Jonathan Soroff

Contributor

Arts & Entertainment

The Massachusetts Woman Who Crashed Rhode Island’s Most Dramatic Friend Group

Real Housewives of Rhode Island’s Rosie DiMare talks rumors, KISS 108, and whether the accents on the show are actually legit.

By Jonathan Soroff, Catarina Amaral, and Camille Dodero
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City Life

A Party with a Legit Guacamole Bar

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs, including the new Vivo Performing Arts party.

By Jonathan Soroff
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Arts & Entertainment

Jon Batiste Is Everywhere

The most interesting man in music joins the Pops at Symphony Hall this month for three nights only.

By Jonathan Soroff
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City Life

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

She wasn’t even running for the job. Now Liz Breadon is trying to hold Boston’s fractured city council together.

By Jonathan Soroff
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Travel

A New England Traveler’s Guide to Porto, Portugal

North of Lisbon, the coastal city is having a moment. Book a flight now before everyone else figures it out.

By Jonathan Soroff
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City Life

“I Loved Him on ‘Frasier,’ Even If He Is a Yalie.”

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs, including galas for the Boston Lyric Opera and Fenway Health.

By Jonathan Soroff
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Life & Style

“I Laughed So Hard, I Thought My Pants Would Never Dry”

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs, including the Peabody Essex Museum’s annual gala.

By Jonathan Soroff
City Life

The White Mamba Speaks

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

By Jonathan Soroff
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City Life

Why Seth Moulton Is Running Against Ed Markey

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

By Jonathan Soroff
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Life & Style

Where the Crowd Skews Young—Or Maybe You’re Getting Old

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs, including our Taste event and Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation’s 2025 Prevention Party.

By Jonathan Soroff
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Travel

18 Winter Travel Destinations for People Who Are Done With All of This

Your screen time is out of control. The news makes you want to scream. Wellness culture is too judgy. From Brazilian waterfalls to Norwegian fjords, our guide to giving yourself actual distance from it all—luxuriously, guiltlessly, and completely.

By Madeline Bilis, David Gawkowski, Jonathan Soroff, and Brittany Jasnoff
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Travel

A New England Traveler’s Guide to Munich, Germany

Museums, concerts, and all the schnitzel you can handle—Bavaria’s capital in winter is a smart idea.

By Jonathan Soroff
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Travel

Three Wild Destinations for Adventurous Honeymooners

For couples who crave adventure, these escapes span the globe—from rainforests and coral reefs to glaciers and gorilla treks.

By Jonathan Soroff
City Life

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

Charlie DeLoach, Juror No. 1 in the state’s highest-profile modern retrial, shares what actually happened in those deliberations.

By Jonathan Soroff
City Life

Lydia Shire, Queen of Butter, Speaks

After 50 years in the kitchen, the celebrated Boston-based chef dishes on industry pile-ons, the lost art of handwritten menus, and the right way to cook a lobster.

By Jonathan Soroff