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Spencer Buell

Staff Writer at Boston Magazine

Spencer Buell is a staff writer for Boston, covering news, politics, technology, the T, legal weed, french fries, bears, Brady, and beer. He used to be a news reporter for Metro Boston and the Arlington Advocate.

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City Life

Harvard Might Go Nuclear on Social Groups

After a drawn-out debate, the college may ban membership in final clubs and Greek life altogether.

City Life

People Had to Walk Through a Green Line Tunnel after a Power Outage

Hours later, regular service resumed.

City Life

Local Protesters Are Making Noise, Getting Arrested in D.C.

Hate the Senate health bill? Maybe you should, too.

Boston Children's
Wellness

An Iranian Cancer Researcher Has Been Turned Away at Logan Airport

He was headed to Boston Children’s Hospital.

City Life

A North End Chimney Fell on a Woman in a Hammock

She was seriously injured.

City Life

“A Big Win for Boston”

Amazon is bringing a reported 900 new jobs to the city.

City Life

A Stolen New Hampshire Boat Somehow Crashed Into a House

It was a full 75 feet offshore.

City Life

The Holocaust Memorial Is Fixed

It will be rededicated this week.

City Life

A Car Crash Wrecked a Hubway Station on Boylston Street

A suspect has been charged.

City Life

We’re Suing Betsy DeVos

Maura Healey is leading a lawsuit with 19 states.

City Life

No Girls Allowed

Harvard’s Fox Club is standing its ground on the no-women thing.

City Life

A Bomb Squad Was Called to Hanscom for a Suspicious Truck

A security gate was evacuated after detection of hazardous materials.

City Life

A Grown Man in Connecticut Graffitied a Playground to Embarrass Liberals

Surveillance footage caught him in the act.

City Life

Experts Are Throwing Cold Water on Talk of a Shark “Boom”

There isn’t a spike in great whites near the Cape, they say.

City Life

Cape Cod Sex on the Beach on the Fourth of July

Four teenagers were arrested for “acting inappropriately” in the water.