Inspirational Stories

This post is originally from Memorial Day 2016. Today is my 40th birthday- woo-hoo! Turning 40 and how it feels was supposed to be our weekend post. But, honestly, I couldn’t think of [...]

To be thankful when things don’t go as planned is challenging. It’s especially challenging during the birth of a child; it requires grace, strength, and the ability to accept that [...]

This article was first published in March 2017. Tenzin Samdo won Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston 2018 Best Bartender award, as Bar Director at Cafe ArtScience in Cambridge. [...]

As that ceremonial ball dropped and popping champagne corks declared the start of 2019, people across our country also started to consider what they could do better in the new year. Read more, [...]

In Quincy, Mass, there is a group of women who love each other very deeply. Some of them are related by blood, and some of them through the beauty of strong friendships are undoubtedly family [...]

Good food has been bringing family and friends to the dinner table for eons; and not just for sustenance. We gather around the table not only to share a meal but to share in each other’s [...]

Here at The Haute Life, we love to tell a good “Once Upon A Time” story. You know, those heart-warming fairytales where love triumphs over all and dreams come true. Well, we [...]

Josh Zakim is awesome. He’s funny, smart, earnest, caring, understanding, and a great listener; all of the qualities one would want in a friend. But, it is as Boston City Councilor for [...]

Pioneers don’t take no for an answer. When the terrain becomes thick and almost impassible, they push back the problems and create a path that others can then follow. Pioneers are strong; [...]

Occasionally, a gesture or a simple idea becomes something so much bigger than intended. The lifestyle fashion brand Alice + Olivia and the Massachusetts charity, The Ellie Fund, have [...]