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Can a New Leader Make the Boston Symphony Innovative Again?
Chad Smith, the orchestra’s new chief executive, hopes to return the storied ensemble to its groundbreaking roots while moving it…
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World
Jasper White, Chef Who Lifted New England Cuisine, Dies at 69
At Restaurant Jasper in the North End of Boston, and later with a small chain of family-friendly seafood establishments, he…
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Food
Barbara Lynch Has Closed Most of Her Boston Restaurants
The prolific chef, who was accused of mistreating employees, has shuttered her most prestigious kitchen, Menton, and four others.
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Magazine
The Boston Tea Party Turns 250 and Raises 21st-Century Questions
How does the most famous act of politically motivated property destruction in American history speak to our own polarized moment?
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Magazine
Sumptuous Attire Shines in John Singer Sargent’s Portraits from the Gilded Age
At the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the painter’s subjects and friends, à la mode, could have emerged from the…
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Magazine
Jill Medvedow, Who Remade ICA Boston, to Depart
She will leave her post as the Institute of Contemporary Art’s director in 2024, but isn’t sure what’s next. “I…
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World
Aliyah Boston Has Officially Arrived
Boston, the Indiana Fever rookie forward and center, has already become a face of the W.N.B.A. just months into her…
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World
Frank Salemme, One-Time Head of the New England Mafia, Dies at 89
Known as Cadillac Frank, he took over the region’s top organized-crime outfit in the 1990s, then cooperated with prosecutors against…
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Magazine
A Royal Visit, at a Careful Distance
Prince William and Princess Catherine of Wales arrived in Boston in a snap of cold rain and on the tails…