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IN THE FAMILY WAY

Where to get kid-friendly takeout

Here are 11 local spots with exceptional kids’ menus.

How to talk to your kids about what happened in Washington

As parents, we need to project calm and reassurance, even if we’re faking it.

How to fend off January restlessness

Yeti hunts? Snow slime? Aerial yoga? Here’s where to beat the winter blues.

Parents share lessons from a year unlike any other

Some years take. Some years give. This one did both.

COMFORT ZONE

Bernie Sanders and his bulky Vermont-made mittens won the Internet on Inauguration Day
Vermont senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stole the show at Wednesday's inauguration when he sported oven mittens created by a teacher in his home state.

How to fall in love with winter running
How (and where) to keep moving amid Boston's chill, snow, and ice.

Why I don’t give TV reboots and revivals a second thought
Whatever happened to endings?

Is he important ... or was he around for something important?

"Despite all this time and work, I still think about him more often than I’d like."
IN THE FAMILY WAY

Where to get kid-friendly takeout

QUICK BITE

Geppetto carves out a niche in an evolving corner of Cambridge

Baker lifted his 9:30 p.m. curfew, but will it help restaurants?

Some Boston restaurateurs reacted with cautious optimism about the loosening and the message it sends. Others say it’s the capacity restrictions — not the curfew — that hurt the most.

Newly single, seeking life partner

This letter writer wants to be coupled. Now.

Is anyone more meme-able than Bernie? Debatable

How one photo of the very bundled up Vermont senator took over the internet, plus more Inauguration Day memes.

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How to have a great (and safe) time in Florida if you’re considering a trip this winter

That Trump sendoff song is really about gay sexual freedom

A horse of many colors, and backgrounds, with carousels

MORE LIFESTYLE HEADLINES

FOOD

Perillas expands to Brighton; Manoa resumes regular weekend service

Restaurant news you can use.

OUTDOORS

6 farms offering fun things to do this winter

Bundle up and pack the snowshoes, hot cocoa, and everything you need for s’mores. You’ve got places to go.

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

How to unlock an Airbnb account restricted because of COVID-19

When Paul Drews told Airbnb that he had COVID-19, it locked his account. Now the company won’t unlock it. Is there a way to get his account back?

‘Barking’ episodes make partner flee

Advice from Amy Dickinson.

Bernie Sanders and his bulky Vermont-made mittens won the Internet on Inauguration Day

Vermont senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stole the show at Wednesday's inauguration when he sported oven mittens created by a teacher in his home state.

Could these friends with benefits have a love match?

Advice from Amy Dickinson.

Inauguration Fashion

Inaugural fashion nods to political unity and American design

Before she strode across the Capitol dais on Wednesday to take her oath of office, Vice President Harris had already made a statement: one in brilliant purple. Several other guests at the inauguration also chose the hue, a rich blend of partisan red and blue.

Food and love are a great match in Portland, Maine. But does it make sense to go in winter?

Being cold may not ring everyone’s romantic chimes, but we bundled up in search of some sizzle.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

That Trump sendoff song is really about gay sexual freedom

“Y.M.C.A.,” a party anthem and gay disco staple of the 1970s, bizarrely found new life among a crowd cheering a president who wasn’t known for his support of LGBTQ rights.

TRAVEL

Looking for romance in the tree tops

The trees, solitude, and a day without Internet was the best anniversary gift imaginable.

TRAVEL

Lisa Yancey on how travel breaks down ‘ideas of otherness’ and expands our humanity

We caught up with founder and president of Yancey Consulting to talk about all things travel.

TRAVEL

Not looking for romance? Check in here

These places will treat you right even if you’re not half of a kissy-face couple.

TRAVEL

Longer vacations are taking off

With widespread flexible work and education schedules, more travelers are turning to flexcations, roadschooling, schoolcations, whatever you want to call them.

TRAVEL

King Cakes for Mardi Gras, all things Yiddish, and a travel pass for future savings

Travel news you can use.

Bird sightings on Cape Cod

Recent sightings on Cape Cod as reported to Mass Audubon.

Tiffany Trump announces engagement on father’s final full day in office

The 27-year-old recent Georgetown law school graduate announced her good news on Instagram on Tuesday.

Ask Amy

‘Barking’ episodes make partner flee

Could these friends with benefits have a love match?

Family contacts with abusive ex continue to hurt

Mask request brings on ridiculous reactions

Her martyrdom has helped create a man-boy monster