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The APIZZA sign hangs in Hub Hall

Boston’s newest food marketplace, Hub Hall, attracts tourists, locals alike

Jennifer Suryadjaja, news correspondent October 4, 2021

Boston is expanding its food hall scene with Hub Hall, a new, multi-vendor indoor market that opened Sept. 3.  Located next to the TD Garden and North Station, the modern industrial building houses 18 vendors of a range of cuisines. APIZZA owner and chef Douglass Williams...

“There's a lot of reasons for people to feel very dismayed by voting and by the electoral process,” said Malia Lazu, founder of MassVote.

Boston battles low voter turnout in mayoral preliminary, Black voters react

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...

Protestors hold signs outside WBUR studio

Boston Newspaper Guild holds rally at WBUR event calling for new contracts for Boston Globe workers

Dakota Castro-Jarrett, news correspondent September 28, 2021

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...

campaign signs boston election 2021 September 15

Wu, Essaibi George win historic Boston mayoral preliminary

Kelly Garrity, city editor September 15, 2021

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...

September’s preliminary election will narrow the field down to two candidates who will face off in the Nov. 2 general election.

Boston gears up for historic mayoral primaries

Kelly Garrity, city editor September 1, 2021

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...

Constituents across the City of Boston are preparing to vote in the city’s most diverse mayoral election to date, with a field that includes four women of color.

Is Boston’s future female? Mayoral candidates discuss final sprint to primaries in forum

Kenneal Patterson, news staff August 23, 2021

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,...

Boston City Hall

Acting Mayor Kim Janey announces indoor mask mandate for Boston

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...

Governor Baker announced at press conference held Monday that the mask mandate would be lifted for fully vaccinated individuals by the end of the month.

Massachusetts lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated people

Kelly Garrity, city editor May 17, 2021

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...

Boston-area student newspapers prioritize maintaining newsrooms that are inclusive to journalists of color.

Boston collegiate newspapers work toward more inclusive journalism

Milton Posner, news correspondent April 15, 2021

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 joined the mayoral election race.

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey declares her candidacy for mayor

Kelly Garrity, news staff April 6, 2021

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...

If elected as Boston's next mayor in November, Wu will focus on early education, food justice and development reforms, as well as implementing a Boston Green New Deal.

Michelle Wu provides update on her campaign at second press conference for student journalists

Kelly Garrity, news staff March 31, 2021

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...

Hynes Convention Center is one of the Commonwealth's seven mass vaccination locations.

Massachusetts’ new pre-registration portal aims to streamline the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

Maggie Scales, news correspondent March 30, 2021

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 —...