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Diana Coldren, Licensed Realtor with the CPC Team with Compass Realty LOCAL EXPERT | REAL ESTATE What kind of properties do you sell? I enjoy helping clients prepare their historic single-family homes or condos in Boston to sell. By understanding their goals and everything about the property, we position it to obtain the highest price. My team and I, experienced in the city for nearly three decades, utilize top-notch print and AI digital marketing to reach a unique audience b

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YOU’RE IN BOSTON during the fall of 1900. The city is bustling. Immigrants from Eastern Europe, Italy, and the West Indies crowd the...

NO. 9 PARK was a jewel of the Beacon Hill restaurant scene for decades, a go-to for stiff cocktails and special occasion meals. Now, the space houses Nine, a reimagined fine dining concept and a chic gin palace primed for both anniversary diners and after-work drinks. Allan Rodriguez, the Boston restaurateur behind Newbury Street concepts La Neta and Sabina Mezcaleria, as well as El Centro in the South End, took over the space shortly after its closure with the goal of honor

WHEN IT COMES to my looks, I’ve learned to manage my expectations. I’ve got a great personality, or so I keep telling myself. After a...

IF YOU FREQUENT BACK BAY, Beacon Hill or the South End, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered me and my dog, Satchel. His large,...

A PAIR OF MODERN, canary-colored chairs outside Blink, a boutique optometrist practice on Newbury Street led by Dr. Stacy Coen, OD, signal to strollers-by that something fun and artsy is happening inside. And it is—Blink offers the city’s most distinctive collection of eyeglass frames, sourced from artisans around the world, with options so appealing that shopping for the right pair of glasses here feels a bit like picking out the perfect engagement ring. On any given day, Co

ARCHITECT MIGUEL ROSALES likes to give his absolute, undivided attention to the task at hand. Nattily dressed, perfectly composed and seated in the center of an elegant blue sofa in his Beacon Hill brownstone, the country’s most popular bridge designer pauses before responding to questions, weighing each word, to construct precise sentences that span his life story.   Rosales is the inspired mind behind the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, which connects the Nort

ONCE HOME TO motley crews of whaling men and their families, Nantucket is New England’s own island paradise, a paragon of coastal beauty and a perfect antidote for these anxious times. There are no bad angles on Nantucket. Every view is a postcard: cobblestone streets lined with pastel-hued hydrangeas, cedar-shingled homes with rose-dotted trellises and lush pivet gardens, pristine dunes topped by lavender-and-gold sunsets. Visitors fly in on private jets, supersize yachts d

FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS , the Boston Athenaeum has been the literary and intellectual heartbeat of Boston. Members and visitors are part of an unbroken literary conversation that once included Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and John Quincy Adams, and continues with today’s poets and scholars, along with the delightfully bookish. For more information, visit www.BostonAthenaeum.org . The recommendations below include books that either shaped the Ath

25 YEARS AGO , Joanne Chang walked the streets of Boston and Cambridge scouting neighborhoods and dreaming of opening a bakery. Now, she serves sweet sticky buns and flavorful breads from 10 different locations of Flour Bakery + Cafe, dishes out piping hot Chinese small plates at Myers + Chang, and has published five cookbooks.  Chang never anticipated this kind of expansion and celebrity when she opened the first Flour Bakery in the South End. “I lived upstairs and baked dow

BOSTON’S FRENCH LIBRARY has the easy elegance of an accomplished femme d’un certain age. A symbol of the enduring friendship between America and France, the library—now in its 80th year— has evolved rather quietly from a wartime gesture into an extraordinary organization that boasts the largest private collection of French books and media anywhere outside of France. It’s an impressive place, but not an intimidating one, thanks to a friendly staff that’s keen to spread France’

SUMMER IN BOSTON isn’t just about Red Sox games and weekend getaways. It’s also when the city basically turns into one giant outdoor gym. Whether you live in Beacon Hill or Back Bay, there are tons of free ways to get moving, from yoga on the Common to strength training along the Charles. Feeling the heat? We’ve included virtual options too! Here’s a roundup of the best free fitness classes happening this summer, all close to home. Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series WHERE: Ci

THIRTY YEARS AGO, Keith Lockhart took on the mantle of the Boston Pops from world-famous conductors John Williams and Arthur Fiedler. Lockhart was 35, and he was terrified. A small-town Poughkeepsie, New York, native, Lockhart had previously served as the associate conductor of both the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops. But when he became the Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor in 1995, his star catapulted. Suddenly, Lockhart was a huge celebrity being photog

READY TO UNLOCK the best season of New England? June offers the perfect blend of pleasant weather, and the reemergence of seasonal businesses. Here are five unique day trips within two hours of Boston. They all promise an unforgettable adventure to one of our region’s lesser-talked-about destinations. Each location is good for all types of day-trippers: couples, families, best friends and groups. Your packing inspiration includes a refillable bottle of water, car snacks, sun

BOSTON'S BEAUTIFUL PARKS and urban green spaces are a second home to Liza Meyer, the newest president of Friends of the Public Garden. She’s taken countless strolls through the Pinebank Promontory on Jamaica Pond, admired the ever-changing decorations on the Make Way for Ducklings statues in the Boston Public Garden and cheered her children on at sports games hosted on public fields. Now Meyer will devote her love of the outdoors to the three parks under Friends of the Public

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, my wife and I decided we were ready to create our dream home. As a professional architect with nearly 30 years of experience restoring and renovating historic homes, I wanted a place with genuine historic character. I also wanted to learn as much as I could about its origin and evolution. We searched for a property in Back Bay that would allow us to mix modern architecture and interiors into a historic structure, with the goal of restoring the exterior and

RYAN WOODS, president and CEO of American Ancestors, knows who he is. More than most people, in fact. As a lifelong history lover, he’s delved into his own ancestry and learned many stories about his lineage.   As the director of a nonprofit genealogy organization, he’s made it his mission to bring that same level of familial connectivity to everyone who walks through the door.   The organization’s latest initiative is the opening of the Family Heritage Experience, an interac

EVERY SPRING, a small card with a significant impact begins its journey across Boston and beyond. The Mother’s Day card campaign from Women’s Lunch Place (WLP) is more than a thoughtful gift; it’s a lifeline for women in need.   The story starts decades ago, when WLP dreamed of opening its shelter and advocacy center for one additional day: Mother’s Day. Staff wanted to honor their guests with a special meal, particularly for mothers and daughters with nowhere else to celebra