Best of Boston 2024

Love or hate them, debate or celebrate them—here are 251 of our favorite Boston things, including the city’s best restaurants, shops, and more.


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Why I’m Quitting Dating Apps (for Now)

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The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024

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Remembering the Real Victim in the Karen Read Case, My Friend John O’Keefe


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Best of Boston 2024: The 251 Best Things About the City Right Now

Love it, hate, celebrate it, debate it—here’s the best of Boston according to us today.

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The Night They Saved Fenway Park

Twenty-five years ago, the Red Sox planned a grand farewell for Fenway Park. Instead, thanks to Ted Williams, Pedro Martínez, and perhaps the greatest assembly of baseball talent ever, the 1999 MLB All-Star Game helped save the historic landmark.

Profiles

Alan Bilzerian Is a Bona Fide Boston Style Icon

Along with its eponymous founder, the Newbury Street clothing boutique is a veritable fashion legend.

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The Eternal Bloom of Rouvalis Flowers & Gardens

With its landmark green-and-white awning, this legendary Beacon Hill florist is a perennial Best of Boston favorite.

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The Enduring Imagination of Henry Bear’s Park

This local toy store chainlet has succeeded for 48 years by centering creativity in play.

Personal Essay

Why I’m Quitting Dating Apps (for Now)

Bumble, Hinge, Tinder, Coffee Meets Bagel (yes, that’s really an app)—I’ve tried them all. My confounding search for connection when virtual love disappoints.


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The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston 2023

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston 2023

We crunched the numbers to come up with our annual guide to the top-performing schools in the region.

Our 2023 Boston Power List

Our 2023 Boston Power List

This year's ranking reflects the city's changing dynamics: nearly half of the power players are women.


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Partying Amid Tomfoolery and Shenanigans of Falstaffian Proportions

Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs, including CSC’s Shakespeare Under the Stars Gala.

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A Celebrity Stylist Opens a Bigger and Better Wellesley Fashion Hub

Style maven Gretta Monahan gives you a new reason to shop the ’burbs.

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How Yuppies Are the Patron Saints of Modern-Day Boston

How hoity-toity ‘young urban professionals’ from 1980s created the city as we know it.

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50 Years of ‘Best of Boston’: City Life

In honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of Best of Boston, we’re taking a look back. This month: civic improvements, tourist attractions and viral moments.

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Is Boston’s Economy Doomed?

Welcome to the Doom Loop. Everybody’s talking about it—but are our leaders doing anything to stop it?

Marathon Bombings 10th Anniversary

Marathon Bombings 10th Anniversary

Our Top 20 Stories in 2022

Our Top 20 Stories in 2022

What you clicked on the most last year.


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Turtleboy Will Not Go Quietly

Controversial Massachusetts blogger Aidan Kearney says he’s a confrontational truth teller intent on righting wrongs. Critics, though, say he’s a mean-spirited bully. Maybe he’s both?

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Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?

Financial woes, fewer students, trouble recruiting teachers, and a rash of high-profile school closures. Does this spell the end of an iconic educational institution in Boston, or is there still time for a Hail Mary?

Humor

What Does My Garage Say About Me?

What’s hidden behind that sliding door tells a lot about the kind of person who lives there. So what does my car-less cement room say about me?

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The 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024

Our annual list stars a kaleidoscope of locals who hail from government, science, finance, healthcare, education, entertainment (and more) fields and are all playing a part in shaping a new and vibrant Boston.

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