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City Life

From Heartbreak to Hope: A Maine Father’s Unlikely Journey, One Year After the Lewiston Massacre

After a gunman took his son’s life in Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, Arthur Barnard found himself drowning in grief. Then his pain paved a new path. Twelve months after the massacre, the story of loss, love, and hope in Lewiston.


Arts & Entertainment

First Look: Bosse, a Pickleball Mega-Complex in Natick, Opening Soon

Overhead view of a bowl of fried eggplant, hummus, pickled onions, hard boiled eggs, cucumbers, and more.
Restaurants

The Hummus Shop Opens on Beacon Hill

Restaurants

The Best Places to Eat and Drink in Salem, Massachusetts Right Now 


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Arts & Entertainment

50 Years of ‘Best of Boston’: Arts & Entertainment

In honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of Best of Boston, we’re taking a look back. This month: strip clubs, playgrounds, and infidelity haunts.

Arts & Entertainment

Is Badminton the Next Pickleball?

There’s a hot new tennis alternative in town—a little birdie told us.

Restaurants

You Really Need to Try the Pastries at Back Bay’s Café Pastel

Say hello to pasteis de nata, the signature Portuguese treat at Raffles Boston’s new ground level café.

City Life

What Does My Garage Say About Me?

What’s hidden behind that sliding door tells a lot about the kind of person who lives there. So what does my car-less cement room say about me?

Travel

A New England Traveler’s Guide to Paris, France

What’s left to say about a city that has it all? Turns out, quite a lot in 2024.

City Life

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024

Our annual list stars a kaleidoscope of locals who hail from government, science, finance, healthcare, education, entertainment (and more) fields and are all playing a part in shaping a new and vibrant Boston.


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The Magazine: Current Issue

The Magazine: Current Issue

Starring Eliza Dushku.
Top 50 Restaurants in Boston

Top 50 Restaurants in Boston

Our annual field-tested, scrupulously vetted, and deeply opinionated ranking of the best places to eat right now.


City Life

Why I Kayaked the Entire Charles River

After hundreds of years, dams along the Charles River could come down to let the currents run wild and free—and help the environment in the process.

Several Uyghur noodle dishes and a dish with hot chili oil are spread on a colorful carpet with a copper pot of tea and a glass of wine in view.
Restaurants

Providence’s Acclaimed Uyghur Restaurant Jahunger Is Coming to Cambridge

Opening this spring, the restaurant will feature spicy hand-pulled noodles, dumplings, and whole roast lamb.

City Life

Cover Reveal: The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024

Who’s No. 1?

Home & Property

On the Market: A Wellesley Home with a Custom Party Barn

Or is it a party garage? No matter, this 8,725-square-foot Massachusetts abode gives some serious celebratory vibes.

City Life

Live from the Sneaker Gala, with Ed Markey and a Human Disco Ball

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs.

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Best of Boston

Best of Boston

Top Places to Live 2024

Top Places to Live 2024


Home & Property

How Do You Showcase Contemporary Art in a Barn-Inspired Home?

One local designer’s solution: Build a fireplace that doubles as a gallery wall.

A rustic-yet-elegant barn dining room features a giant picture window.
Restaurants

10 Must-Visit Restaurants in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine

Seasonal seafood shacks, delightful pastries from Zuni Café alums, amaro carts, and more.

A hot dog is topped with a squiggle of a mustard-like sauce and has a side of crispy bacon strips.
Restaurants

Brookline Gets a Thai-Inspired ‘Elevated Dive Bar’ from the Mahaniyom Team

Here’s a sneak peek at Merai, opening this spring in the former Matt Murphy’s Pub space and mixing Thai flavors with global cuisines.

Home & Property

On the Market: A Painted Lady Bed & Breakfast and Burger Bar on Cape Cod

Asking price? Less than $2 million.

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