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Arts & Entertainment

Rosie DiMare Crashed Rhode Island’s Most Dramatic Friend Group

Before Rosie DiMare was a Real Housewife of Rhode Island, she was a hard-news reporter, which is to say she has been asking people uncomfortable […]

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Arts & Entertainment

New England Finally Has Its Own Real Housewives—and They’re Incredible

The local line on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Rhode Island, the 20-year-old regional franchise’s first foray into New England, was that the show would either […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Jon Batiste Is Everywhere

There is no tidy way to describe what Jon Batiste does. He’s an eight-time Grammy winner and a classically trained pianist who grew up in […]

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City Life

Boston’s New City Council President Has Thoughts on Rat Control

Liz Breadon didn’t walk into City Hall on January 5 expecting the gavel. But after a vote defined by high drama and backroom maneuvering, the […]

City Life

The White Mamba Speaks

Brian Scalabrine first burst onto the scene in Boston as the ultimate cheerleader—a red-headed reserve player who became the secret weapon of the 2008 championship […]

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City Life

Why Seth Moulton Is Running Against Ed Markey

Seth Moulton has made a career of picking fights with fellow Democrats—challenging Nancy Pelosi’s leadership, calling for generational change, and refusing to fall in line […]

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City Life

Futurist Ray Kurzweil Says Humanity Is Seven Years Away from Beating Disease

This interview is part of a series on longevity. Ray Kurzweil has been seeing the future with unsettling accuracy for decades. The inventor, computer scientist, […]

City Life

The Karen Read Jury Foreman Still Can’t Get Over the Missing Dog

Charlie DeLoach never intended to serve on a jury, let alone one deciding arguably the state’s highest-profile murder case. An educator who grew up in […]

City Life

Lydia Shire, Queen of Butter, Speaks

This is part of a series highlighting our most memorable Q&As of 2025. Lydia Shire doesn’t yell. In a business historically built on tantrums and […]

City Life

Donnie Wahlberg Talks “Boston Blue,” His Brother Mark, and More

You can take the boy out of Boston, but you can’t take Boston out of the boy—and Donnie Wahlberg seems determined to prove it with […]

City Life

Moderna Cofounder Noubar Afeyan Is Afraid of Everything—And That’s His Genius

Noubar Afeyan has a secret weapon: He’s afraid of almost everything, and it’s made him wildly successful. The Moderna cofounder and Flagship Pioneering visionary has […]

City Life

Sam Kennedy Runs the Red Sox, Owns Zero Pairs of Red Socks

This interview was originally published in our June 2025 issue. We are recirculating it now, timed to the Red Sox making the playoffs. In the […]

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Restaurants

‘Somebody Feed Phil’ Star on Boston’s Food Scene: “I Absolutely Loved It”

“This is a cannoli that will change your life,” Boston restaurateur Nick Varano tells Somebody Feed Phil star Phil Rosenthal. The two are standing in […]

Arts & Entertainment

Keith Lockhart Is Still Working on His “Death Face” After 30 Years

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart has partied with Queen Elizabeth and the royal family, shared the stage with everyone from Steven Tyler to Mayor Michelle […]

Restaurants

Davio’s Celebrates 40 Years of Steaks and Hospitality

In 1985, 24-year-old Steve DiFillippo purchased Davio’s, an Italian restaurant on Newbury Street, and turned it into one of Back Bay’s finest—and went on to […]