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BOStoday’s 2025 holiday gift guide: 90+ finds for everyone you love
Including gifts for significant others, retirees, holiday parties, young people, and gifts that ship fast.
October 27, 2025 12:02 PM
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The best Valentine’s Day gifts for 2024
Shop Valentine’s Day chocolates, couple’s games, cookware, candles, and fuzzy socks to spread the love.
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Fuel up on pasta at High Street Place
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Culture
📚 Meet the newest pop-up bookshop
The new women and disability-owned pop-up Read My Lips Boston has planned three events to shop with fellow book lovers.
January 8, 2024
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Line Up food hall opening in downtown Boston
The new food hall will be serving up delicious eats from Michelin-starred chef John Fraser.
January 8, 2024
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Jessica Burton
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Culture
Find the perfect gift at these specialty stores around Boston
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December 4, 2023
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Victoria Wasylak
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Food
New brewery opening in Jamaica Plain
This LGBTQ+ and woman-owned brewery is expected to open in December in Jamaica Plain.
December 1, 2023
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City
The most unique places to stay in Boston
From rockstar-ready rooms to Fenway Park themed suites, Boston is teeming with lodging options that defy expectations.
November 28, 2023
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City Editor Victoria’s 3 favorite Boston news stories from 2023
Take a look at some of our favorite stories we brought you in 2023 — and learn about how you can keep them coming by supporting BOStoday with the gift of your membership.
November 6, 2023
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City
Shop, swap, sell, and save in Boston
Here’s the deal — the swap meet and vintage shopping scene is stellar around Boston.
November 1, 2023
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Jessica Burton
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City Editor Jessica’s 3 favorite Boston news stories from 2023
Take a look at some of our favorite stories we brought you in 2023 — and learn about how you can keep them coming by supporting BOStoday with the gift of your membership.
October 31, 2023
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