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Best of Boston 2025: Readers’ Poll

Best cocktail bar? Best spa? Best movie theater? Tell us your favorite places to eat, unwind, and play across the city.


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The Michelin Guide Is Coming to Boston. Cool?

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How a Fire Transformed This Quincy Colonial into a Harbor Dream Home

A Squantum house with a spectacular skyline view is fine-tuned to suit Gary Ritacco and Michael Hunter’s next adventure.

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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in March 2025

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

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New York’s Union Square Hospitality Group Is Coming to Boston’s Seaport District

The acclaimed restaurant group will open Ci Siamo and Daily Provisions here in 2025.

Home & Property

Welcome to the Pennyweight Hotel, Where Modern Style Meets the Historic West End

The 112-room boutique spot leans in to local history with a contemporary spin and innovative art.

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Boston’s First ‘Indian Gastropub’ Comes to Back Bay

Don’t Tell Aunty opens near Berklee in March. Expect late-night snacks, live music, and mango lassi cheesecake.

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18 Essential Boston Movies

Our city’s rich cinematic history goes way beyond Matt Damon.


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The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2025

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

A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide to Boston’s AI Revolution

A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide to Boston’s AI Revolution

A helpful primer for curious humans, cautious technophobes, and chatbot assistants.


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This Back Bay Restaurant in a Hotel Might Be More Than a ‘Hotel Restaurant’

Raspberry lime rickey crème brûlée, spicy cilantro margaritas, and other treats come to the Lenox Hotel’s former City Table space.

Arts & Entertainment

Six Art and Design Books for Your Spring 2025 Reading List

Aerin Lauder’s life among beautiful blooms, weaving through the style of Nantucket looms, a look at the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, and more.

Home & Property

Boston Painter Carlos Santiago Transforms Supermarket Flowers into Fine Art

This hairstylist by day, Jamaica Plain artist by night creates vibrant floral pieces from thrift-store finds.

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A Peruvian Restaurant Dream Team Has Big Plans for Back Bay

Boston’s Rosa y Marigold—sibling to Celeste and La Royal—will open at the Lyrik development in fall 2025, with a name inspired by Nobel laureate poet Louise Glück’s final work.

Home & Property

Old Meets New in this Newton Family’s Home Renovation

Sophistication marries playfulness in the revival of a 19th-century Newton home.

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


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The Chilling Case of Nathan Carman’s Deadly Fishing Trip

A Connecticut woman vanished on a fishing trip near Block Island. Her 22-year-old stood to inherit millions. Then came one final surprise.

Home & Property

A 1740s Weston Farmhouse Gets a Vivid Transformation

Offbeat color combinations and plenty of pattern provide a fresh backdrop for family furnishings and a sprinkling of new in a carefully expanded 18th-century Massachusetts home.

Home & Property

Stephanie Terfloth Wagner Designs For Timeless Harmony

Standout textiles inform schemes that balance old and new for a color-loving couple in the South End.

Home & Property

This Woods Hole Sanctuary Has a Room Under the Stairs

Childhood memories inspired this Cape Cod retreat, where Nordic design meets New England tradition.

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