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COMMENTARY Boston voters recently got an anonymous text slamming Mayor Wu. Here’s who it came from. Anonymous political texts highlight a loophole in state campaign law. Expect to see more of them.
Mass Pike lane closures timeline This is the first of two weekends of lane closures in this area of the Mass Pike. The lane closures this weekend start at Friday, May 30 at 9 p.m. and last through ...
Tell someone from Boston to “pahk the cah in Hahvahd Yahd,” and you’re more likely to get an eye roll than a chuckle. The Boston accent is everywhere, from movies to TV shows to late-night ...
The air quality in Boston over the last few days hasn't been great, and you may have noticed a foul smell or slight haze in the air. This is a combination of low-level ozone and wildfire smoke ...
Much of Boston’s coastline is man-made land. The original shoreline, from 1630, is visible in dark green on this map. Land made between 1630 and 1995 is light green.
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has a surprising role model: Boston’s Michelle Wu By Adrian Walker Globe Columnist,Updated June 26, 2025, 7:42 a.m. 85 ...
BOSTON, MA – Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH), a multi-state, vertically-integrated cannabis operator, announced today that its subsidiary, Ascend Mass, received its provisional license from the ...
At the 2025 Boston Marathon, Sharon Lokedi shattered the women's course record, while John Korir joined his older brother as a men's champion.
Unlike many other Boston neighborhoods, Jamaica Plain (locals call it J.P.) is home to few Italian restaurants. Tonino fills that void with aplomb; the 28-seater is the embodiment of somebody’s ...
Boston reportedly unlikely to be a landing spot for WNBA’s Connecticut Sun The Mohegan Tribe, which owns the Sun, is seeking new investors or a sale of the team, leading to recent rumors that ...
The Boston Marathon Route: The Ups, the Downs and That Citgo Sign From the rural suburbs to the bedlam of Fenway Park, the Boston Marathon is as special as distance running gets.
Until Boston actively embraces, highlights, and showcases its non-white residents in media, art, and politics, until white Bostonians publicly acknowledge the city’s racist history instead of ...