Katie Mogg, deputy lifestyle editor
• October 1, 2021
Boston’s 2021 mayoral preliminary election was one for the books — the most diverse election in the city’s history, all five preliminary candidates were people of color, three of whom were Black and four of whom were women.
The diversity of the election hints at a...
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, close to a hundred Boston Newspaper Guild, or BNG, union members in red and white shirts marched down St. Paul Street to join an already developing protest in front of the WBUR station in the Allston neighborhood of Boston.
The rally was organized in...
The votes are in, and City Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George are the winners of Tuesday’s preliminary election to determine who will vie to become Boston’s next mayor come November.
After a delayed vote tally, Wu and Essaibi George claimed victory late...
Boston is set to make history Sept. 14 as local voters head to the polls for the first preliminary mayoral election, where all major candidates are people of color, four of whom are women.
September’s preliminary election will narrow the field down to two candidates who...
A historic race
Constituents across the City of Boston are preparing to vote in the city’s most diverse mayoral election to date. All of the leading candidates are people of color; four are women.
The preliminary election, which is set for Sept. 14,...
Sarah Barber, deputy city editor
• August 20, 2021
Acting Mayor Kim Janey announced Friday that face coverings will be required in all indoor public settings beginning Aug. 27, per public order from the Boston Public Health Commission.
The mandate requires that all individuals over the age of two wear a facial covering in...
Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday that fully vaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear masks or socially distance in most indoor and outdoor settings starting May 29. Additionally, athletes who are 18 years old or younger will not be required to wear masks while...
On Feb. 9, a sophomore English student at Boston University took over the school’s Instagram account for what seemed like an ordinary student feature. But when he received a racist comment mocking his Asian heritage, it became a very different story.
After the incident,...
On Tuesday, Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey formally announced her candidacy for a full mayoral term starting in the fall.
“The work to address the challenges we face from COVID-19 and the racial inequalities that have been inherited from centuries of structural racism will...
Boston mayoral candidate and City Councilor Michelle Wu held her second press conference for students March 16. She addressed why she’s running, how she feels about the growing candidate pool, why visual representation matters and what her first move will be if she’s elected...
As Massachusetts COVID-19 vaccine distribution centers finish rolling out doses to Phase 1 and 2 residents, officials have implemented a more effective platform for scheduling appointments.
While Massachusetts is ranked sixth in the nation by Becker’s Hospital Review —...
Kim Janey was sworn in Wednesday, March 24 at Boston City Hall, making history as the first woman and first Black mayor of Boston. She stepped into the role after former Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh resigned in order to take on the role of labor secretary under the Biden administration.
Janey,...
