This Marathon Monday, Boston welcomed thousands of participants and spectators for the 128th Boston Marathon. Participants battled the heat and the course, but received support from family, friends, strangers and volunteers throughout the 26.2 miles.
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At Monday's 128th Boston Marathon, deputy city editor Alexis Algazy took to the streets to ask spectators and volunteers who they were there to support, and what makes Boston's marathon so special.
Every year on Patriot’s Day, athletes from around the globe flock to Boston to compete in the storied Boston Marathon, one of the world’s best-known races and a competition thousands of competitors look forward to annually. Among those 30,000 hopeful individuals are a number...
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey returned to Boston for a limited time at Agganis Arena from March 28 to April 7. Known as “The Greatest Show On Earth,” the Ringling Bros. circus dates back almost 150 years and has been performing in the New England area since 1895....
In episode 10 of WRBB News, co-hosts Bela Omoeva and Grace Sawin speak with The News about a recent story. Staff writer Gitana Savage shares how hundreds of women united for the annual International Women's Day Breakfast. All this and more on episode 10 of WRBB News.
Home to Back Bay and parts of the Mission Hill and Fenway neighborhoods, the 02115 zip code was recently reported by The Wall Street Journal as having the priciest residential real estate per square foot in the United States.
“Housing [in Back Bay] is not affordable unless...
Running around the Back Bay Fens, dodging puddles and waddling geese, over 400 Bostonians participated in the inaugural Run the Fens 5K Saturday to benefit Big Sister Boston, a program that pairs girls with mentors to foster a supportive and encouraging relationship.
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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,...
An estimated 1 million people attended the annual South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday, March 17. As paraders and floats made their way down the 3.8-mile route, spectators showed their Irish cheer. The day’s festivities, however, were accompanied by...
In the ninth episode of WRBB News, co-hosts Bela Omoeva and Grace Sawin speak with The News about two recent stories. Editor-in-chief Eli Curwin provides details on campus editor Emily Spatz's article about Northeastern indicating that it would not divest endowment holdings from...
On March 8, representatives from dozens of Boston-area feminist organizations and hundreds of attendees packed the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons University to celebrate International Women’s Day at the 26th Annual Boston Area International Women’s Day, or...
The Walgreens at 416 Warren St. in Roxbury officially closed Jan. 31 despite protests from local residents and elected officials.
The closure leaves the neighborhood with just one location on Columbus Avenue, about a mile away from the closed site. The walk between the two...
