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After publishing a collection of stories in 2017 that were inspired by her father, Michaela Casey has returned to the shelves with a second book, “The Right Place at the Right Time,” which, like the first, is set in her ... Read more.

Two weeks ago, Mayor Wu declared that the state of the city is strong— and that includes the overall economy. But there’s a storm gathering from a hostile Washington, D.C., regime that seems intent on testing and eroding ... Read more.

The South Boston-based Iron Workers Local 7 union has endorsed Josh Kraft for Mayor, according to his campaign.

“Josh shares our members’ values,” said Vincent Coyle, Jr., business manager at Local 7. “He ... Read more.

A Codman Square cannabis dispensary is planning a relocation to a nearby space while an operator from Brockton hopes to set up a delivery service from the Washington Street storefront that the dispensary is vacating. ... Read more.

MassDOT invites the public to an “informational meeting” on a “proposed roadway reconstruction on Columbia Road and Kosciuszko Circle at I-93” this Thursday, April 3, at 6 p.m. at Boston College High ... Read more.

A series of shooting incidents have been recorded by Boston Police over the past week, including one last Thursday night (March 27) in which an individual was wounded by gunfire on Woodrow Avenue in Dorchester. In two ... Read more.

A man in the middle of a criminal trial in Boston Municipal Court who was arrested by ICE outside the courtroom last week remains locked up as a legal battle over the federal agency’s actions spread to federal court. ... Read more.

A gala on Bowdoin Street last week honored the lives of 50 Cape Verdean ‘heroinas’ in an event that coincided with Cape Verdean Women’s Day and Women’s History Month celebrations.

The third annual celebration was ... Read more.

‘Concerted effort’ cited, but positive shift in ‘core factors’ isn’t happening, report notes

After five years of state intervention, with no clear gain in test results, the grade for the Boston ... Read more.

Citing economic uncertainty and anticipated federal cuts, Mayor Wu advised city councillors this week that they should expect a cautious FY26 budget proposal from her administration, which is expected to be submitted for ... Read more.

Thomas N. O’Brien, a developer and former chief planner for the city of Boston under the late Mayor Tom Menino, will not run for Mayor of Boston, according to a statement released by a spokesman today.

“After many ... Read more.

A stretch of Gallivan Boulevard will close to motorists for roughly eight hours on Saturday night (April 5) until Sunday morning (April 6) as repairs are made to an MBTA-owned bridge that carries trains and trolleys over ... Read more.

A series of shots-fired incidents have been recorded by Boston Police over the past week, including one on Thursday night in which a person was wounded by gunfire on Woodrow Avenue in Dorchester. In two other reported ... Read more.

Josh Kraft officially opened the headquarters of his mayoral campaign last Saturday (March 22) by welcoming more than 200 community members, campaign volunteers, and supporters to 36 Warren Street in Roxbury’s Nubian ... Read more.

Warning of “economic hardship” and a possible “constitutional crisis,” state Attorney General Andrea Campbell delivered a message last Thursday (March 20) to a man her office has already sued more than half a dozen times ... Read more.

Over the years, the Chez Vous Roller Rink, when not fulfilling its roller skating mission, has been host to numerous big name performers in the entertainment industry.

Add the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to ... Read more.

Over the last year I’ve been involved in re-designing a schoolyard in my West of Washington neighborhood in a space long-neglected and without a drop of investment since the early 1990s.

The first step in the ... Read more.

Eighty years ago this month, the world was anticipating the imminent end of the murderous Nazi regime as Allied forces in Europe under General Dwight D. Eisenhower and a number of aggressive Russian generals were pressing ... Read more.

So what was I doing in the offices of the Immigrant Families Services Institute (IFSI) in Mattapan Square at 8 o’clock on a recent Saturday morning? Well, the day before IFSI had organized the Charting the Path Forward ... Read more.

The latest nonsense emanating from Pennsylvania Avenue about annexing Canada as “the 51st state” reminded me of a story that appeared on the cover of this newspaper in 1999— some 26 years ago. The narrative detailed the ... Read more.

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