachusetts?
We already have songs in seven categories: generic, patriotic, folk, glee club, ceremonial march, ode, and polka. So do we really need a rock song?
Home Design
So, You Want to Live in South Boston?
It’s always a party in this evolving waterfront enclave, where freshly built condos and a first-rate dining scene are now luring a wide range of newcomers.
Real Estate Showdown: A Classic Cohasset Home vs. a Charlestown New Build
It’s amazing what a few miles can do to the market. This month, we compare a turn-of-the-20th-century home steps from Black Rock Beach with a spacious single-family in Charlestown.
Beacon
Where to Eat in Greater Boston in May 2025
New and exciting restaurants to check out, plus new reasons to visit older spots.
Where to Dine Outside around Boston
Our favorite sun-soaked patios, courtyards, rooftops, and beer gardens.
Malden’s Phat Thaiger Feels Like a Party
From wasabi martinis to khao soi maki, this new Japanese-Thai fusion restaurant from the Thaiger Den team beckons diners north of Boston.
Cambridge Cocktail Bar Brick & Mortar to Become Italian Aperitivo Bar
Owners Avery Appleton and Gary Strack are revamping the acclaimed 13-year-old spot into Acqua & Bocca, debuting in early 2025.