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blogs.bostonmagazine.com — A look at Carolyn Johnson and Bill Flumerfelt's sunny Fresh Pond kitchen. All photos by Chelsea Kyle. When longtime chef-couple Carolyn Johnson (80 Thoreau) and Bill Flumerfelt (Nubar) moved into their Fresh Pond home, the kitchen didn't fully suit their culinary needs.

blogs.bostonmagazine.com — The Old Corner Book Store. (Photo via Boston Public Library on Flickr.) Back in the early reaches of the 20th century, a few proper Bostonians made it their crusade to make sure the eyes of their fellow citizens would never see morally questionable material. Their preferred vehicle?

blogs.bostonmagazine.com — When Mary Richardson Kennedy died last week, the story became another sad entry in the ongoing Kennedy family saga of tragic loss. But this entry was particularly dark: The 52-year-old mother of four and estranged wife of RFK, Jr., hung herself in the barn at her Westchester County estate.

blogs.bostonmagazine.com — As soon as July 1, Chinatown will gain a newcomer in Shojo, an Asian tapas spot from the team behind China Pearl. Located at 11 Tyler Street (just below China Pearl), the restaurant won't offer your standard Chinatown fareâ€"while co-owner Brian Moy says to expect dim sum appetizers, peking duck and whole suckling pigs, there will also more modernized fare like kimchi butter and champagne-poached lobster, and sea conch ceviche with sesame oil.

blogs.bostonmagazine.com — "I am so overwhelmed by Boston's new aqueduct biking trails that I had to lay down." (Photo via Thinkstock) Today, the Globe brings us the great news that the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is opening up 40 miles of previously closed trails along the aqueduct system.

blogs.bostonmagazine.com — Part of the reason being a sports fan is so great is that it gives you unlimited opportunity to rip on your friends from other cities. When the Jets traded for Tim Tebow, the first thing I did was make sure to harass my buddy Jimmy, a Jets fan, by every means of electronic communication possible.

blogs.bostonmagazine.com — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg changed his status update to married over the weekend, tying the knot with long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan. But while the wedding seemingly went off without a hitch (Zuckerberg and Chan surprised their guests, who thought they were attending her graduation party), the social networking site has increasingly been a factor in far more wrenching matters of the heart.

blogs.bostonmagazine.com — Soon enough, the bright Tasty logo will be visible in Southie. Photo courtesy of Facebook/TastyBurgerUSA Yesterday, the blog Caught in Southie shared the rumor that Tasty Burger may be opening a quick-service outpost in South Bostonâ€"something we can confirm after speaking with owner David DuBois last night.

blogs.bostonmagazine.com — Sitting: This is how you do it. (Photo by slidingsideways on Flickr.) Standing can be a real pain in the butt. I've been arguing this for years. I know standing desks are all the rage (we even have a few folks here at Boston magazine world headquarters who insist on making the rest of us feel lazy by staying upright in their cubes all day), but really, sitting down is just so comfortable.