Former Director of the Center for Disease Control Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Anna Kuchment, health and medical editor at The Boston Globe, kicked off the 2024 Boston Globe Summit Sept. 25 at the Harvard Club of Boston with a discussion about the state of public health in the U.S....

Governor Maura Healey took the stage to discuss the commonwealth’s advances in sustainable energy practices Sept. 26. At The Harvard Club of Boston, politicians, journalists and industry moguls gathered for the 2024 Boston Globe Summit, an annual program which focused on “Boston’s...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Globe reporter Katie Johnston sat down for a fireside chat Sept. 26 to discuss how the city is empowering marginalized communities and changing traditional hiring approaches by placing a higher value on skills over credentials.  Marcelo...

From its polarizing, brutalist architecture to its confusing floor plan, Boston City Hall has never been perceived as a welcoming, approachable place for Bostonians to complete their civic duties.  Kyle Potts, a fourth-year computer science major at Northeastern University,...

If you were in Boston last June when the Celtics won their 18th NBA title, you might have attended the bustling, celebratory parade that came three days later. However, amongst the city-wide festivities, even Jayson Tatum himself would not have been able to find a half-off drink...

Massachusetts is currently one of two states without any protections for survivors of image-based sexual assault, otherwise known as revenge porn. This means that victims in Massachusetts cannot charge their abusers with nonconsensually distributing sexual content.  If Bill...

For the past two years during Women’s History Month, the city of Boston has honored women who impact and propel change within the Boston community at the EXTRAordinary Women’s Reception.  The event is organized by the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement, or MOWA,...

Despite the icy roads and below freezing temperatures, the House Chambers at the Massachusetts State House were filled with politicians and residents gathered to hear Governor Maura Healey’s first State of the Commonwealth Address Jan. 17. Healey introduced Massachusetts...

Amidst the grandeur of the MGM Music Hall, Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her second annual “State of the City'' address Jan. 9, highlighting issues surrounding housing, education and quality of life in Boston. However, the beginning of Wu’s address could be described as...

New progressive faces along with several incumbents will take their seats on the Boston City Council following the Nov. 7 municipal elections.  Three incumbent at-large city councilors, Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin J. Murphy and Julia Mejia, return for another term. Henry Santana,...

The municipal elections for the nine Boston City Council districts and four at-large positions  will take place Nov. 7. After redistricting passed a contentious city council vote in 2022, the newly mapped districts will be in play for the upcoming election. The sitting Boston...

Boston City Council’s Nov. 7 elections are just around the corner, and former director for Mayor Michelle Wu’s Office of Civic Organizing, Henry Santana, is a contender for one of the four city councilor at-large positions.  Incumbent councilors often win reelection,...