Heather Kapplow is one of the rarest kind of creatures you will find in Boston: a native Bostonian. A visual and performing artist as well as a writer, Heather travels frequently for projects in both spheres and has a very deep understanding of what it's like to be a newcomer in an unfamiliar city. It's among Heather's life goals to make Boston a more welcoming place, as well as to throw spotlights on Boston's many nuanced subcultures. Kim Windyk fell in love with Boston while growing up in nearby southern New Hampshire, and has never become tired of the city's beauty and historic charm in the years she's been living there since attending Emerson College. A full-time copywriter with experience in multiple industries including travel, tech, and fashion, she has also written pieces for The Atlantic, New York Magazine, McSweeney's, and more. Alyssa Wood is a New England based photographer specialising in event and documentary photography. She is a graduate of New England School of Photography graduating with a major of portrait and editorial photography and spent four years living and photographing in Boston. She now lives in Rhode Island with her husband two kids, Bella & Sam and travels to Boston frequently for work and pleasure.

• 40 South StreetFor those about to frock | 10The Abiel Smith SchoolCurriculum and community care? | 12Aerosmith ApartmentDefinitely not where Love in an Elevator happened | 14American FlatbreadPies and pins | 16The Ancient CryptMo’ bodies, mo’ problems | 18Arax MarketAll the ingredients for a festive feast | 20Artisans AsylumMeet your (inner) maker | 22BackbarClandestine cocktails in a tiny speakeasy | 24Berlin Wall ChunkA chip off the old bloc | 26Blackfriars Massacre SiteThe hits just kept on coming | 28Bos. Shop South EndBeyond boutique | 30Boston Barber & Tattoo Co.Where buzz cuts meet body art | 32Boston Cyberarts GalleryCatch a glimpse of the future before your train | 34Bully Boy DistillersWhiskey business | 36Cambridge School of Culinary ArtsUp your romantic dinner (or breakfast) game | 38Capoeira AngolaWhere dancing = dueling | 40Casa PortugalA taste of the Iberian Peninsula | 42Charles River MuseumFind out why you’re totally screwed | 44Chez-VousThe skating is the hardest part | 46Christian Herter ParkA hidden world in plain sight | 48Church of the CovenantGlitz, glam, and God | 50Cloth CollaborativeThe warp and weft of care | 52Club PassimFor folk’s sake | 54Cochituate StandpipeFar up, far out | 56Cocoanut Grove TragedyWhere the hottest spot in town burned down | 58Coit ObservatorySomewhere, out there, beyond the pale moonlight | 60Colonnade Rooftop PoolSun and splash in the sky | 62Comfort KitchenDiasporic home cooking | 64The Coolidge After DarkGet reel weird | 66Curio Spice Co.A little goes a long way | 68Cutler Majestic TheatreGilded playhouse with a long and spirited history | 70Dani’s Queer BarA rare sapphic refuge | 72Death of Quentin CompsonA tale of three plaques | 74The Dutch HouseA former hub of hot chocolate | 76EBO & Co. GroceryOyster wishes and caviar dreams | 78E. E. Cummings’ GraveThe last stanza | 80Echo BridgeHear, hear | 82Esh Circus ArtsJoin the circus for a few hours or forever | 84Ether MonumentAn homage to the comfortably numb | 86Fake Viking MemorialsRemembering what never was | 88Fat BabyAnd the cutest crapper award goes to… | 90Fenway Park Living MuseumBehind the batting cages | 92The First CasualtyThe Revolutionary War takes its first life | 94First Same-Sex WeddingI do, you do, they do, we all do – since 2004! | 96Formaggio KitchenSpelunking for Stilton | 98Franklin Park Bear PensA grisly grizzly relic | 100Friend Smithsonian MuseumA wee bit of art | 102Garden of PeaceA living tribute to Boston murder victims | 104The Garment DistrictNot your grandma’s store – but maybe her jeans! | 106Giant Baby HeadsNo cheek-pinching allowed | 108Giant Hockey StickWhat the puck?? | 110Graffiti AlleySpray it, don’t say it | 112Great Brink’s Robbery SiteThey worked hard for the money | 114The Great Molasses FloodA reminder of a tragic and sticky situation | 116Harbor Island SecretsLive out a ferry tale | 118Harvard Lampoon BuildingThey’ve got jokes | 120Havana ClubIt takes two to salsa | 122Hibernian HallA storied building | 124The Hood Milk BottleYou’re going to need a bigger glass | 126Houdini PlaqueWhere Harry Houdini escaped Boston’s dirty water | 128Indoor Lightning StormsIt’s electrifying at the MOS | 130The Italian DonkeyA strange souvenir | 132Jackson’s Sawed-Off HeadA presidential pardon? | 134Jamaica Pond Taco BenchSometimes it’s just easier to stand | 136JFK’s BirthplacePop by where JFK popped out | 138King Philip’s WarYou’d never know it happened here | 140L Street TavernI guess I’ll have two more of these | 142Langone Park Bocce CourtsEight can play this game | 144Larz Anderson Auto MuseumGet your motor running | 146Liberty HotelA jail gone upscale | 148The LilypadArts and drafts | 150The Living Room ProjectArt patrons aren’t the only kinds of collectors | 152Lynch Family SkateparkHalf pipes, full hearts, can’t lose | 154The Magic NailIf they don’t win, blame the nail | 156The MappariumJourney to the center of the Earth | 158Marathon Bombing MemorialAlways in our hearts | 160Martin’s ParkA playground with a purpose | 162The MCZYou’ll bug out over their beetles | 164Metropolitan Waterworks MuseumTabernacle of steam | 166The Museum of Modern RenaissanceMagical mandalas in the middle of Somerville | 168NETAGreenbacks to green buds | 170November ProjectCheapest gym membership ever | 172NuggetsDigging for gold and platinum | 174Omni Parker HouseJohn, Jackie, and Ho Chi Minh walk into a hotel | 176Overlook Shelter RuinsPuddin’ on the ritz | 178Pao Arts CenterCherishing Chinatown | 180The ParamountSit down for a killer brunch | 182The People’s KaraokeSing it to me one more time | 184Polly Thayer Self-PortraitA painter in her own strokes | 186PorchfestAll the burb’s a stage | 188Puppet Free LibraryCome in and play | 190Rebel RebelWhere every night is ladies’ night | 192Reflex LetterpressI like the way you ink | 194Revere’s Piping PloversWinged friends at America’s oldest public beach | 196Rita Hester MuralA worldwide wakeup call | 198Roxy’s ArcadeKiddin’ around | 200Sacred CodThank cod for small favors | 202SalmagundiA haven for hats | 204The Sargent GalleryIt took nearly 30 years and still isn’t done | 206Singing BeachThe sand is alive with the sound of music | 208The Skinny HouseHome, petite home | 210SoWa Vintage MarketBizarre bazaar Every Sunday, rain or shine, | 212Swapfest: The Flea at MITWondercabinet of obscure technology | 214Taza Chocolate FactoryYou don’t even need a golden ticket | 216Tremont TempleGhosts of Dickens past | 218Upper AllstonIt’s ALL in Allston! | 220Victory GardensBlooming continuously since 1942 | 222Vilna ShulJews that go way back | 224Wally’s Jazz ClubLet’s talk about sax, baby | 226Washington TowerFrom six feet under to 125 feet above | 228ZUMIXNot your average after-school program | 230