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.
If you're a human and see this, please ignore it. If you're a scraper, please click the link below :-) Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours.
Brookline Is Ditching the Name “Selectmen”
The term was unfair to female members, critics said.
David Crosby Tangled with a “Trump Dummy” after a Concert in Arlington
A fan apparently thought the show was too political.
The New Orange Line Trains Are “Shipping Up to Boston”
They’re en route from China.
Simmons Will Name a School after Gwen Ifill
The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts and Humanities will be a tribute to the PBS journalist.
Five Budding BU Pot Companies Have Big Highdeas
They’re competing for $10,000 in seed money.
“Incredibly Insulting”
Gov. Baker slams the Attleboro mayor-elect’s desire to keep two jobs.
Shiva Ayyadurai Is Running for Senate as an Independent
Massachusetts Republicans are “in collusion with the Democrats,” he says.
Elizabeth Warren on the Primary Being “Rigged”: Never Mind
She walked back her statements about Hillary Clinton’s deal with the Democratic National Committee.
NYT Reports on Louis C.K.’s “Sexual Misconduct”
Rumors about the Boston comic’s behavior have swirled for years.
The Smell and the Fury
Plans for a garbage transfer station are tearing the South Shore apart. And the Lynwood Café, a legendary bar pizza joint in Randolph, is fighting back.
Heather Unruh to Kevin Spacey: “Shame on You.”
The Boston news anchor alleges the actor sexually assaulted her son in 2016.
Four More Years for Marty Walsh
He fended off a challenge from City Councilor Tito Jackson.
Framingham Just Elected Its First Mayor
Yvonne Spicer will lead Massachusetts’ newest city.