Northeastern’s Westin 11 have now been joined by Boston University’s Allston 12. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, BU announced that it has suspended 12 students who participated in one or more of three different off-campus parties that violated COVID-19 safety...

A recent COVID-19 outbreak at Boston College in Newton, Massachusetts has left both students and neighboring residents skeptical of the college’s ability to implement effective pandemic protocol. Students were not informed of the swim-team-driven outbreak from the administration,...

Flavia DeSousa, Zachary Shea and Veronica Bettio have made strides in developing community fridges — refrigerators on the street filled with donated food for locals in need — across Jamaica Plain and Somerville. Communities all across the U.S. have taken massive economic...

With a growing immigrant population that stands at around 28%, Boston aims to recognize the contributions of immigrants. Immigrants Lead Boston, a program established by the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, or MOIA, seeks to further encourage civic engagement and leadership...

Colin Knight doesn’t want Bostonians to be tourists in their own city. The Boston native launched Live Like a Local Tours in 2019 as a way for residents to get involved in the community around them.      Knight aims to tell the story of historic...

During a city council meeting on the topic of university reopenings Monday evening, Boston University confirmed its plans to cancel Spring Break and place restrictions on Thanksgiving Break. The meeting was hosted by the City Council Committee on Public Health and featured...

Genevieve Angelique aims to connect and inform Boston’s Black community through her website and events list, The Other Boston.  Originally known as Boston Come Through, the site updates weekly with social and cultural events to shine light on the work of Black people and...

After a virtual conversation led by the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Department of Transportation halted construction of the Melnea Cass Project, which involves the removal of more than 100 trees from the greenway in Roxbury, due to concerns regarding environmental...

At The Creative Studio Sportswear, receiving one-of-a-kind apparel is a guarantee.  Aaron Higginbottom and Ralph Sanon, co-founders of the TCS brand, aim to provide schools with quality and affordable athletic wear. Located in Boston, they often team up with Boston Public...

Ricardo “Deme5” Gomez’s new mural in Roxbury asks for three simple values: “Love”, “Respect” and “Compassion.” Yet upon closer inspection, a more delicate red script glides between the bold yellow lettering, changing each message to “Love Black”, “Respect...

Every Saturday evening throughout her childhood, Dianne Wilkerson’s mother would give her and her seven siblings a bath and pile them into the family station wagon, packed with blankets and popcorn for  the drive-in movie theater. This family tradition is what inspired...

One of Food and Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs in America operates a restaurant only 10 minutes from the heart of Northeastern’s campus. Douglass Williams, also known as a “pasta wizard,” has survived Crohn's Disease and trained in cities worldwide for culinary arts to...