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Staying in for St. Patrick’s Day? Here’s what to make.

Bring a little Irish spirit into the kitchen with these recipes.

LOVE LETTERS

I don’t like how he’s raising his kid

... from bedtime to teeth-brushing.

Style Watch

Built-in cabinets help define a family room area in an open floor plan

Painting the bookshelves blue helped them pop.

Restaurant deals to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in and around Boston ☘️

Here are 10 delicious ways to celebrate the holiday.

St. Patrick’s Day parking restrictions in South Boston: What to know

Headed to St. Patrick’s Day festivities in South Boston on Sunday? Do yourself a favor and leave the car at home.

Minnie Driver says she was ‘totally heartbroken’ by split with Matt Damon before 1998 Oscars

The actress opened up on "The Jennifer Hudson Show" about her past romance with “Good Will Hunting” co-star Matt Damon and what she'd like to have been able to say to her younger self.

TRAVEL

Manhattan for a month: Mastering the mind-set of a temporary local

As travel journalists, we’re old hands at living out of a suitcase. But recently, we’ve decided to unpack and stay awhile. What would it be like, we wondered, to spend a whole month in another city?

TRAVEL

What should you do if a disaster hits a destination you were planning to visit?

Were we too hasty in canceling our plans to visit Maui last summer after the devastating wildfires? Did we overreact? We spoke with several travel experts to get their advice.


What’s open and closed on Evacuation Day (St. Patrick’s Day!) in Suffolk County

Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day, a highlight on the calendar of the City of Boston, which celebrates its historic ties to Ireland through music, dance, and of course, a grand parade.

‘I guess I have to keep posting’: Inside the lives and finances of Boston influencers

Several Boston influencers told the Globe they made six figures from social media last year, showing it is a lucrative career for Gen Zers.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Kids are overscheduled. They’re also lonely. We’ve got to stop pressuring them before it’s too late.

“You’re jeopardizing their mental health by focusing on the standards that you think are going to get them into Harvard,” says MGH’s Dr. Gene Beresin, author of an upcoming guide for concerned parents.

Teen pregnancy linked to risk of earlier death in adulthood, study finds

A large study in Canada reports another disturbing finding: Women who were pregnant as teenagers are more likely to die before their 31st birthday.

Late night hosts react to potential TikTok ban: ‘I don’t think we understand how crazy these kids are going to go’

Hosts riffed on passage of a House bill Wednesday that could lead to a TikTok ban in the US.

We went furniture shopping with a pro thrifter. Here’s what we learned.

Walking into a thrift store can feel like stumbling into Oz. There’s often so much to take in, it’s impossible to know where to look first, or how to sort the junk from the genuinely great deals.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

The best sandwich in Philadelphia might not be a cheesesteak

In the City of Brotherly Love, a search for standout sandwiches.

QUICK BITE

Meet a friend and grab a bite or a pastry at Mia’s Bakery in Chestnut Hill

A shop that started in Brooklyn, N.Y., now has three locations in and around Boston.