If someone tries to give you an unsolicited hug on Wednesday, don’t tase ‘em – it’s just Positive People Day in Boston. This is no joke. I received a letter from Nancy Purbeck explaining that she’s promoting Positive People Day (le...

Isn’t it great when you see an old friend in a new way? That’s the way I feel about Boston right now: it’s familiar and comfortable yet trying on new things, changing its look. Last night’s debut of MIZU,­ the new salon in the new Grand M...

­Dark chocolate with undertones of sensual sandalwood – that’s me today. Had anyone cared yesterday, I was wearing a Lancome perfume whose scent I probably couldn’t describe (it’s Poeme, chosen by my kids last Christmas)... but that was bef...