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A rendering of RunBase's interior.

Boston RunBase to connect runners with city

April 16, 2015
Boston RunBase, the city’s newest hub for runners, opens Thursday at 855 Boylston St., about a third of a mile from the Boston Marathon finish line. It’s part museum, part shoe store, designed to connect Boston’s runners and inspire the next generation of athletes.
The licensure process required by Massachusetts medical marijuana dispensaries is facing imminent reform. Pictured: a prescription pill bottle filled with cannabis.

Medical marijuana license process revisited

April 16, 2015
State health officials announced plans on Wednesday to drastically revamp the licensing process of medical marijuana dispensaries.
A new shelter on Southampton Street, meant to house 500 men, will be under construction until this summer.

Southampton Street shelter delays opening

April 9, 2015
When the Long Island Bridge was abruptly closed last October, over 700 people were displaced from homeless shelters and drug rehabilitation programs on the verge of Boston’s coldest winter on record.
On March 18, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sat flanked by his defense team. Now, over three weeks later, he has been convicted on all 30 counts he was charged with, including 17 which carry the death penalty. Jurors will hear arguments regarding his potential death sentence in the next phase of the trial.

Tsarnaev found guilty

April 9, 2015
As of Wednesday, April 8, a set of twelve jurors found 21-year-old suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of 30 charges relating to the dual bombings of the 2013 Boston Marathon, and subsequent manhunt, which led to the death of three marathon spectators, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Officer Sean Collier and fellow suspect and older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and the injury of nearly 280 others.
Over 300 people filled The Vault in the Financial District for the Startup Institute’s Open Doors Party.

Startup Institute event aims to boost networks

April 2, 2015
It’s just after 8 p.m. on a Tuesday, and a massive crowd is gathered inside of The Vault, located in Boston’s Downtown Financial District. It wasn’t the bar’s usual crowd – from college students to company founders, over 300 people attended the Open Doors Party, hosted by Boston’s Startup Institute, a school that also serves as an incubator for innovation.
The prosecution and defense both rested their cases as Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev looked on.

Defense and prosecution rest in Tsarnaev trial

April 2, 2015
As of Tuesday, March 31, the trial of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev approached a close as both the prosecution and defense have rested their cases. Judge George O’Toole, Jr. has set Monday, April 6 as the date of closing arguments and has warned jurors they may need to reach a conclusion by then.
City Hall

City to adopt parental leave measure

April 2, 2015
An initiative for Boston to provide its employees with paid parental leave is being pushed by the City Council with Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s blessing.
Pedicab drivers wait at a stoplight in a Boston intersection.

Boston Pedicab celebrates its 10th anniversary

April 1, 2015
A decade ago, on Saint Patrick’s Day 2005, a Northeastern senior launched his own company with the first ride of Boston Pedicab from Solas: Irish Pub in Copley Square to Newbury Street. Ben Morris, an owner and entrepreneur before he had even moved his tassel, now has a wife, two kids and a pug named Dr. Dre, but his spirit for his ever-growing business remains the same.
From left to right: Barry Bluestone with Erin Murphy and Doug Rubin at last week's Myra Craft Open Classroom to discuss a 2024 Boston Olympics.

Boston 2024 speaks to NU

April 1, 2015
A classroom in the basement of West Village F was filled with around 100 people for this week’s Myra Craft Open Classroom lecture. A majority were not students but community members, listening to Boston 2024 or hoping to ask questions regarding Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
According to a proposed change to school breakfast and lunch menus, lunch specials like this one will soon be replaced with meals like macaroni and cheese and cold cuts.

Boston Public Schools to modify lunches

March 26, 2015
After facing a reported budget deficit of $2.3 million, Boston Public Schools (BPS) announced on March 9 that it will change the free breakfasts and lunches they offer to students to cut down on costs.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev flanked attorneys Miriam Conrad and Judy Clarke at the defense table on March 18, 2015.

Trial sees expert testimony in second week

March 26, 2015
The trial of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began three weeks ago, and despite the two years that have passed since the bombings, the first three weeks of trial have shown that the emotional aftermath is still felt today. However, the past week and a half took a turn in tone: focusing more on hard evidence and forensic data than on witness testimony. More specialists and agents have taken the stand recently to provide substantial proof for both the prosecution and defense.
A group of publications and independent journalists have come together to push for public records reform in the Massachusetts legislature. The Massachusetts public records building is located at 1 Ashburton Pl.

Public records at risk

March 26, 2015
State Sen. Jason M. Lewis (D-Winchester) and Rep. Peter Kocot (D-Northampton) have filed bills in the Senate and House respectively that would reform Massachusetts’ public records law. The Massachusetts Freedom of Information Alliance (MassFOIA), comprised of journalistic and open government organizations, has been calling for Massachusetts’ public record laws to be updated for years but have recently redoubled their efforts in hopes that these new bills will become law.