Susan Zalkind

A cozy, dimly lit restaurant corner with a curved brown leather tufted banquette seating around a round wooden table set with napkins and glasses. The seating area includes green accent pillows. The walls are adorned with framed pictures and mirrors, and there is a warm table lamp and decorative vases in recessed wall niches. The overall ambiance is intimate and vintage.
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New Lawsuit Accuses Aaron Sells of “Facilitating” Sexual Assault Outside 1928 Beacon Hill

Sells isn’t accused of committing the assault. But the lawsuit alleges he helped enable it—at the restaurant he swears he has nothing to do with.

A man wearing a dark, patterned suit stands indoors in front of large windows overlooking a cityscape with water, buildings, and boats. The sky is partly cloudy, and the overall lighting is natural.
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The Rise and “Tragic!” Fall of Boston’s Most Powerful Stylist

For two decades, Suhail Kwatra dressed the wealthiest women, kept their secrets, and built an empire inside Saks. Then the store accused him of stealing and tried to destroy him. Or so he claims.

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How to Win Friends and Lose Millions

Aaron Sells has spent two decades charming Boston’s high rollers, cleaning up their messes, and keeping their secrets. He’s also been ordered to pay more than a million dollars in civil judgments while allegedly hiding assets and intimidating former partners. Meet the man who makes problems disappear—except his own.

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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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Tsarnaev, the Death Penalty, Three Murders in Waltham, and Me

In anticipation of her forthcoming book, the author argues that when it comes to punishing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, there is more than meets the eye.

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Till Death Do Us Part

Katie McLean thought her marriage to a celebrated surgeon would last a lifetime. Then her body was discovered in a pond. Inside the suburban romance turned nightmare that rocked the town of Dover.

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Reniya Manukyan, Wife of Ibragim Todashev, Indicted

She allegedly lied to the FBI.

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Tsarnaev Juror Speaks, Tries to Sell Book

(But remains anonymous.)

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Maura Healey Hasn’t Been Briefed on the Waltham Triple Murder Case

The case is still open, still under investigation.

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FBI Releases Files Relating to Killing of Ibragim Todashev

Belated and heavily redacted, of course.

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The Devastating Story of Lingzi Lu’s Last Breath

And why gruesome testimony early on could actually help Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case.

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Tinder, But for Getting Strangers to Shovel Out Your Car

File under: Boston survival techniques.

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Tsarnaev Attorneys to Appeals Court: Public’s Faith in Justice at Risk

They really don’t want to try this case in Boston.

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Former Federal Judge Has a Word for the Tsarnaev Hearing

Extraordinary.

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Is Smart to Plead Not Guilty

Why the plea is not as crazy as it may seem.