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Photo of two women playing outdoor checkers at the Lawn on D. Behind them, people swing on large circular swings.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Unwind at Seaport’s Lawn on D

August 11, 2023

Photo: Journalist Scott Kirsner, a white man wearing neon yellow glasses, a black shirt, navy blue and grey button-up sweater, and jeans holds his hand up as he talks to a crowd. He clutches a few miscellaneous items in his other hand as he stands in front of glass doors to a building. The sign to his left reads "Tremont Temple Baptist church". Another man to his left smiles and laughs.

Journalism & Media

Blazing Boston’s Innovation Trail

August 8, 2023

Concept image with 5 stars cut out of a paper cartoon bubble symbolising customer feedback. Photo by MicroStockHub/iStock

Feedback

Feedback: Readers Weigh In on Boston’s New Police Commissioner, Alum Michael Cox, and BU’s Research and Discovery

August 8, 2023

Photos: A group of mishapen tents are shown on a street of Boston. A lone red shopping cart filled with full trash bags and an old black wheelchair sit in front of the street. A few people can be seen amidst the tents.

Opioid Crisis

A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Overdose Survivors for Answers

August 3, 2023

Photo: A graphic image of an outline of the Hatch Shell stage (an open, outdoor stage with a large, half-circle cover) with text overlay that reads WBZ 1030 NEWS RADIO FREE FRIDAY FLICKS. The color-way is navy blue and sky blue.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Catch a Free Movie at the Hatch Memorial Shell

August 2, 2023

Photo: A composite image of three photos overlayed a design background image with white swirls and text that reads WHAT'S HOT IN MUSIC copy and pasted on the right. The photo on the left, top, is Hozier--a white man with long brown hair and sunglasses smiling and playing guitar. On the bottom, center, a Black woman, Victoria Monet, singing passionately with black gloves an a black dress. On the right, top, purple and blue lights highlight Earth, Wind, & Fire members as they jam out on stage.

NEW MUSIC

New Music August 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

August 1, 2023

Photo: a woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., where a boogie boarder was bitten by a shark in 2018 and later died of his injuries. Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have peaked interest in the age-old summer question of whether it's safe to go in the water. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Swimming

Sharks, Bacteria, No Lifeguards: Is This the End of Swimming in New England?

August 1, 2023

Photo: A human body without any skin, featured at an exhibit called "Body Worlds" holds an athletic pose. Muscles and bones are visible in a non-gorey way.

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Explore the New Body Worlds Exhibition: Anatomy of Happiness on Newbury Street

July 26, 2023

Photo: A landscape photo of The Museum of Science at dawn. The sky is blue with soft purples and pink and the sun is golden, refelcting off the top of the building.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Challenge Yourself with the New Museum of Science Exhibition Mazes & Brain Games

July 25, 2023

Photo: Visitors look outside of the View Boston's 24-foot high floor to ceiling windows that provide a 360 degree view of the city.

Things-to-do

Review: View Boston from High Atop the Pru

July 11, 2023

Movie Poster for Jurassic Park: The Lost World, with a large dinosaur in front of a red and black background

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Screening of The Lost World: Jurassic Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

July 11, 2023

Photo: 4th of July fireworks are shown going off on a dark night above the Charles river. Red and orange fireworks light up the night sky and show the Boston skyline.

In the City

See Our Fireworks Photos, Shot from the Center for Computing & Data Sciences. They Are Awesome

July 5, 2023

Composite Image: Red and Green text reads "Boston JerkFest: Spice, Fun & Food" in front of a background of photos of people having fun eating Jerk chicken

Things-to-do

Check Out Boston’s Spiciest Festival

July 5, 2023

New Music

New Music July 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

June 30, 2023

This is a stock image from Canva.com which shows colorful fire works fill the dark skyline in Boston. The photo is taken so you can see the River, as the the multi-colored fireworks reflects off the water. You can see the different sized buildings with their lights on in the background.

Things to do

Things to do in Boston This Fourth of July Holiday

June 29, 2023

Photo of The Boston Pops performing their annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. In the photo, the Hatch Shell is lit in red white and blue. The backs of spectators' heads are seen as the look up towards about a dozen fireworks that shoot up from the shell into the black sky.

Things-To-Do

Celebrate the Fourth of July Weekend in Boston

June 28, 2023

Photo: A older person with white hair sits alone in the front of a movie theater. The text on screen reads "Roxbury International Film Festival"

Things-To-Do

Catch a Virtual Screening at the 25th Annual Roxbury International Film Festival

June 27, 2023

Pear statue, Dorchester

Things-to-do

Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Dorchester

June 23, 2023

Photo: A long table with a black cloth with multiple paper plates featuring a large slice of cheese pizza. The photo was taken outside, the day sunny and bright.

Things-to-do

Mangia, at the Boston Pizza Festival

June 21, 2023

Photo: A person with glasses in a red shirt with a beard smiles at the camera in front of multiple pieces of art on canvas behind them

Arts & Culture

First-of-Its-Kind Group Show Brings Together Artists from MFA Programs around Boston

June 21, 2023

First-of-Its-Kind Group Show Brings Together Artists from MFA Programs around Boston