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A Bostonian’s Guide to (Hopefully) Traveling This Year

Monaco If there’s any place in the world that loves to do things over the top, it’s this Mediterranean micro-state, the capital of mega-yachts, billionaires, […]

Arts & Entertainment

A Team of Artists Will Turn the Hatch Shell into a “Four Week Illumination and Sound Experience”

As is the case with so many of Boston’s beloved destinations, it’s hard not to think about the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade and get […]

City Life

Settle in with Some Hot Chocolate and Read the Best Longreads of the Year

Look, this year is almost over. This awful, baffling, enraging, heartbreaking mess of a year has almost, almost drawn to a close. You’re so close […]

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Travel

Five Under-the-Radar Boston Landmarks You Should Check Out

Boston is chock full of weird stuff: The skinny house in the North End, the Ether Dome at Mass General, and, of course, the Leif […]

Travel

Five Scenic Winter Walks That’ll Make You Feel Like You’re in a Boston-Themed Snow Globe

No matter what you may say, it is always a good day when it snows in Boston. The city looks pretty darn good when it’s […]

Arts & Entertainment

How Did Boston’s Black Nativity Production Come to Be?

Welcome to “One Last Question,” a series where research editor Matthew Reed Baker tackles your most Bostonian conundrums. Have a question? Email him at onelastquestion@bostonmagazine.com. Question: […]

City Life

What I Miss Most: Standing in a Giant Crowd of Strangers

Somewhere out there on YouTube, there’s a video of one of the happiest moments of my life. You can’t see me in it, though. That’s […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Learn about One of the Year’s Best Films at a Q&A with the Filmmakers

The Outpost was one of the first (and ultimately one of the only) movies released in theaters this year, chronicling the true story of 53 […]

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Travel

26 of the Best Hotels to Stay at in Boston

Boston boasts no shortage of hotels, from sky-scraper stunners to small gems that feel like a luxe slice of home. Looking for a staycation or […]

Restaurants

Behind the Mask of the Phantom Gourmet

Like all great performers, brothers Dan and Dave Andelman have a keen understanding that the show must go on. So one day in late March, […]

Weddings

Travel Guide: Honeymoon Close To Home in Central Vermont

Our idea of a perfect post-wedding getaway? Plenty of opportunities for adventure in a magnificent setting—and Central Vermont, a four-season escape nestled among gorgeous hills […]

City Life

Why Everyone Is So Obsessed with Boston, America’s Most Viral City

In the days leading up to the election, the internet fell in love with “Dunkies Girl,” an excitable, iced-coffee sipping early voter queuing up outside […]

Arts & Entertainment

57 Things To Do in and Around Boston This Winter

Treat Your Inner Culture Vulture— Without Leaving Home Five creative ways to get your arts fix this season. This Is Who I Am, American Repertory […]

Arts & Entertainment

Where to Go to Have Fun in the Snow around Boston

SNOWSHOEING Boston Nature Center, Mattapan. Not everything hibernates in the winter. This Mass Audubon property often hosts guided hikes, during which a naturalist will point […]

Arts & Entertainment

Nine Not Terrible Things to Do for a Quarantine Thanksgiving

Yes, your traditional Thanksgiving is officially canceled and it’s awful. But after you’ve checked in with your family on Zoom and gone through the usual […]