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Kara Butterfield, 36, is an interior stylist from Sydney who owns MakeReady, an interior redesign and staging business that she runs out of her tiny but perfectly turned out South End apartment. She also holds style clinics at area shops on topics like... Read More »

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Sweetheart, now you have a perfect excuse to indulge your sweet tooth. From May 4 through May 10, a slew of the city’s (and the suburbs’) bakeries and restaurants will be supporting the girls by offering up specialty desserts for a good cause; all the... Read More »

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Now that we’ve made it clear into late April, we figure it’s time to get a jump on those New Year’s resolutions. If you likewise subscribe to the “I’ll work out tomorrow” school of exercise, then the recent arrival of Equinox Fitness (225 Franklin Street... Read More »

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We all want to love what we wear, but how often do you find clothing that will actually love you back? As though the beautiful designs and 100 percent organic cotton construction of these T-shirts by Within weren’t enough to elicit some major feel-good... Read More »

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You can tell from the moment you first lay eyes on Izzy Berdan that there’s nothing subtle about him. And what else would you expect from a guy whose actual title at the Aquitaine Group is “resident design guru”? It’s a job whose duties apparently include... Read More »

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You don’t have to play hippie folk rock to use Wheatware ’s biodegradable products. Opt for their guitar picks, which will rock out just as much as their plastic counterparts but break down in your trash or composter in 90 days. This California-based... Read More »

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Abe Rybeck, the founding artistic director of The Theater Offensive (the company that’s been bringing cutting-edge queer theater to Boston for 20 years now), isn’t known for standing still. If you catch him bustling through the lobby before a performance... Read More »

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Clean up your hair — and your act — at The Loft Salon + Day Spa (207 Newbury Street #4, Boston, 617.536.5638) this Earth Week. On April 21– 25, bring in those empty plastic bottles in your recycling bin and swap them for full bottles of shampoo and conditioner... Read More »

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Some would argue that sitting in the home of the New England Patriots is almost always a religious experience. Well, they haven’t seen anything yet. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is touring stateside, giving talks on Buddhism and paths to peace and happiness... Read More »

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For Emily Kumler, it’s all about the personal touch. The 31-year-old co-owner of Prep Cosmetics ( www.shopprep.com ) bought this Inman Square condo from her sister and brother-in-law when they moved to Chicago in 2007. After lots of back and forth with... Read More »

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