The commercial real estate industry is looking at how the world’s most famous Financial District became a 24-7 neighborhood and whether the strategy of converting office buildings to housing can be replicated in other cities. Continue reading →
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to end race-based affirmative action in the college admissions process doesn’t impact those who benefit most from preferential treatment at elite schools: the children of donors, alumni and faculty and, most especially, recruited athletes. Continue reading →
When she moved into a condo near Billerica’s Swanson Meadows golf course, Mary Conway was prepared for a stream of players teeing off steps from her unit. She wasn’t ready for a hail of golf balls hurtling into her home. Continue reading →
In the past decade, 37 departments have left the system — two as recently as last year — and several more have filed petitions with the legislature to remove from the hiring process. And Boston, the largest municipal department in the system, says it’s considering it, too. Continue reading →
President Biden said in an interview that aired Sunday that Ukraine was not ready for membership in NATO and that it was “premature” to begin the process to allow Ukraine to join the alliance in the middle of a war. Continue reading →
Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995. Continue reading →
More than 150 years ago, 11 Native American tribes sold, for a fraction of its worth, nearly 94,440 acres to make room for what is now the University of Minnesota, researchers said. It was the start of a centurylong toxic relationship, they said, and it is time for the university and other higher education institutions to pay restitution. Continue reading →
Pope Francis on Sunday announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong — places where Catholics are a small minority — as he continues to leave his mark on the body of churchmen who will select his successor. Continue reading →
Migrant shelters with plenty of empty beds. Soup kitchens with food to spare. Soldiers patrolling intersections where migrant families once begged for spare change. Continue reading →
A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during a stopover visit to Britain where President Biden will discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Continue reading →
There are compelling technical details on the project website that support the city’s case that traffic delays will be minimal and safety gains will be high. Continue reading →
In light of easy access to guns, it is vital that we empower our young people with the skills necessary to resolve conflicts peacefully. Continue reading →
Enrique José Pepén of Roslindale faced questions related to his job as executive director of the City of Boston’s neighborhood services. Continue reading →
Hundreds of members of Massachusetts’ Haitian community called upon the federal government and United Nations to help restore order in the country, seized by gang violence. Continue reading →
Agency denies FOIA request as talks stall with the family of artist Salvatore Del Deo, who was evicted from the shack he's occupied for 77 years. Continue reading →
Previously considered unattainable given his projection as a top-10 pick, Teel instead was there for the Red Sox, whose ties to him date to his high school days. “I couldn’t be happier that I’m going to Boston,” Teel said. Continue reading →
The commercial real estate industry is looking at how the world’s most famous Financial District became a 24-7 neighborhood and whether the strategy of converting office buildings to housing can be replicated in other cities. Continue reading →
Summer is a time when academics and entrepreneurs working at the edge of new fields often gather for meetings that may turn out to be pivotal. Continue reading →
“I don’t believe in retirement. I don’t like that term,” Mr. Ginsburg said of his two decades of pro bono work after 25 years as a judge. Continue reading →
The concert pianist soared to popularity in the 1960s with a swinging hybrid of classics and jazz and served as the conductor for the Philly Pops for three decades. Continue reading →
It’s beach camping season, and Massachuetts residents don’t have to go far to reach one of the most beautiful locations in the US, according to new rankings from Country Living. Continue reading →
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