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 breaks through the canvas.   Esposito's January exhibit at Piano Craft...

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 among professionals.   Due to holiday travel in late 2021 and the highly-transmissive...

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 at nearby locations, Boston’s Public Health Commission is expanding testing...

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, and Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of “Chasing...

Starting Feb. 1, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, a nonprofit organization working to improve and restore Boston’s landscaping, will hold their second annual “Lights in the Necklace” installation. Every night from dusk to 9 p.m. until March 20, emerald-colored LED lights...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey officially launched her campaign to run for governor Thursday morning. “Massachusetts, I know the years of the pandemic have been really hard, but I see a state that is coming together with courage, grit and caring to great things,”...

Boston’s newest city council members were sworn in at an outdoor ceremony at the Boston City Hall Plaza Jan. 3. The ceremony recognized all representatives elected in the Nov. 2, 2021 city election, including five new councilmembers.  The ceremony was originally scheduled...

Every December since 2010, the Greater Boston Food Bank, or GBFB, has held the Hunger Free Holidays campaign. The month-long program works to raise funds that will help GBFB reach individuals and families facing food insecurity not only during the winter season, but throughout...

To curb rising COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker announced an updated mask advisory Tuesday. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health updated its recommendations, urging all residents to wear a mask or face covering in indoor, public spaces regardless...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Monday morning that proof of vaccination will be required to enter indoor venues, such as restaurants, gyms, movie theaters, event venues and other establishments, beginning Jan. 15, 2022. According to the city’s B Together initiative,...

When Collin Tyrrell started working at the Boston University location of Pavement Coffeehouse in April 2021, there was no talk of creating a unionized workforce in the cafe.  But as summer rolled in, Pavement employees across locations had moved to solidify their organizing...

After Mayor Michelle Wu took office last month, Boston has seen more women and minority leaders emerge in city politics.  In the race for the special Democratic primary for state Senate, Lydia Edwards won Tuesday, Dec. 14 by 20 percentage points when her opponent Anthony...