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In the City

Photo of student enjoying nachos with her friends Caroline DeHaven (SHA 23) and Jason Wilmot (SHA 21) outside at Sunset Cantina on September 8, 2020. Student smiles across the table from her friends; the group sits outside on the patio, a sidewalk is seen to student's right.

Food & Dining

The Best Outdoor Dining in Boston and Cambridge

August 9, 2019

View from within the Omni Theatre in Boston's Museum of Science. A preview of gamers on their laptops in the theatre playing overwatch live on the dome screen above them.

Things-to-do

Museum of Science Overwatch eGaming Tournament Tonight

August 8, 2019

The view from Bussey Hill in the Arnold Arboretum

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Arnold Arboretum a Must-See for Botanists and Birders Alike

August 2, 2019

a temperature map of Boston during extreme heat on July 31

Climate Change

July Was the Hottest Month Ever—Ever!—in Boston. Why?

August 1, 2019

A chocolate chip cookie

In the City

Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Sunday by Visiting One of These 10 Mouth-Watering Eateries

August 1, 2019

The cast of Parks and Recreation

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Test Your Pawnee Knowledge with Parks and Recreation Trivia at Wit’s End in Cambridge

August 1, 2019

Offred, the heroine in The Handmaids Tale stands in the Arlington Station

Things-to-do

Take a Tour of 10 Locales from The Handmaid’s Tale

July 30, 2019

Nasim Parveen stands in her blooming garden while holding a watering can

Neighborhood

This BU Librarian Turned Her Backyard into an Urban Eden, One Plant at a Time

July 29, 2019

On Saturday, July 27, the Charles River will be illuminated by hundreds of water lanterns during the Boston Water Lantern Festival. Photo courtesy of Water Lantern Festival

Things-to-do

To Do This Weekend: Boston Water Lantern Festival Will Illuminate Charles River on Saturday

July 26, 2019

central-square

Immigration

To Do Today: Central Square Activism Walking Tour

July 25, 2019

The sign that hangs outside the African Meeting House

In the City

Retracing Boston’s African American History

July 23, 2019

People gathered on the esplanade for a free movie screening

Film & TV

To Do Today: Free Screening of Mary Poppins Returns

July 12, 2019

Musicians play jazz in the park

Arts & Culture

To Do Today: Jazz in the Park

July 9, 2019

A woman plays the cello in the courtyard at the Boston Public Library during a free concert

Arts & Culture

To Do Today: Berklee Student and Producer Donnell Gilchrist Hosts Free Concert

July 8, 2019

A man gardens using a wheel-barrel in the Fenway Victory Gardens

Urban Health

Exploring the Power and Politics of Urban Agriculture

July 8, 2019

swan boats in the boston public garden

In the City

To Do Today: Take a Ride on the Iconic Swan Boats in Boston’s Public Garden

July 5, 2019

Dean Kenneth Elmore

In the City

BU’s Kenneth Elmore to Give Faneuil Hall July 4 Speech, Joining Pantheon Dating to 1773

July 3, 2019

Fireworks are set off at the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular

Things-to-do

Celebrate a Red, White, and Blue Fourth of July in Boston

July 3, 2019

Texas Rachel in a Skirt sandwich from Rosebud

Food

10 Local Must-Try Sandwich Spots

July 2, 2019

musicians perform at the Boston Harbor Hotel

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Pop-Soul Tuesdays at Boston Harbor Hotel

July 1, 2019

To Do Today: Pop-Soul Tuesdays at Boston Harbor Hotel