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Photo: Newly installed Nexamp solar panels at the Local 103 headquarters in Dorchester. Large solar panels cover a rooftop on a Boston building. A city skyline and distant white wind turbine are shown in the distance.

Climate Change

POV: Local Climate Action Matters Now More than Ever

November 15, 2022

Things-to-do

Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: The South End

November 15, 2022

Photo: Starting near the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, Professor Andrew Robichaud leads his History of Boston: Community and Conflict students on a tour of downtown Boston’s environmental history on October 20. A white man wearing a puffy blue vest, jeans, and long-sleeved shirt points to the right as he holds a bright yellow folder. Various students look on.

Boston History

Community, Conflict, and Change: CAS Course Shines New Light on Boston’s Past

November 10, 2022

Photo: Exterior of Fuel America. Large red letters read "Fuel America" as the red canopy below reads "A new American Coffeehouse" both over the entrance for the shop.

Food & Dining

New Coffee Shop, Fuel America, Opens on West Campus

November 9, 2022

Image: collage of artists releasing music and/or hosting concerts in Boston in Novvember 2022. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Noelle Scaggs, The Black Eyed Peas, and Dayglow. Noelle Scaggs is shown singing on stage on polaroid-style borders. The Black Eyed Peas are shown performing in concert within polaroid-style borders. Dayglow is shown performing on a stage with guitar in hand as he sings into a microphone on polaroid-style borders. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern

NEW MUSIC

New Music November 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

November 3, 2022

Photo: A pile of different types and brands of candy are shown.

Halloween

Video: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups? Skittles? Snickers? What’s Your Favorite Halloween Candy?

October 28, 2022

Photo: A smiling jack-o-lantern shown in a dark room. "Spooky" fog highlights the scene.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 27 to 30

October 26, 2022

Photo of Boston's Seaport district. A stone walkway on the left lines a large body of water as the Boston seaport cityscape is scene in the background. A white triangle play button is overlaid in the center.

In the City

Street Smarts: Seaport District

October 26, 2022

A photo at Brookline Booksmith where banned books are available for purchase. The books displayed have cards explaining when, where, and why the book was banned.

Books

Want to Find a Banned Book? Brookline Booksmith Has Some on Display

October 26, 2022

A photo of a row of houses in Boston, MA

Public Policy

Greater Boston Housing Earns “Failing Grade” in Annual Report Card

October 26, 2022

Photo: Hutch Hutcherson stands and points to the camera with both hands. He wears a blue short sleeved shirt, and black puffer vest and cap as he stands on a hiking trail. Wooden sign behind him gives details on the trail he is on.

Things-to-do

Video: Hiking Tips from a Veteran Outdoorsman

October 21, 2022

Stock photo of Beacon Hill in Boston. A brick building along a cobblestone street is shown.

Neighborhood

Street Smarts: Beacon Hill

October 14, 2022

Photo of a delicate, geometric apple- shaped dessert. Apple is a light green and red. A blurred cup of coffee is also shown on the table in the background.

Food

Eat Your Way through Boston This National Dessert Day

October 13, 2022

Photo of people congregating in an open art gallery. Some sit and stand as art is featured on the walls.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 13 to 16

October 12, 2022

Image: collage of artists releasing music and/or hosting concerts in Boston in September 2022. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Colbie Caillat, Sydney Sierota of Echosmith, and Taylor Swift. Colbie Caillat is shown walking and smiling on stage on polaroid-style borders. Sydney Sierota of Echosmith shown performing in concert. She sings into a microphone with one arm raised and pointed within polaroid-style borders. Taylor Swift is shown posing for a photo wearing a floral embellished dress on polaroid-style borders. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern

Students

New Music October 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

October 6, 2022

Photo of Josh Fairchild standing in front of an Orange line train with its doors open for boarding. a white man wearing a blue plaid shirt and grey puffer vest poses with arms crossed in front of an Orange and silver train.

Urban Health

The MBTA Has Problems. This Alum’s Advocacy Group Has Answers

October 3, 2022

9/8/22 -- Boston, MALoretta Lees, new leader of Initiatives on Cities (IOC). Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

New Appointment

For New Initiative on Cities Leader, Urban Geography Is People

September 21, 2022

Blue Hills Reservation

Things-to-do

Great Places for Hiking in and around Boston

September 21, 2022

Photo: BU School of Public Health researchers (from left) Christopher Rick, Jonathan Buonocore, and Chad Milando are hoping to show how a functioning public transport system is an essential public health resource. Three men stand at a railing and look off into the distance overseeing a busy, congested highway

Orange Line Shutdown

Did Orange Line Shutdown Have Uneven Health, Economic Impacts on Lower-Income Neighborhoods?

September 19, 2022

Photo of Dr. Nancy Sullivan of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases discussing Ebola research with President Barack Obama as NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell look on.

NEIDL Director

Nancy J. Sullivan, Ebola Vaccine and Treatment Pioneer, Named New NEIDL Director

September 16, 2022

Nancy J. Sullivan, Ebola Vaccine and Treatment Pioneer, Named New NEIDL Director