The ultimate college experience has differing rules and checkboxes for everyone. However, a college pillar most agree is a classic is live music: everyone’s favorite local band and a roommate or two up on stage playing the blues.
The music scene in Boston, still recovering...
Home to 35 colleges, universities and community colleges, Boston is a scholarly hotspot — not just a college town, but a college city. With such a dense student population, there’s bound to be healthy rivalry between bordering institutions.
Insight from three of Northeastern’s...
With a defiant musical ensemble leading the way, demonstrators in Boston’s weekly Tesla Takedown rally sang, chanted and protested Elon Musks’ unelected role in the federal government March 9.
The Back Bay protests, which started Feb. 15, have since gained momentum week...
As demonstrators collected discarded signs and picked up trash in Boston Common following a rally for Ukraine Feb. 23, a handful of activists, academics and community leaders gathered on Parkman Bandstand. Among them, exchanging words of gratitude in Ukrainian with her compatriots...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu firmly defended the city’s immigration and law enforcement policies at a six-hour-long congressional hearing in Washington March 5, where she faced questions from Republican lawmakers on Boston’s immigrant population and cooperation with federal immigration...
More than 100 healthcare workers, labor union members, advocates and patients and their families gathered at the steps of the Massachusetts State House Feb. 25 to demand that facilities stay open and layoffs in mental health services be prevented.
The rally occurred amid Gov....
Over 1,000 protesters amassed at Boston Common Feb. 17, enduring high winds and freezing temperatures to voice their dismay with President Donald Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk and recent federal policy changes.
After around 30 minutes of chants and speeches in front of...
Philanthropist Josh Kraft formally began his campaign for Boston’s 2025 mayoral election Feb. 4, challenging current Mayor Michelle Wu, who is expected to run for reelection. Wu is well regarded by citizens and has the advantage as incumbent mayor, making the road to victory...
Boston’s youth took center stage at the Mayor’s Youth Summit Feb. 22 to celebrate art, activism and community outreach. Hosted by the city’s Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement, or OYEA, with nearly 500 guests gathered at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter, the event...
A few dozen demonstrators endured sleet and rain at Central Square Park in East Boston Feb. 16 for a rally advocating the rights and protections of immigrants.
The rally was organized primarily by the Party for Socialism and Liberation, or PSL, as part of its ongoing campaign...
Jennie Koh, news correspondent
• February 18, 2025
Every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Chicken & Rice Guys are parked at 2 Blackfan Circle for the Longwood Medical Area’s winter food truck series. On Jan. 14 and Jan. 29, there were two new additions to the annual series — Lordya Gourmet on Tuesdays and Tandoor...
Thousands of people gathered in Boston Common for the ninth annual Winter Walk Feb. 9. The walk, organized by the nonprofit organization Winter Walk, aims to end homelessness nationally. The number of people experiencing homelessness in Greater Boston rose by 67% from 2023 to...
