Shake Shack aficionados are a zealous lot, the kind to line up in a snowstorm just for a burger from the NYC-based chain—which is exactly what they did when the new Cambridge location opened earlier this month.

 If you still haven’t quite wrapped your mind around the fact that there are now printers that can print in 3D, head down to the new MakerBot store on Newbury Street to see some in action.

You may know Jim Gaffigan for his “Hot Pockets” routine, bit parts on TV shows such as “Portlandia” and “Flight of the Conchords,” or Dad Is Fat, his book about raising five kids...

 If you’re like most people, the last month or so has been a blur of creamy eggnog, gingerbread cookies and hearty comfort food. With the arrival of the new year, you’ve probably resolved to shed a few of those ill-begotten pounds. Here are 10 ways to get back on track in 2014.

Billed as a “workingman’s oyster bar,” Row 34 is the newest addition to the trendy Fort Point neighborhood’s ever-growing culinary scene. The sister restaurant to Kenmore Square’s popular Island Creek Oyster Bar is housed in a historic Congress Street building that, ironically enough, was built on oyster shells at the turn of the 20th century.

The winter months are an ideal time to explore Boston's galleries. Here are five exhibits worth checking out this month.

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships returns to the city for the first time since 2001, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Hosted by The Skating Club of Boston, the Championships are the final qualifying competition before the selection of the 2014 U.S. Olympic figure skating team.

The first time Jimmy Morgan and Alex Shaughnessy skated together, there was no magic spark. Four years later, they’re competing among the nation’s elite at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden.