Boston Globe Revamps Living/Arts Section

by Celina Colby

The Boston Globe has given their Living/Arts section a makeover. Each day will now have a completely new design in a bigger, bolder daily broadsheet format with a host of new stories. The sections revolve around daily themes including MondayFamily, TuesdayStories, WednesdayFood, ThursdayScene, Weekend, and SaturdayLife.

A strong interest in the lifestyle and arts content of the newspaper spurred the Globe to make these changes around those subjects. Deputy Managing Editor for Features Janice Page said, “Readers of the Globe have a great appreciation for arts and culture and a keen interest in the many stories that this region has to tell. With the latest redesign of the Living/Arts section we have an even broader canvas on which to display those stories, engage people in new ways, and inspire conversation.”

According to the Globe the new sections will divide content in the following manner:

MondayFamily: Features include family-oriented articles, new parenting and pet columns, reviews of children’s books, home design and a quiz for kids.

TuesdayStories: In-depth lifestyle profiles, book reviews and a new book-advice column, along with photo essays and “Clickworthy,” which will highlight noteworthy apps, websites and viral videos.

WednesdayFood: Restaurants, recipes, food trends and more, including a new column by acclaimed Boston Chef Gordon Hamersley.

ThursdayScene: Nightlife, style and society pieces, featuring a night out with a celebrity column, a behind-the-bar column and chef interviews.

Weekend: Expanded Friday coverage of movies, performance, visual art and events, including a new culture column by Ty Burr.

SaturdayLife: Lifestyle features on wellness, fitness, nutrition, stress management, and technology, as well as the popular “Love Letters” column.

What do you think of the new changes? Just what the Globe needed or less effective than the previous layout? Let us know in the comments section below.