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My Life in the Age of COVID: MFA Director Matthew Teitelbaum

As the COVID-19 pandemic upends every aspect of Boston life, we’re checking in with some local residents to learn how they’re processing our new normal. […]

City Life

These Photographers Documented Quarantined Families on Their Front Porches

When everything changed on March 12 in Needham with the town’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, friends Cara Soulia and Kristen Collins were in shock. […]

City Life

Take an Unvarnished Look at the Homes of Your Fave Local Celebs

Celebs are typically not, despite what their publicists would have us believe, just like us. But these days the rich and famous are just as […]

City Life

My Life in the Age of COVID: Boston Ballet Principal Dancer Lia Cirio

As the COVID-19 pandemic upends every aspect of Boston life, we’re checking in with some local residents to learn how they’re processing our new normal. […]

Arts & Entertainment

Boston Calling 2020 Is Officially Canceled

It was gonna be a hell of a show this year. But as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wipe out gatherings large and small across […]

Arts & Entertainment

How to Hang Out with Your Friends from Afar: 13 Fun Video Chat Parties to Try

We can’t go to the movies or the mall and our friends are all stowed away in their own homes, but for some of us, […]

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Travel

Early Spring Hikes to Enjoy across New England

New England’s prettiest waterfalls are thawing—and you should go chase them!

 To the north and west of Boston, what we call “spring” is better known […]

Travel

Travel Guide: Vacation Like Royalty in Marrakech, Morocco

Getting There “Exotic” might be an accurate term to describe Morocco, but it’s actually not that far away. All it takes is a six-and-a-half-hour flight […]

Arts & Entertainment

31 Books to Read While Self-Isolating, Chosen by Boston Booksellers

As this uncertain period of self-isolation and social distance stretches on, you might now be reaching the point where the novelty of board games, virtual […]

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Weddings

Nine Date-Night Ideas to Try While You’re Stuck at Home

Your usual date-night haunts might be out of the question for now, but that only means it’s time to get creative. Read on for nine […]

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Six “Top Chef” Episodes to Binge-Watch to Get to Know Boston’s Two All-Star Contestants

It’s been a pretty bleak week for local food lovers, but here’s one bright spot: Top Chef returns to the airwaves on Thursday, March 19. […]

Arts & Entertainment

What Will Happen If the Stolen Gardner Museum’s Works Are Found?

1. Get Them to the Gardner Once the museum gets the anonymous call or tip it’s been waiting for, there may not be time to […]

City Life

It’s Reigning Queens as Drag Thrives in Boston

It’s a Thursday night at the Museum of Science’s planetarium, and about 200 visitors are sitting, mouths agape, in their reclined chairs. Yes, there are […]

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City Life

Massachusetts, Give the Spotlight to Female Celebs Already

Boston, it’s time for a change. We’re a city on the move, three months into a new decade, and we can’t cling to the ways […]

Travel

The Story Behind Blind Tiger, Portland’s Newest Boutique Hotel, Is as Colorful as its Interiors

Portland’s newest boutique hotel is the sort of place that’ll have you plastering evidence of your stay all over Instagram, but there was once a […]