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Posters on T station doors indicate the Orange Line shutdown, underway from Aug. 19 through Sept. 18.

Northeastern students prepare for school with Orange Line shutdown, Green Line closure

Alyssa Fell, Deputy City Editor September 7, 2022

Northeastern’s campus is home to both the E branch of the Green Line and the Ruggles Station stop on the Orange Line. On an average day, students are bustling in and out of subways and streetcars. But, as of Aug. 19, students and Boston residents have had to put their train...

Many local businesses near Northeastern experience a sudden influx of customers in September as college students return to Boston.

College students bring busyness (and business) back to Boston with move-in

Christina McCabe, news correspondent September 7, 2022

While college students are spending their last few weeks of summer preparing to move into Boston, local businesses are preparing for move-in as well.  From fall to spring, Boston is a bustling college town, with almost three dozen universities in the city. As of 2018, around...

The tutu could function as a community greenspace, with interconnected walkways and places for other water recreation activities.
Photo courtesy of Louiza Wise.

NU researchers develop Emerald Tutu to protect Boston’s coast

Kate Armanini, city editor September 7, 2022

One Northeastern professor has a plan to beautify and protect Boston’s shoreline from rising sea levels: a series of public walkways, built upon artificial marshes designed to prevent flooding.  Julia Hopkins, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering,...

Protesters speak out at the defend abortion rally at the Massachusetts statehouse steps, May 3, 2022.

Thousands come together in protest, call for abortion rights

Alexa Grayson, News Staff May 24, 2022

Chants for reproductive rights echoed through the Boston Common May 3 as thousands of demonstrators came together to protest the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade.  The rally, which was organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Boston Liberation Center and more...

Tricia Fitzgerald helps plant a tree at the Arbor Day event in Fitzgerald Park Friday. The park is named after State Rep. Kevin Fitzgerald, her late husband.

In effort for new Mission Hill arboretum, community celebrates green space, partnership with Northeastern

Avery Bleichfeld, News Staff May 16, 2022

Volunteers helped push Mission Hill’s Fitzgerald Park over the threshold of 25 plant species April 29, one more step in the park’s path to becoming an arboretum. At an Arbor Day event, organized by Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services, or Mission Hill NHS, community...

The National Braille Press, established in 1927, provides resources for the blind community.

National Braille Press creates new technology for blind community in 21st century

Julia Henning, news correspondent May 12, 2022

A white classic colonial style building on St. Stephen Street in Boston's Fenway district holds some of the most innovative and collaborative work for the blind community.  The National Braille Press, or NBP, creates braille resources for blind people in the United States...

Café Sauvage in Back Bay features a traditional Parisian menu with African influences.

Café Sauvage offers a slice of Paris in Back Bay

Allie Kuo, news correspondent May 2, 2022

In 2016, a Parisian couple arrived in Boston for a job opportunity. Five years later, Anaïs and Antoine Lambert opened Café Sauvage on Massachusetts Avenue in Back Bay.  “We had this idea to open something like … a mix of our culture and what we experienced in Paris,...

Two Boston University students hung a banner in protest when a Moderna executive spoke at a Northeastern event April 13. Photo courtesy of Cate Henning.

Scientists, politicians call for Moderna to share COVID-19 vaccine technology

Grace Comer, news staff April 27, 2022

Scientists, politicians and activists gathered for a virtual town hall April 21 organized by People’s Action to discuss how medical companies like Moderna are posing challenges to achieving global vaccination against COVID-19. “Share Science, End COVID: What We Need To...

Volunteers work at the corner of Dartmouth and Huntington streets on the morning of the 126th Boston Marathon. Photo by Kathryn Manning.

Volunteers celebrate old, new traditions at 126th Boston Marathon

Kathryn Manning, news staff April 20, 2022

While runners competing in the 126th Boston Marathon spend the days leading up to the race getting in last-minute training, volunteers put on bright yellow jackets and set their alarms for hours before the start of the race. The marathon, known for its world-class athletes, would...

The 126th Boston Marathon is set to take place on Monday. As the race approaches, a separate race against time occurs as Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attempts to avoid the death penalty. Photo credit Marta Hill.

Justice yet to be served as Boston Marathon approaches

Greta Magendantz, news correspondent April 17, 2022

The 126th Boston Marathon is set to take place on Monday. As the race approaches, a separate race against time occurs as Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attempts to avoid the death penalty.  In 2015, a jury found Tsarnaev guilty of 30 terrorism-related charges for...

A cat prowls in a Mission Hill
alley in October. Nonprofit
Boston’s Forgotten Felines is
searching for a new yard to keep shelters for members of its
colony after the previous house
was sold. Photo by Avery Bleichfeld.

Local nonprofit works to re-shelter feral cats on Mission Hill

Avery Bleichfeld, news staff April 15, 2022

A Boston nonprofit is searching for a new yard to leave shelters for feral cats on Mission Hill after the previous home that hosted them was sold. The call is the latest in a series of actions to care for cat colonies in the neighborhood as colony populations decrease, according...

Co-founders Melisa Valdez and Heather White started TRILLFIT, a boutique Black-owned fitness studio and wellness center in order to create a space of inclusivity. Photo credit Harriet Rovniak.

More than a dance fitness class, TRILLFIT offers a safe space for everyone

Sanjana Sanghani, news staff April 14, 2022

Beyond the large windows of TRILLFIT’s Mission Hill storefront, customers warm up, waiting for TRILLFIT’s signature cardio dance class to begin. A sign displayed on the studio walls states, “You belong here,” encapsulating General Manager Alycia Lykins’ reiteration...