Nestled below a boutique clothing store Motto in Harvard Square, Club Passim’s brick exterior is  recognizable to most people involved in the local Boston music scene. But for newcomers, walking through the door brings them to a uniquely intimate listening room. In the...

The South End Burying Ground is hidden in plain sight. A cinder block wall obscures it from the busy road passing by. Inside, there are only 20 gravemarkers, spread out over an acre of yellowing grass. But Kelly Thomas knows her way around the site. She knows the location...

Mask mandates face conflicting enforcement in Boston public and Catholic schools after Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration declared that masks will no longer be mandated in public schools in Massachusetts, according to a news conference held by the Baker administration and...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Democratic Sen. Ed Markey Feb. 18 on a Twitter Spaces event to discuss plans to make fare-free public transit across the country a reality.  “Starting March 1, three key bus routes in the city of Boston will be free to board: the 23 bus,...

On March 18, Blick Art Materials store on the corner of Huntington and Massachusetts Avenues will shut down. Situated near Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Northeastern University and Wentworth Institute of Technology, Blick catered to students as well as local artists...

Lion dancers paraded through Chinatown Feb. 13 to ring in the Year of the Tiger amid falling snow and festive crowds. This Lunar New Year celebration was the first event of Mayor Michelle Wu’s Boston Winter Express program. The Express is a series of outdoor events around...

When Phi Pham graduated from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire, with a degree in biochemistry, he had three goals on his bucket list: open up a cafe, a wedding venue and an orphanage. He started with the cafe. Although Pham never followed through with his...

Non-profit arts organization Celebrity Series of Boston is getting ready to host three performances centering Black culture and social justice in The Movement Series, starting Feb. 26 and running through May 1.  Afro-Colombian dance group Sankofa Danzafro’s Feb. 26 and...

Jake Manzi, a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter, recently released his first full-length album “Whatever My Heart Allows.” The album, a dreamy collection of soft-rock songs about life and love, has been praised for its intimate sound and the tender emotion displayed in...

Located in the heart of Nubian Square, Frugal Bookstore is Boston’s only Black-owned bookshop. Its motto, “Changing Minds One Book At A Time,” reflects the bookstore’s commitment to offering books at lower prices to promote literacy for people in the community.  “It...

When Ron Marcos moved from New York to Boston, he noticed something was missing: juices.  “Over [in New York], it’s anywhere from juice bars to a bodega with a juice counter,” Marcos said. “Here in Boston, I couldn’t access it, so I figured it would be something...

 On Feb. 7, New York Times best-selling author Tara Westover sat down with Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman to discuss Westover’s memoir. The author reflected on how she has grown as an individual while striving to live like her dog Leo who simply “goes towards...