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Update: Boston’s City Council Candidates
All eyes are on Boston’s mayoral race, but voters will also elect 13 city councilors—four citywide, and one in each of nine districts. To help […]
The Changing Face of the City Council
Michael Flaherty erased any question about his second act in Boston politics with a convincing second-place finish in the at-large City Council race—even topping Stephen […]
Vigil Being Held For ‘Puppy Doe’ In Quincy
UPDATE: According to an email sent to Boston, organizers are moving the location of Saturday’s vigil for Puppy Doe. The vigil will be at 5 p.m. […]
Interactive Exhibit ‘Culture Tap’ at BCA Plaza Incorporates CharlieCards into Public Art
Thanks to “Culture Tap,” an interactive art exhibit recently installed at the Boston Center for the Arts, your CharlieCard now not only takes, but also […]
Three Local College Professors Receive MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants
A medieval historian from Boston College and two MIT professors were recently recognized for their work, and awarded fellowships from the John D. and Catherine […]
The Newish Boston
Demographics is not destiny. For many in Boston—including Tom Menino, when I asked him the question some years ago—it was something of a matter of […]
Man Food: Suburban Dumplings at Szechuan’s Dumpling in Arlington
OK, we get it. For those of us who live in Boston, there are but few reasons to venture anywhere beyond city limits for a […]
It’s Connolly Vs. Walsh
Marty Walsh and John Connolly took the most votes and won the chance to face each other in a general election this November. At the end […]
Watching Turnout
Back in July I made some observations about voting among black Bostonians. In particular I looked at the city’s 62 majority-black precincts (where roughly half […]
Here’s Your Chance to Kill Zombies
Everyone makes haunted houses for Halloween, so the owners of Stronghold Airsoft in Abington decided to take a different approach to the scary season, and […]