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Boston Police Superintendient William Evans was naimed interm commissioner by Mayor Thomas M. Menino. Evans will serve in the position until Mayor-elect Marty Walsh can make a permanent appointment in 2014. Photo Courtesy/Boston Police Department

Evans appointed acting Boston police commissioner

November 20, 2013

By Mary Whitfill, News Staff Boston police Superintendent William Evans rose in the ranks once again as he was appointed to acting commissioner, replacing Ed Davis who stepped down earlier this month. Since working his way up from a patrolman, Evans has over 30 years of...

Committee explores 2024 Summer Olympic bid

November 20, 2013
Boston may one day welcome a new generation top international athletes as officials placed a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. On Oct. 31, Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill into legislation that formed a nine-member panel to study the possibility of hosting the summer games.

Menino to work at BU after 20 years in mayor’s office

November 13, 2013

By Mary Whitfill, News Staff Rejecting offers from Northeastern, Harvard and Suffolk universities, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced Wednesday that his first job out of the public sector in almost 30 years will be at Boston University. Menino will co-chair the school’s...

For the first three years of her life, celebrated poet Sylvia Plath lived at 24 Prince St. in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, a site that will likely be included in Boston’s literary district. Photo Courtesy/Google Maps.

New district looks to honor Boston’s literary past

November 13, 2013

By Khaled Alsenan, News Correspondent  Every day, hundreds of tourists and college students squeeze into tour buses to catch a glimpse of Boston’s countless historic attractions. By 2015, the brochures they hold will advertise the city’s latest innovation: a literary...

Walsh overtakes Connolly in historic mayoral race

November 7, 2013

By Mary Whitfill, News Staff Marty Walsh became the next mayor of Boston Tuesday night in the first open mayoral election in two decades. Edging out early front-runner John Connolly by less than four percent of votes, Walsh garnered the support of 72,514 Bostonians. “My...

Suffolk Downs casino plans defeated in Eastie vote

November 7, 2013

By Mary Whitfill, News Staff Suffolk Downs officials are turning their gaze towards Revere after voters in East Boston rejected a ballot measure to approve a $1 billion casino at the site of the once-popular racetrack. The Expanded Gaming Act, signed into law by Governor...

City Council elections bring only four new members

November 7, 2013

By Mary Whitfill, News Staff Boston’s City Council saw little change on Tuesday as 9 of its 13 members were re-elected. Two of the four at-large councilors kept their seats while two the space left by mayoral candidates John Connolly and Felix Arroyo. Districts eight and...

Copenhagen Wheel to revolutionize urban biking, investors say

October 31, 2013

By Mary Whitfill, News Staff  Superpedestrian, a Boston startup attempting to revolutionize urban biking, received $2.1 million in funding last week to launch the Copenhagen Wheel, a modern adaptation of the bicycle wheel that promises to minimize hills and shorten distances. The...

Notorious Boston gangster awaits sentencing

October 31, 2013
Emblazoned in that traffic-cone orange jumpsuit, the “new” and imprisoned face of Whitey Bulger has left Boston wide-eyed as details emerged about how he managed to evade arrest for decades.
Photo Courtesy/Carolyn Wyman.

Chocolate chip cookie celebrating 75 years in Mass.

October 23, 2013

By Aneri Pattani, News Correspondent A beloved American icon is celebrating its 75th birthday this year  and it’s not an actor or a singer, but a celebrity of a different kind, one that is recognized in nearly every American household and beloved by children of all...

Graphic Courtesy/Daniel Brokstad.

Tried and true: cassette tapes return to music scene

October 23, 2013

By Monica Cole, News Correspondent It’s time to break out your parents’ old tape decks and Walkmans, the cassette tape is making a comeback. Indie record labels all over Boston have recently begun releasing music in this seemingly outdated and low-quality format,...

Katherine Clark, Massachusetts state senator, won 32 percent of democratic votes in the primary election for the District 5 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Photo Courtesy/Katherine Clark for Congress.

Clark, Addivinola move past congressional primary

October 16, 2013
Tuesday’s special congressional election primary left democratic State Sen. Katherine Clark and republican attorney Frank Addivinola vying for the US House of Representatives seat left vacant by Ed Markey.