I have been an avid recreational bicyclist since I was a teenager. I fondly remember the thrill of bicycle camping in the Loire Valley, through the Champlain Islands, on Nova Scotia and the Chincoteague Islands.
Green thumbs from Dorchester and Mattapan were once again among the big winners in the 29th annual Mayor’s Garden Contest. Molly Duggan of Mattapan took home the top prize in the contest’s “Large Yard Garden” category for the second year
In an interview with WCVB-TV, Josh Kraft said that he will suspend his campaign for mayor of Boston
A huge police response unfolded Thursday on the campus of UMass Boston in Dorchester, with UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco saying Thursday evening in a statement the incident was sparked by reports of shots fired at several locations on campus – reports that are still under investigation but don’t appear to be credible.
Did you know that the City of Boston still maintains a stable of six horses who serve members of the Boston Park Ranger Mounted Unit?
Said Ahmed garnered 1,155 votes to beat second-place finisher Miniard Culpepper’s 1,102. His 53-vote win came on the heels of a remarkably close-fought campaign season, during which five of the 11 candidates mounted well-resourced campaigns, raising tens of thousands of dollars.
About one-fifth of Boston’s registered voters chose eight finalists on Tuesday to compete for four at-large city council seats in November. The current Council president, Ruthzee Louijeune, was once again the top vote-getter in the citywide field, followed by fellow incumbents Julia Mejia and Erin Murphy respectively.
Mayor Michelle Wu surged to a resounding victory on Tuesday over Josh Kraft with a 49-point margin in a preliminary election turnout that has set the stage for a November general election for mayor in which the incumbent is a heavy favorite.
By Colin A. Young
Most Bay Staters approve of the job Maura Healey is doing as governor of Massachusetts while an even greater share of residents here disapprove of President Donald Trump’s performance, a new poll found.
By Colin A. Young
Nearly a quarter-century after a day that many will never forget, the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund added a new program to its annual State House remembrance this week for high school students — and even some teachers — who were not alive when the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, took place.
Boston city councillors agreed Wednesday it’s time to modify city zoning regulations to make it easier to build more of the city’s iconic three deckers as a way to help ease the city’s housing shortage.
A Clam Point man who was due to board a doomed United Airlines flight to Los Angeles Tuesday morning overslept and missed the flight by just minutes.
As community members danced to music and shopped at the Ashmont Friday Market, steps away, families, friends, and kids in Crocs admired the new mosaic installed at the tables in Peabody Square.
The West of Washington Coalition (WOW) held its annual BBQ Block Party on Aug. 16 on closed-down Norwell Street and on the vacant lot next to the MBTA Talbot Station.
Friday nights are back, and the Archbishop Williams varsity football team is, as always, ready to light up the field with plenty of blue and gold pride.