Renée Abbott, news correspondent
• February 13, 2022
Selfie WRLD Boston draws customers in to take fun photos in front of unique, interactive backgrounds in Assembly Square, Somerville.
Customer Jasmine Smoot brought her daughter and three of her daughter’s...
The floor of artist Deana Lawson’s exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art is covered with a soft, merlot-colored carpet to emulate the comfortable feeling of being at home. And, visitors are...
Alexa Grayson, news correspondent
• February 9, 2022
On Jan. 27, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement. As news spread, President Joe Biden reaffirmed his campaign commitment to appoint the first Black woman Supreme Court justice.
Biden...
The LOFT Hair Studio is the only hair salon in Medford to offer services for clients with curly hair. Founded in 2014, its purpose is “to provide every client with the very best in curly hair services,...
When the Omicron variant surged to the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2021, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a mandate requiring patrons of many indoor spaces, including restaurants,...
The eldest sibling to survive the late George Floyd, Philonise Floyd shared his perspective on his brother’s death and the widespread protests that swept across the country following George Floyd’s...
It may not be November, but election season is still in full swing. District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards will vacate her position on April 30 after being elected to state Senate, prompting a special...
As a part of the Central Library Author Talk Series, the Boston Public Library partnered with Trident Booksellers & Cafe Jan. 31 to host a virtual discussion with Patrisse Cullors, activist, author...
Kate Armanini, news correspondent
• February 2, 2022
In Domenic Esposito’s exhibit, a faceless, hooded figure looms in each piece. In one painting, a wall of hoods face forward. In another, a series of them approach the foreground until a bronze statue...
Maggie Scales, news correspondent
• February 2, 2022
As Omicron cases surge throughout the city, unvaccinated residents continue to occupy hospitals at the cost of healthcare workers helping non-COVID-19 patients, available emergency room beds and burnout...
Roxbury’s historic Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building is taking on a new role as a high-capacity COVID-19 testing center. Amid complaints of long wait times and lines of residents standing in the cold...
Renée Abbott, news correspondent
• January 31, 2022
Content warning: Discussion of sexual assault.
On Wednesday, An Unlikely Story bookstore hosted a virtual event featuring Michael Barbaro, the host of The New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast,...