Since high school, strangers have compared Nick Anderson, a 26-year-old chief of staff at Shipyard Software and a Melrose native, to Tom Holland, a 28-year-old English actor best known for his role as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So when Anderson heard of a look-alike...

Eighteen counterprotesters, including the daughter of a U.S. representative, were arrested Nov. 16 as they tried to prevent the anti-abortion Men’s March from proceeding to Boston Common. The Men’s March, which also took place in 2022 and 2023, convened at the Planned Parenthood...

An American flag, hoisted toward the sky by a firetruck, billowed and overlooked Copley Square as numerous veterans and active duty military marched across the city Nov. 9. Boston hosts the parade annually to honor the sacrifice of veterans and thank those who continue to serve. The...

The Boston Transportation Department officially opened the Edgerly Plaza, a pedestrian walkway, in front of Whole Foods on Westland Avenue Oct. 30. The plaza was designed as a space for community enjoyment, with several tables scattered across the strip of pavement for people...

A presentation on a new Bluebikes expansion plan, held Nov. 7 at Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School in South Boston, was cut short due to continual audience interruptions. “When are you going to start enforcing the rules of the road?” asked an unidentified man while the...

On the crisp autumn afternoon of Nov. 2, families in the Boston community came together to give their old pumpkins a second life — not as decorations, but as compost. At the Great Pumpkin Smash, attendees took turns smashing their leftover jack-o'-lanterns, all in the name...

Organizers and onlookers welcomed the holiday season with a ribbon cutting Nov. 8 for one of the city’s biggest winter markets: Snowport. This year will be the market’s sixth year — its third year with current sponsoring partner — and its biggest event yet, directors...

Music and chatter resounded Nov. 2 at Jamaica Plain’s Spontaneous Celebrations’ Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration, the Mexican holiday that celebrates and honors the dead, believing their spirits return to reunite with family. The event took place at their...

In 2017, thousands of Massachusetts residents mobilized for the Boston Women’s March to protest the threats former President Donald Trump posed to women’s rights. On Nov. 2, nearly a decade later, hundreds — young and old, men and women alike — rallied around the Massachusetts...

Thousands of Boston residents took to the polls Nov. 5 to vote in the 2024 election. Across the city from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., voters hunched over between dividers to fill out their ballots, voting on not only one of the most combative presidential races in history, but also key...

Despite the glaringly contentious presidential race at stake during the 2024 election cycle, Boston voters at multiple polling locations Nov. 5 said they feel optimistic after casting their votes on Election Day. Boston hosted dozens of in-person voting locations across the...

National media outlets have extensively discussed the presidential election, but for many Massachusetts voters, their first time reading the five ballot measures is when they’re filling out their ballot. From the legalization of psychedelics to allowing the unionization of...