Swashbuckling pirates, enchanting mermaids and adventurous ice skating routines — featuring famed Olympics silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan — entertained Bostononians Jan. 14 during the Pirates of the Fenway Skating Show. Visitors enjoyed the free show at The Rink at 401...
The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, authorized a 4-milligram naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter sales, or OTC, in March. This was in an effort to reduce overdose deaths primarily caused by illicit drugs. However, as of December, those in the medical...
Alexis Algazy, deputy city editor
• December 14, 2023
Rats run rampant through the streets of Boston. This pest problem is not new, but Boston residents continue to grow frustrated.
Orkin’s 2023 Most Rat-Infested Cities list ranked Boston as the thirteenth rattiest city in the country.
Now, the president of the Boston...
Margot Murphy, news correspondent
• December 6, 2023
The lights dim dramatically as the sounds of seagulls float over the audience and Phillis Wheatley, played by Adreyanua Jean-Louis, struts down the aisle exuding power and gracefulness.
“Phillis in Boston,” is a one-act play detailing the publication of famous author...
For this year’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 11 to 18, local homeless shelter St. Francis House surpassed its $10,000 goal during its new “Sheltering Hope” campaign while continuing to serve meals to up to 500 guests a day. This is an increase compared to...
Veterans and their families came together in the South End Nov. 11 to commemorate service members at the annual Puerto Rican Veterans Day celebration.
The event took place at the only Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial in the country, located at Washington and Dedham streets in...
Time Out Market Boston held a free Halloween “Fun House” bash Oct. 28. The late-night, carnival-themed event featured a 360-degree photo booth, a DJ, performers and a costume competition.
A large shared dining area in the Fenway neighborhood, Time Out Market Boston has...
A mutual aid network in Boston is on a mission to uplift unhoused individuals where it matters. Warm Up Boston, founded in 2020, provides meals, clothes, harm reduction equipment and funds directly to unhoused people in Boston.
Twice a week, Warm Up Boston holds distributions...
Over 40 clowns marched down Commonwealth Avenue Nov. 4 as a counterprotest to the Boston Men’s March, an anti-abortion protest. The clowns, donning colorful costumes, makeup and red noses, paraded a marching band alongside the Men’s March, playing music to drown it out and...
With notable guests like John Adams and artifacts such as a skin-bound book from the 19th century, the Boston Athenaeum has served as a cultural and literary establishment spanning more than two centuries and several locations.
Founded in 1807, the Boston Athenaeum has a rich...
Activists from Palestinian solidarity organizations across Boston marched from Copley Square to the Israeli Consulate Oct. 22 to condemn Israel’s blockade and bombardment of Gaza. A crowd of over a thousand people spilled into the streets around Copley Square, pushing up against...
Underneath the historic Old North Church in the North End lies a crypt home to an estimated 1,100 individuals laid to rest. When the crypt opened in 1732, it acted as an active burial location for Old North’s congregants, as the church did not have a graveyard. Officials once...
