Boston Magazine

The first non-fiction book about the Karen Read case is out now. Read an excerpt here.

We went looking for the best food outside the city. Here’s everything we found.

For three years, the witnesses in the Karen Read murder trial were harassed at their jobs, their homes, their children’s sports games. It wasn’t random. It was a coordinated campaign against them. And now they’re fighting back. www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2026/07...

The film’s star Dominic Sessa and writer/director Matt Johnson discuss becoming who you are.

Time is running out! There are just 24 hours left to secure your tickets to the Best of Boston Soirée! Your ticket includes complimentary drink vouchers, dishes from 35+ Best of Boston award-winning restaurants, and more. Secure yours now at the link. bit.ly/4bRZSNG

Our Best of Boston Soirée takes place on Wednesday. Don't miss it! Plus more things to do in Boston this week.

The Best of Boston 2026 winners are here, and everyone's talking about the soirée. Celebrate with the best of Boston on July 22 with amazing food, cocktails, entertainment, and the city's most stylish crowd. Secure your tickets now at the link. www.bostonmagazine.com/bestofboston...

The Seaport restaurant adds a sushi-led menu, expands its bar program, and sets up a lounge built for staying past dinner.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra parted ways with Andris Nelsons, its longtime maestro, and went to war with itself. Inside the fight over who controls one of American music’s crown jewels—and whether it can survive being saved.

This week in Boston: “Weird Al” Yankovic headlines TD Garden; violinist-songwriter Lindsey Stirling headlines Leader Bank Pavilion; Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opens at theatres, starring Matt Damon; and more at the link. bit.ly/3YLyCqT

The 35-year-old seafood spot has kept pace with the island's glitzier restaurant scene, adding caviar-topped oysters to the menu. But thankfully, some things—like the lobster bisque—never change.

Pure Glow’s new formula promises a sun-kissed glow without the wait. Is this Boston-based innovation the next frontier in spray tans—or a pigment of our imagination?

At her island retreat, interior designer Robin Patton fuses European treasures with southern warmth—and room for future grandchildren.

The best viewing spots, the smartest times to board, and how to beat the crowds.

With "The Five Star Weekend" premiering on Peacock tomorrow, we caught up with the Queen of the Beach Read, Elin Hilderbrand, on her very long goodbye. Read the full story at the link. www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-enterta...

"I mean, I get that boat people need their festival. But why are the rest of us supposed to care when the Tall Ships show up every 4 to 12 years?"

Our annual group love letter to the 250-plus things that are absolutely superlative about this city is here.

After months of eating, drinking, sweating, shopping, and splitting hairs, our annual group love letter to the 250-plus things that are absolutely superlative about this city is here at the link! www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-bost... Pick up your copy, out on newsstands now.

In 1994, his 20-year-old son was killed in a case of mistaken identity. What Romano did next cost him two decades of his life.

Before there was the place where everybody knows your name, there was Park St. Under, an eerily similar local sitcom. Did it quietly serve as the basis for the most famous TV show about Boston ever made?

Nantucket’s most synonymous resident announced her retirement in 2021, then published seven more books, sold nine to Hollywood, and kept writing by hand every morning. So why can’t the Queen of the Beach Read put down the pen?

Three Super Bowls. One Hall of Fame jacket. And now, the New England Patriots Hall of Famer has a gig in soccer.

Puritan Tavern, a casual spinoff of Puritan & Co., opens in late summer 2026.

Massachusetts didn't have any nominees this year, but Maine, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire took home a medal apiece.

When FIFA came to New England, the host committee, the governor, and the owner of the stadium next door all assumed the town of 19,000 would fall in line. The town had other ideas.

It's the World Cup, baby! ⚽

The Cambridge farm-to-table gem moves into more spacious digs in Inman Square this month, a “bigger and prettier” stage for its locavore ethos.

Scottish immigrants brought the game to New England in the 1800s. The World Cup is just making you now notice.

“America’s Hometown” offers history, a coastal setting, and new construction just an hour south of Boston. www.bostonmagazine.com/property/202...

Ann Patchett, Jenna Bush Hager, and Richard Russo head to the 48-square-mile island for one free, unforgettable weekend.

The Real Housewives of Rhode Island star and Massachusetts native talks being the unwitting subject of rumors, crying every day during filming, and whether the accents on the show are actually legit. Read more here.

Or, how I ended up writing Checkmate about one of the most bizarre controversies in sports, which may or may not have involved anal beads.

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

This week in Boston: all-you-can-eat ice cream for charity (Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl), SNL cast and writers doing improv (Improv With My Friends From Work), and the year's biggest Pride parade.

When it comes to the local housing market, these folks know how to close the deal: Our annual look at the region’s best-performing agents.

For 31 years, Keith Lockhart watched the bangs and booms from backstage like everyone else. America's 250th birthday seemed like a good time to stop.

Tuscan Brands will open Buitoni Spaghetti Bar at the former Eastern Standard address in 2027.

Memorial Day weekend is here!

In a Newton enclave with its own dialect, culture, and traditions, the removal of three painted stripes became a fight over who gets to stay.

Revisit our occasionally contentious, consistently fascinating 2015 conversation with former Congressman Barney Frank at the link. bit.ly/4dJo6ds Photo by Dana Smith

People who didn’t grow up here don’t care if you’re not really from Boston. And people who are from here also don’t care. Or do they? You tell us.

Beyond Proof, a new Jamaica Plain spot in the former Ten Tables space, serves Mediterranean mezze and pours smoked old fashioneds—hold the alcohol.

Tell us your favorite resorts, festivals, and destinations across the region.

Talking with the Rhode Island cast about life in the smallest state in the union, crackers, and feuds: "The beef is real, okay?"

Saks is bankrupt. Neiman’s is gone. The neighborhood has never been better. Funny how that works.

Made using leftover bread from Beacon Hill restaurants, the in-demand pies are a feast of scraps.

The most interesting (and arguably prolific) man in music joins the Pops at Symphony Hall this week for three nights only.

If you're interior designer Mattye Dewhirst, you dream up a glass-lined greenhouse that operates as both conservatory and sitting room.