Tom Kelley
Much of the success of the product design firm IDEO is based on its casual, nonhierarchical workplaces. In The Art of Innovation, Kelley, IDEO's general manager, writes about building creative work environments.
-By John Koch

Grand hotel
When he brought the vacant Mountain View hotel, Kevin Craffey planned to reopen it in a few months. But reviving the New Hampshire landmark has proved tougher than he thought.
-By Alice Giordano

The evolution of Douglas Foy
He's still green to the core, but Boston's power environmentalist now thinks good cities are the key to saving the countryside.
-By David Mehegan

Country comforts
For Gayle Mandele and her husband, their southeastern Massachusetts farmhouse is a home away from home for making art and enjoying family.
-By Anna Kasabian

Inside Story: Branching in

Food: How sweet it is

In Person: Many are called

Currents: Up in flames

Above are selected stories from the Globe Sunday Magazine.