A well-known gang member was shot in his car just after 8 p.m. Monday night near the corner of Huntington Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans said in a press briefing that the victim was taken to Boston Medical Center and is in critical condition.
Boston submitted its bid for Amazon’s new second headquarters detailed in a 218-page proposal Oct. 19, offering Suffolk Downs as a potential location. The bid is in response to Amazon’s request for a new campus to complement its main headquarters in Seattle.
The Boston Public Library is helping that collection grow by donating almost 200,000 records to The Great78 Project, which is dedicated to preserving historical 78 rpm records. The donated records will travel to Philadelphia, where they will be digitized by George Blood LP before making their way across the country to be preserved by the San Francisco-based Internet Archive.
Volunteers and staff at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center have seen an increase in sexual violence reports in response to allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo social media campaign.
Opened in 1947, Dorothy’s Boutique has been the year-round, one-stop shop for Bostonians to get any costume imaginable for decades. Located in the heart of Back Bay, Dorothy’s is a very accessible location to students from Northeastern University, Boston University and Berklee College, which makes it all the more popular.
As Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker continues to enjoy rising approval ratings, students said his 2014 promises to revamp the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, have still not been realized.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and City Councilor Tito Jackson argued for their agendas during their second debate Tuesday night leading up to the Nov. 7 Election Day.
The debate was held at the WGBH radio station in Allston, Massachusetts, and featured hosts Jim Braude and Margery...
A former skinhead and neo-Nazi spoke Thursday at the Cambridge Innovation Center in downtown Boston about his experience leading a violent hate group and his efforts to right his wrongs.
Captain Scott Kelly, former astronaut and Navy fighter pilot, spoke at the Back Bay Events Center Wednesday where he presented his new memoir and spoke about lesser-known details of his time in space.
WE BOS Week included a pitch competition, educational workshops, informal panels and networking sessions. At these events, the majority of which were free and open to everyone, women entrepreneurs had the opportunity to compete for cash prizes, increase their companies’ visibilities and connect with investors and mentors.
This year’s TEDxBoston event at the Institute of Contemporary Art Monday presented artificial intelligence from all angles: algorithmic creations are exploring the oceans, predicting patients’ deaths and even writing screenplays performed by human actors.
HUBweek kicked off its third year of celebrating innovation in the Greater Boston area from Oct. 10 to 15. With hundreds of speakers and events, there were many ways for the community to get involved in a collaborative experience.
