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At Boston Children’s Museum, a new stop for fans of PB&J
The classic kid-pleaser is the star at a new cafe from Stonewall Kitchen.

Mural gets to the heart of warming sea waters
Felipe Ortiz's 150-square-foot piece is the seventh installment in the Sea Walls Boston project.

IN THE FAMILY WAY

How to winterize your parenting

Sunlight is important, but the other senses matter, too.

Three ways to have a safer, saner (and fun) Thanksgiving

A party planner, a psychologist, and an infectious disease expert talk turkey.

Parents have never had more reason to drink — or more reasons to avoid it.

You don’t have to suffer from addiction to question your relationship with booze these days.

How to co-parent in a pandemic

COVID-19 is like having a third party in a relationship, especially if you’re divorced.

Shop these Boston boutiques from your sofa for #SmallBizSat
These local shops offer an extra-cool online experience.

Not (quite) home for the holidays
Colorful lights, caroling, cookies, and Christmas trees — all are featured attractions at New England inns this year, but presented with a creative, COVID-era twist.

Doorstep Market curates locally made products
The online market's creators say they're using local expertise to chose the best of the best products.

It turned into a yearlong affair

"It was perfect — except that he was attached."

Trump sat behind an itty-bitty desk, and the Internet loved it

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER | TRAVEL

I’m sorry, Florida. We need to take a break

TRAVEL

A visa problem on American Airlines. Who should pay?

Rodolfo Soca books a flight to China to take advantage of its visa-free policy. But his airline has other plans. Who messed up — and who should have to pay for it?
TRAVEL

An open-air ‘Nutcracker,’ tiny house getaways, and an umbrella tracker

Travel news you can use.
TRAVEL

Maine talk-show host Dan Cashman on sleep, laughter, and his love of Hawaii

We caught up with the host of “The Nite Show With Danny Cashman” to talk about all things travel.

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I’m sorry, Florida. We need to take a break

12 gifts made in New England

Locked up abroad: One traveler’s experience inside South Korea’s mandatory 14-day quarantine

10 good reasons to let the kids stay up past their bedtime

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TRAVEL

An open-air ‘Nutcracker,’ tiny house getaways, and an umbrella tracker

Travel news you can use.

TRAVEL

Maine talk-show host Dan Cashman on sleep, laughter, and his love of Hawaii

We caught up with the host of “The Nite Show With Danny Cashman” to talk about all things travel.

TRAVEL

12 gifts made in New England

There’s never been a better time to shop locally and support regional makers and artisans.

Treated like toddlers, grandparents act like teens

Advice from Amy Dickinson.

Rocky the Christmas tree stowaway owl returns to the wild

Rocky the stowaway owl is back in the wild. The tiny Saw-whet owl was named Rockefeller after it was found by a worker setting up the holiday tree at Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center.

TABLES

Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh comes to Arsenal Yards, and Detroit-style pizza arrives in Natick

Restaurant news you can use.

TRAVEL

Locked up abroad: One traveler’s experience inside South Korea’s mandatory 14-day quarantine

After seven months without crossing my own county line, I landed a gig in South Korea. And that’s where this story begins.

Bird sightings on Cape Cod

Recent sightings as reported to Mass Audubon.

COVID concerns disrupt long friendships

Advice from Amy Dickinson.

COMFORT ZONE

All I want for Christmas is some front-row seats

Mendon Drive-In extends season with holiday classics and light shows.

My husband wants to have his parents over for Thanksgiving

I’m high risk and don’t want anybody in the house. He says I’m being paranoid.

Deck the storefronts with Boston’s favorite performing arts groups

Boston BID's "Stage Windows" initiative puts performing arts groups to work in Downtown Crossing.

BOTTLES

6 things to know in New England beer this week

Given the flurry of openings, closings, and restrictions recently, you might have missed some fairly significant announcements. We’re here to help.

GETTING SALTY

At his newest restaurant, Avi Shemtov mixes Southern barbecue with Israeli spice

A La Esh just opened in Sharon. He recommends the tuna melt.

Potholders pretty enough to bring to the table

Weston native Vonnie Williams uses “orphaned fabrics” to stitch these fun designs.

Tastes-like-home-baked crackers from Maine

Nina Murray, founder of Mill Cove Baking Co., makes crackers that are thin, buttery, and flaky-crisp.

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Treated like toddlers, grandparents act like teens

COVID concerns disrupt long friendships

Husband seeks a good reason to leave

New mom needs respite and empathy

Whistling chef leaves line cook boiling mad