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Quiz: Are You Ready for AI Parenting?
This quiz is part of our annual September “Top Schools” package. Read also about how students are actually using AI (and what educators are learning) […]
Meet the Massachusetts Couple Who Just Won MasterChef’s First-Ever Team Season
South Shore natives Jesse Rosenwald and Jessica Bosworth, a.k.a. “J-Squared,” made the Bay State proud this week, becoming MasterChef’s first duo of champions—and with a […]
Inside South Station Tower, Boston’s Big Bet on Downtown Living
A quarter-century in the making, Boston’s South Station Tower is finally here—690 feet of gleaming ambition packed with offices and luxury condos, shooting up from […]
The Clacking Class: How Mahjong Took over the Suburbs
It’s a weekday afternoon in Weston, and I’ve just been ushered into Jenny Seeman’s soothing lounge—a capacious oasis of sea green and lilac. This is […]
Ask Little Miss AI: How Can I Make AI Work for Me?
Here’s the deal. I am a traditional journalist. Translation: old. I sharpened my chops in TV, print, and, most recently, digital. But, as we know, […]
Boston’s First French-Japanese Restaurant Opens in the Seaport, Labubus Included
At first glance, Mai seems crafted for social media. At the new novelty-chic Seaport restaurant, there are caviar-garnished chicken nuggets, decorative Labubus, and a smoke-bubble-topped […]
J.Crew’s First Boston Flagship Store Opens on Newbury Street
When the first J.Crew catalogs landed in the ’90s, my high school friends and I treated them like sacred texts. We’d pore over the glossy […]
Rare Winslow Homer Exhibition Opens in Boston This November
Winslow Homer bridged centuries as one of America’s greatest artists, excelling not only in oil painting but also earning reverence as our country’s preeminent watercolorist. […]
The U.S.’s Biggest Irish Rock Festival Comes to Boston
Liam Lynch has learned a thing or two about selling Boston on Irish music. One of the concert promoters behind the late-’90s Fleadh festival is […]
The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2025
We crunched the numbers to come up with our guide to the region’s top-performing schools. About the 2025 list This year’s rankings offer a statistical […]
Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Having a Moment
Boston Diamond Company founder and CEO Stephanie Binder didn’t set out to follow trends. A second-generation jeweler who grew up visiting her mother’s 150-square-foot shop, […]
Head to Allston for Pepperoni Negronis and Giant Meatballs
This summer’s drink just might be a Negroni doubly infused with pizza—and, naturally, you’re going to want to drink it with pizza. Thanks to the […]
Nantucket’s Six-Figure Working Class Can’t Afford to Eat
Sarah had $40 in her bank account and an impossible decision. A few years ago, the college-educated marketing professional stood in a Nantucket grocery store, […]
Nine Opens in Boston’s Former No. 9 Park Space with “Gin Palace” Tributes and $70 Caviar Cocktails
Steps from the State House, something new is about to open in a familiar space—and there’s lots of gin and caviar. The longtime No. 9 […]
Capri Brings Hand-Rolled Pastas and Italian Summer Vibes to Boston’s South End
Can’t escape Boston for a Euro summer? Local restaurateurs are aiming to bring a slice of the Amalfi Coast to the South End: Capri, which […]