City Life

The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2025

Let the arguments begin—influence, after all, is in the eye of the beholder.


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Restaurants

A Luxe Caviar Bar and Shop Debuts in Brookline

City Life

Meet Trump’s New Federal Prosecutor in Blue Massachusetts

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Restaurants

More Secret, Sexy Cocktail Bars in Boston, Please!


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Restaurants

We Can’t Wait for These Greater Boston Restaurant Openings in 2025

Plus, forthcoming bars, breweries, cafés, and wasabi martinis.

City Life

The Rise and Fall of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson

From raising her siblings to serving her district to handing out city jobs to loved ones, the city’s first African immigrant councilor built her life around helping others at any cost. And that, it turned out, was precisely the problem.

City Life

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson to Resign After Pleading Guilty in Federal Corruption Case

“Please forgive me,” says the District 7 rep, who pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and the count of theft from a program receiving federal funds.

Home & Property

So, You Want to Live in Marshfield?

Ready to enter your beach era? This coastal suburb, halfway between the serenity of the Cape and the hustle and bustle of the city, may be the perfect place for you.

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Restaurants

The Top Wine Bars in Greater Boston

From Champagne in a Downtown food hall to a basement natural wine nook in Back Bay, here are the coziest local places for snacks and sips.

City Life

Greek Tragedy: A Drowning at Dartmouth College

Last summer in New Hampshire, a night of ritualized drinking ended with a sophomore drowning in the Connecticut River. Yet in the place that gave us Animal House and beer pong, will the party ever really end?


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Eliza Dushku’s New Journey

Eliza Dushku’s New Journey

The former Hollywood actor turned certified therapist is on a mission to revolutionize trauma treatment in Boston and beyond.

Top 50 Restaurants in Boston

Top 50 Restaurants in Boston

Our ruthlessly tested, unapologetically opinionated, and utterly essential annual guide to the best places to eat right in the city and beyond.


Arts & Entertainment

14 Things We Can’t Wait to Do This Spring and Early Summer

A highly subjective list of the concerts, shows, and experiences you shouldn’t miss this season.

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Restaurants

The Massachusetts Town That Banned Booze for 150 Years Gets Its First Real Taproom (And It Closes by 9)

Rockport Brewing Company turns a North Shore temperance town into a beer destination this spring.

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Restaurants

Three Greater Boston Restaurants Land 2025 James Beard Nominations

Sarma’s Cassie Piuma, Urban Hearth’s Erin Miller, and Brookline bar Merai could take home a prize in June.

Home & Property

Real Estate Showdown: A Sparkling Seaport High-Rise vs. a 1930s Newton Tudor

It’s amazing what a few miles can do to the market. This month, we compare a streamlined condominium in the heart of the Seaport with a classic brick Tudor in the suburbs.

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Restaurants

Where to Eat in Greater Boston in April 2025

New and exciting restaurants to check out, plus new reasons to visit older spots.

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Best of Boston

Best of Boston

Top Places to Live

Top Places to Live

Our rigorously researched and delightfully divisive list of 141 Greater Boston cities and towns.


Wellness

This Magazine Will Help You Live Longer*

Inside America’s longevity capital, where a generation of 75-plus overachievers is rewired, not retired, and cutting-edge science is rewriting the rules of aging well.

City Life

How to Live Long and Prosper, According to Overachievers Living Longer

Keep busy. Stay social. Do purposeful work. In America’s longevity capital, five elder Bostonians share how not only to add years to your life, but life to your years.

Restaurants

Here’s Where to Find the Top Doughnuts in Boston

The best local spots for a stacked box of a dozen or a sweet brunch treat.

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Restaurants

Our Wildly Comprehensive Guide to Eating and Drinking in Fenway

Bring your Green Monster-sized appetite to these home run spots serving lobster rolls, bouncy udon, pig roasts, and lots more.

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