October 2011 Issue
Great Fall Getaways
Whether your crew includes thrill seekers, gastronomes, spa junkies, or even art, history, and antiques aficionados, your ideal retreat awaits. Steal these itineraries, and consider the crowd pleased.
Feature
Designing the Dream
Five years and three concepts in the making, a Lincoln art collector’s home is at last a completed masterpiece.
Fast Times at Marina Bay?
The O’Connell family rose from nothing to become one of the state’s most powerful developers, but their world of privilege has begun to crumble.
Absentee Landlords
To clean up its worst neighborhoods, Boston has instituted a new plan targeting absentee landlords. But can it really work?
Department
Circus Act
A recent list of America’s 10 worst zoos for elephants had two Massachusetts entries. That’s right—charges of animal mistreatment in the progressive hotbed of America. What’s going on here?
Fatal Attraction
As the recent murders of two young women tragically demonstrate, it’s long past time this state got serious about teenage dating violence.
News
The Road to Camelot
Joseph Kennedy III has officially stepped onto the great political launching pad of the Middlesex DA’s office.
Person of Interest: Audie Cornish
Once a cub reporter in Boston, she’s NPR’s next big star.
Getting Dirty … In Bed
Myers + Chang offers a modern twist on Asian fare — and that includes the South End eatery’s fortune cookies.
As Easy as 1, 2, 3?
Publications like to gin up a little controversy with their rankings every now and then … but when it comes to Boston, those lists have lately been a study in contradictions.
All Lit Up
The Boston Book Festival turns three.
Restaurants
Table Talk
What’s heating up the city’s food (and drink!) scene.
Fresh Idea: Cool It
Aloe vera: burn remedy and…trendy foodstuff? It is for some Boston chefs.
Late to the Game?
Let’s face it: As dining trends go, Boston’s always a season (or two) behind. Does that make us a lesser food city?
Small Bite at Redbones Rib Shack
The folks at Somerville’s Redbones have taken the next step toward citywide barbecue domination with their new rib shack in Kendall Square.
First Bite: The Brahmin
A new Back Bay hangout focuses on the Boston of yore—with results pointing to a solid future.
Dining Out: Bina Osteria
For this Downtown Crossing restaurant and its new chef, the third time’s the charm.
Home Design
Living Large: On the Market
Rachel Slade’s off-kilter take on hub dwellings.
Fashion + Style
Haute Headlines
What’s happening in Hub style.
Fair Trade
Braving the bargain-hunting melee at a local clothing exchange.
New Kid on the Block
An eco-minded baby shop gives modern parents plenty to coo about.
Gams Aglow
Get a kick out of these brightly hued pants, the perfect complement to your favorite fall basics.
Oh My Mod
With a timeless tailored cut and chic color blocking, this coat is right on trend: It’s Twiggy, with a modern twist.
Arts + Entertainment
Arts Beat: Nanjing Revisited
A Boston author explores his homeland’s trauma.
Hubbub: Jack Edwards
The play-by-play voice of the Bruins had quite a run last season. Now, not even he knows what he’ll come up with next.