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Arts & Entertainment

Elin Hilderbrand’s Very Long Goodbye

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?

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Julian Edelman Got His Daughter “All Bostoned Up” for the World Cup

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Cambridge Chef Will Gilson Plans a Hometown Restaurant in Groton

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Boston Has Always Been a Soccer City

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Restaurants

Three New England Restaurants Earn 2026 James Beard Awards

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

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An 1881 North Shore Classic Gets a Playful Second Act

What began as a practical layout reconfiguration concluded as a complete reimagining of an 1880s home on the North Shore.

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How Foxborough Held the World Cup Hostage—and Won

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. Foxborough had other ideas.

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A New Era, but the Same Heart, for Urban Hearth

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.

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
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Home & Property

So, You Want to Live in Plymouth?

“America’s Hometown” offers history, a coastal setting, and new construction just an hour south of Boston.

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Photos: Catholic Charities Boston’s Annual Spring Celebration Gala

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Six Summer Friday Essentials to Buy in Boston

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A Lovely New Cottage Brings Light to an Old Truro Foundation

Architect Nick Waldman thoughtfully rebuilt this Cape Cod two-bedroom to feel like it’d been here all along—cedar shingles, marsh views, and all.

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The Nantucket Book Festival Will Send You Home Feeling Better About the World

Ann Patchett, Jenna Bush Hager, Richard Russo head to the 48-square-mile island to help celebrate the island event’s 15th anniversary.

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A Woods Hole Pool House Where the Garden Is a Main Character

A landscape-led Falmouth oasis is designed for planting, gathering, and the long New England summer.

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

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Welcome to a Gentler, Friendlier, More Inclusive World of Tennis

A new breed of the sport comes to Boston—no experience, preppy nonsense, or pleated skirts required.

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A Chess Cheating Scandal, Emma Stone, and My Next Book

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.

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The Governor Bradford Is Back—and Provincetown Can Exhale

Familiar faces bring “grandma’s cooking” bites like chicken pot pie croquettes to a stalwart spot, now under new management (again).

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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in June 2026

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