The Boston City Council is considering legislation that would ensure minority equity in the state’s budding cannabis industry. The American Civil Liberties Union, or the ACLU, cites that for decades, people of color have been arrested and tried for drug-related crimes at...

Happy hour, drinking games, free beer: what do they have in common? They are all banned under Massachusetts law. Most of the state’s current legislation stems from past alcohol-related incidents. In 1984, then-governor Michael Dukakis signed a bill to outlaw happy hour...

After months of declining revenues and increasing debt, Harvest Co-op Markets has closed both of its Boston locations, bringing an end to nearly 50 years of business. Following Harvest’s closure, there are no longer any cooperative style food markets in the city of Boston....

To the joy of some and dismay of others, the 10th Boston Calling Music Festival, which will be held from May 24 to May 26, boasts Twenty One Pilots, Tame Impala and Travis Scott as its headliners. The festival, which started as a showcase of local artists, will also feature smaller...

As many as 70 people detained by immigration officers refused food to protest the conditions inside the Suffolk County House of Corrections, according to a Feb. 17 statement from the Rhode Island-based community group Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance, which initially reached...

Three years have passed since the decriminalization of recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts for those 21 and over, and for some, it is still a polarizing issue. “I don’t like what Massachusetts did,” said Dr. Denise Valenti, a researcher with thirty years...

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feb. 28, drawing protests from students and community members alike. Kissinger was invited by the university to celebrate the opening of the Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing....

It all started with a hot dog. A Sonoran hot dog, to be exact, eaten during a 2008 trip to Mexico for his brother’s wedding. “They wrap it in bacon, the bread is off the hook, they do the pico de gallo, the onions, the jalapenos, the cheese, everything,” said Socrates...

Boston commuters spend an average of 164 hours stuck in traffic per year, making Boston the most congested city in the country, according to the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard. Now ranked as the seventh most congested city in the world, Boston is exploring a variety of options...

The exterior of Great Scott could most generously be described as understated. Allston’s favorite 240-person music venue does not have a marquee. There is no fluorescent sign inviting patrons in; the only thing that distinguishes Great Scott from the banks and Thai restaurants...

Northeastern University is among the first to start Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s “Housing A Changing City: Boston 2030” initiative with the recent construction of LightView, a new residence hall near campus. The high-rise housing development, built in partnership with...

As the 2020 presidential election nears, the Democratic primary field is growing larger by the week, with more than 10 candidates already in the running. Massachusetts often has a reputation for offering presidential candidates, and 2020 is no exception. Former Gov. Michael...