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December 13, 2009
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(Photograph by Tanit Sakakini)The gambler in the kitchen
Are local foodies ready to fork over at least $150 apiece for dinner in this economy? With her newest restaurant, Barbara Lynch, who has built a career out of defying the odds, is betting big the answer is yes.
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Destined to be together
My grandparents were a match made in heaven, just not on earth.
Bicycle built for two
Can a love of cycling send them pedaling toward romance?
Holiday humbugs
When co-workers want to skip the celebration, plus the ninja option for teetotalers.
Ho, ho, hokum
’Twas a Grinch that cribbed ‘Visit’?
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Claiming Poe
Boston College professor Paul Lewis, 60, curated a Boston Public Library exhibition on Edgar Allan Poe, opening Thursday, and argues that the writer born downtown is ours.
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New-fashioned fruitcake
Fresh, delicious takes on the season’s most underappreciated dessert.
Tales from the City
Young and restless
Kids: Getting restless at the ballpark, and finding simple pleasures aboard a cruise.
Designing
A clean look
The guest quarters in one Providence home have a decidedly original feature: a bathtub out in the open.
Letters to the Magazine editor
Readers sound off on the "Maybe-Baby Dilemma" and the seeming disappearance of our president's oratory skills.
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