Guides

30 Bold, Bougie, Boston Gifts for Everyone on Your Nice List

From artisanal sweets and unique experiences to dazzling gems, designer bags, and electric rides, our guide to satisfying your friends and neighbors with these handpicked locally available presents.


Q&A

The New Boston University President Is a Renaissance Scholar’s Dream

News

Could Sandra Birchmore’s Accused Killer Also Be Charged with Larceny?

Q&A

The Exit Interview: Jill Medvedow, Outgoing ICA Boston Director


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Latest Stories

Longform

Once Upon a Time, We Never Needed the Words “Boston Strong”

The saying helped unite a broken-hearted city when we needed it most. WBZ-TV’s Jon Keller wonders: what does phrase mean 10 years later?

Party Pics

Inside the Embrace Gala, a Black-Tie-And-Sneakers Soiree

Plus, a Winter Walk fundraiser at the American Repertory Theater and the 34th annual Boston Wine & Food Festival.

News

Boston Received 16 National City and Regional Magazine Award Nominations for 2022

We’re very excited. (Yay, us.)

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News

A New Glossier Store Is Opening on Newbury Street

This is the beauty brand’s first permanent location in Boston.

Longform

“We Will Finish the Race”: The Making of Boston’s Iconic Marathon Shoes Cover

Moments after the bombings rocked Boylston Street, Boston magazine’s staff knew they needed to create a new cover image for its May issue. The rest is literally history. Here’s how they did it.

News

Boston Police Warn St. Patrick’s Day Revelers About Drink-Spiking

The city’s mysterious roofies crisis continues, with BPD officials receiving 25 reported incidents of contaminated drinks so far in 2023.


In This Section

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston 2024

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston 2024

We crunched the numbers to come up with our annual guide to the top-performing schools in the region.

Our 2024 Boston Power List

Our 2024 Boston Power List

This year's ranking reflects the city's changing dynamics: nearly half of the power players are women.


Opinion

Boston Deserves Better than Fenway Park. Sorry Not Sorry.

Yes, America’s oldest ballpark is historic. But if we’re going to love everything from 1912, why don’t we also celebrate child labor, ice delivery, and smallpox?

News

Back Bay Chatelaine Anne Fitzpatrick Channels Her Inner Isabella Stewart Gardner

Dispatches from two highly splashy, back-to-back soirees. Plus, the ninth-annual Excessive Fashion show.

Guides

An Early-Risers Guide to Boston

What to eat, drink, and do at daybreak.

Q&A

The Interview: Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Nicole Obi

The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Head on how Boston can level the playing field for entrepreneurs, the city’s racist reputation, and her time at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

News

The Real, Essential Backstory of ‘the Embrace’

To some, the Martin Luther King Jr. monument is a symbol of love, unity, and overcoming the city’s racist past. For others, it’s a sign that Boston hasn’t learned anything. But few know the polarizing public sculpture’s true significance.

The Karen Read Case

The Karen Read Case

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

A special report on our Tiktok-scrolling, Snapchat-loving, sleep-deprived teens—and what to know to keep kids safe.


News

The Mystery of Boston’s Drink-Spiking Crisis

Hallucinations downtown. Blackouts in Brighton. Trips to the ER all over Boston. Is something frightening happening in the city’s nightclubs?

News

Alexander McQueen Comes to Boston

The new concept store in Copley Place is only one of the brand’s nine locations on the East Coast.

News

Inside the New SoWa Art + Design Center in the South End

The 500 Harrison Avenue complex has emerged as a hub of Boston’s design district.

Personal Essay

The Case Against Trying To ‘Have It All’

Former TV news anchor Jackie Bruno had a loving marriage, great kids, and a career she’d worked her whole life for. But she couldn’t rest until she landed her dream job—and it nearly ruined everything.

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