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Glamorous Greek-Inspired Seafood Chain Avra Estiatorio Arrives in Boston

Simply prepared Mediterranean fish stars in special-occasion-worthy Back Bay digs.

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Boston’s Newest Steakhouse Is an Intimate, Underground Space

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Can Steven Pinker Save Harvard?

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Retired Police Dogs Could Get a Pension, If This State House Bill Passes

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Home & Property

Four Art and Design Books for Your Spring Reading List

Peter Marino’s Tiffany silver in the spotlight, inside Kathryn Herman’s Pepperidge Farm estate, adoration for the merits of wallpaper’s worth, and an A-lister’s color-drenched interiors.

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Six House Museums to Visit Within Boston City Limits

Here’s where to admire architecture and antique furniture.

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Home & Property

A Color-Drenched Dreamhouse in Rhode Island

After years of imagining it, designer Mattye Dewhirst build her Addams-family-inspired dream home awash with bold hues, sun tunnels, and antique detailing.

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Restaurants

The Greatest Irish Pubs in Boston

Find your perfect pint at these consistent favorites—from classics like J.J. Foley’s, to cozy spots like the Druid, to plenty of charming dives.

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Restaurants

Celine, a Montréal-Inspired Restaurant, Is Coming to Boston’s Fort Point

The team behind South End favorites SRV and Baleia takes over the old Blue Dragon space around late summer.

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How the Celtics’ most beloved benchwarmer became Boston’s most entertaining analyst—and what Brian Scalabrine has learned from another season.

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The most exciting, worth-the-wait spots, chosen through months of eating, arguing, and eating some more.
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Home & Property

Real Estate Showdown: A Transcendental Classic vs. Craftsman Grandeur

It’s amazing what a few miles can do to the market. This month, we compare a historical Cambridge treasure with a stately Lexington estate.

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The Salem congressman and Massachusetts Senate candidate talks generational change, the North Shore, and more.

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Restaurants

Where to Eat in Greater Boston in March 2026

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

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Boston has a loneliness problem. I spent a winter—and more than a few awkward outings—trying to solve mine.

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Home & Property

Designer Rachel Reider Brings Jewel Tones and Smart Storage to a 1920s Chestnut Hill House

A century-old home is revived for multipurpose living (and game nights!) with lively textiles and abundant textures.

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Some of these names will be familiar; others may be new to you. All of them, in their own way, move the needle of our collective future.

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Home & Property

Greater Boston’s Top Five Towns on the Rise for 2026

Five Massachusetts communities shot up our Top Places to Live list. What do they know that you don’t?

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Home & Property

This Beacon Hill Townhouse Renovation Balances Historic Charm with Modern Family Energy

Three energetic boys, a centuries-old Boston row house, and a design team that made it all work.

By Jaci Conry
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Inside a New Nantucket Home with Gucci Wallpaper and No Regrets

A bespoke Brant Rock build becomes a joyful, pattern-rich escape designed with fun, fantasy, and family life in mind.

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A million-dollar lifestyle without the million-dollar price tag? Meet the suburban unicorns.

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