After Halloween festivities were largely put on hold in 2020, acting Mayor Kim Janey’s office encouraged Bostonians to “enjoy the fun tricks and treats of Halloween, while taking precautions to stay safe,” in a press release Oct. 21.
While Halloween parties and bar crawls...
Voters in Boston will have the chance to elect who they want to serve as the city’s next mayor Nov. 2. Ahead of the general election, mayoral candidates and City Councilors At-Large Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu are facing off in a series of three debates that cover...
Advocates for abortion rights rallied in Boston Oct. 2, joined by others in cities nationwide, calling out in one voice: “Abortion is a right.”
Reproductive rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, of Massachusetts, the Planned Parenthood...
Ruthzee Louijeune, one of the eight at-large candidates vying for a spot on the Boston City Council this fall, is extremely passionate about doing her part for communities similar to the one that she was raised in.
“I grew up with an understanding that Boston was a diverse...
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...
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...
