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A customer peruses the tomato and apple selection at the market. Vendors provided shoppers vegetables, meats, fruits and hot food at their stands.

Copley Square Farmers Market vendors embrace change in a post-COVID-19 landscape

Laila Guzman Griffin, news correspondent October 30, 2024

In the heart of Back Bay sits the Copley Square Farmers Market, one of the largest farmers markets in Massachusetts. Dotted with pigeons, tourists and locals, it features farmers, artisans and other food producers. Despite gray skies on Tuesday, Oct. 8th, vegetables spilled out...

Festival goers approach the welcome table decorated with paper lanterns and lights. Spontaneous Celebrations ensured a fun, lively atmosphere by incorporating parades, live music and food.

Jamaica Plain welcomes colder season with 40th annual Lantern Parade

Kayla Goldman, news correspondent October 30, 2024

Lanterns illuminated Jamaica Pond at Spontaneous Celebrations’ Lantern Parade Oct. 19 and 20, an event that has been a staple in the Jamaica Plain community since it began 40 years ago. The event celebrates the arrival of winter, as participants wear costumes, light lanterns...

A sign that reads "Early Voting" stands in front of a MFA entrance as a voter walks in. The MFA and the ICA were just two of dozens of early voting locations available throughout Boston.

City of Boston hosts early voting locations across the city

Sarah Mesdjian, news staff October 29, 2024

The City of Boston is hosting in-person early voting at dozens of locations between Oct. 19 and Nov. 1 in an effort to increase voting accessibility. Two such locations were the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA, Oct. 26 and 27 and the Institute of Contemporary Art, or ICA, Oct....

An octopus lantern moves its tentacles and opens and closes its eyes. The octopus impressed guests, causing them to stop and gawk at the creature.

Families, students experience a night of illumination with Boston Lights’ biodiversity displays

Nikkia Jean-Charles and Margot Murphy October 29, 2024

Since Aug. 2, the Franklin Park Zoo has opened its doors to families, students and tourists to take pleasure in an annual immersive walkthrough of lantern displays and activities. This year’s showcase was made to highlight the significance of conserving the planet’s biodiversity.  With...

A scarecrow’s head illuminates the cornfield around him. The scarecrow was accompanied by spiders and ghouls seen throughout the harvest-themed haunted house.

Boston’s newest Halloween experience comes alive

Brian Daniels, photo staff October 28, 2024

Boston’s newest Halloween attraction is here for a limited time. First opening the week of Oct. 9, Boston’s Wicked Haunt Fest takes a new spin on Halloween thrills. Carl Rugato, the founder of Boston’s Wicked Haunt Fest, has been in the entertainment business since college....

Piles of clothes sit strewn about on the floor. Many customers sat on the floor sifting through the massive piles.

Inside The Garment District’s warehouse of refurbished wonders

Nia Calais, photo staff October 27, 2024

Impossible to miss, The Garment District’s pink-painted exterior grabs one’s attention immediately. Once inside, it’s hard to leave. Located in Cambridge, the business brands itself an “alternative department store” with endless clothing options from Halloween costumes...

Various produce sits on display at the Charlesgate Farmers Market Sept. 29. Over 550 regulars attended the market each week.

Local Farmers Market celebrates Halloween parade and urban renewal in Charlesgate Park

Eleanor Hardy, news correspondent October 24, 2024

The Charlesgate Farmers Market closed its first year Oct. 20 with a Barktober puppy Halloween costume contest and a limited market under the Bowker Overpass. The Pup Party & Parade event, sponsored by local Pawsh Dog Boutique and Lina Kriva Homes, featured a costume contest...

A child smiles at a Lego pumpkin. Various activities and games were spread out across Boston Common.

Fall-o-ween Children’s Festival celebrates a spooktacular evening

Kaelyn McFadden, news staff October 24, 2024

On the evening of Oct. 18, the Boston Common Frog Pond transformed into a lively hub of activity for the Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival, bringing friends and families together for a night of festive fun. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the free event, hosted by  Boston Parks and Recreation...

Red Apple Farm’s candied and caramel apples adorn a crate display. Red Apple Farm also offered bottles of apple cider and apple cider donuts.

Faneuil Hall hosts first annual Fall Fest

Amanda Logcher and Sofia Sawchuk October 24, 2024

Fall Festival at Faneuil Hall Marketplace made its lively debut Sept. 28 and 29. Guests gathered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., welcoming the autumn season with an array of exciting activities. The event, which Faneuil Hall Marketplace put on in partnership with Ned Devine's Irish Pub,...

Market attendees listen to a panel discussion Oct. 8. Designers of all types gathered for the two-day event.

Boston Design Center creates community for local designers with Fall Market

Kayla Goldman, news correspondent October 24, 2024

Vast, empty spaces are many designers’ dream places to work. They use their interior design capabilities to cover the walls with beautiful prints, fill the room with colorful furniture and illuminate the area with mood-setting lights.  To achieve the perfect space that...

A judge holds Luka, a Norwegian Forest Cat, which is a rare breed in North America. The judge presented the 5-year-old cat as part of a discussion on Siberian history.

A celebration of cats in Boston’s South End

Sydney Ciardi, photo staff October 21, 2024

The Boston Center for the Arts’ Cyclorama was filled with people and cats Oct. 12 and 13, who gathered to celebrate felines at the Boston Catstravaganza hosted by Loving Cats Worldwide.  Over two days of competition, five international judges issued awards for cats across...

Roberto Mighty speaks to an audience about his docuseries “World’s Greatest Cemeteries." Mighty traveled to cemeteries around the world while researching for his docuseries.

Cemetery explorer and filmmaker has a new take on graves

Nikhil Jagannath, news staff October 18, 2024

At the Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library Oct. 5, Roberto Mighty brought the dead to life. Mighty, a multimedia artist and filmmaker, spoke to an audience of 20 about his upbeat docuseries “World’s Greatest Cemeteries,” currently airing its second season...