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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

How to Protest the Family Separation Policy in Boston

Trump’s immigration crackdown at the border has inspired rallies around the country.

City Life

CVS Same-Day Prescription Delivery Has Launched in Boston

The service is being rolled out in six cities.

Charlie Baker speaks at the 2018 State of the Commonwealth
City Life

Charlie Baker Will No Longer Send the National Guard to the Border

“[T]he federal government’s current actions are resulting in the inhumane treatment of children,” his office said.

City Life

Joe Kennedy III Railed Against Family Separation Policy at a “Tent City” in Texas

Massachusetts Dems are sounding the alarm over inhumanity at the border.

City Life

The Supreme Judicial Court Just Killed the Millionaire’s Tax

An idea with overwhelming support statewide has been stricken from the ballot.

Arts & Entertainment

I Spent the Day with a Digital Ben Franklin

And you can, too.

City Life

Poll: Preserving the Transgender Protections Law Is No Sure Thing

New polling found only 49 percent support keeping the law, while 37 percent want to undo it.

City Life

A Car Crashed into the Sean Collier Memorial, But Didn’t Damage It

It was an accident, police say.

A side view of Boston City Hall
City Life

Boston’s City Council Just Passed an Overhaul of Airbnb

New rules on short-term rentals will shake up a booming industry.

City Life

Gillette Stadium Will Likely Host World Cup 2026 Games

The event last rolled through Foxborough in 1994.

City Life

Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz Has Resigned Over Inappropriate Behavior

“I made mistakes, and I’m truly sorry.”

City Life

The Boston Globe Has Dropped Its Lawsuit Against Hilary Sargent

A battle over a screenshot of incriminating text messages from a top editor has abated.

City Life

Oops: Joe Kennedy III Says His Nuclear Vote Was an Accident

He says in a tweet it was “an honest mistake.”

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Arts & Entertainment

How to Score Hamilton Tickets in Boston

The wildly popular show is coming to the Boston Opera House in September.

City Life

I Love My Job: Making Lightning at the Museum of Science

Jeannine Madrid has been wowing visitors at the Theater of Electricity for 20 years.