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Spooky season is here, and serial killer Michael Myers is on the loose again. Halloween Ends is out Friday and sets the stage for one final showdown between Myers and Laurie Strode. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures

Arts & Culture

Our Lucky Halloween Ends Quiz Winner Revealed

October 13, 2022

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

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The Weekender: October 13 to 16

October 12, 2022

The hot fried chicken sandwich at Hot Chix Boston. Photo courtesy of Hot Chix Boston

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The Weekender: October 6 to 10

October 5, 2022

a group of friends sharing a bowl of guacamole outside. Only their hands and the guac are visible.

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The Weekender: September 29 to October 2

September 28, 2022

A group of for students pose for a photo in front of a police lineup board

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The Weekender: September 22 to 25

September 21, 2022

Blue Hills Reservation

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Great Places for Hiking in and around Boston

September 21, 2022

Photo of a vendor's table a the local food festival. A wooden box filed with hot red peppers and green bell peppers is seen at center; a box of garlic is seen at right. There are a few bottles of hot sauce in front of the peppers. Vendors and customers are seen blurred in the background.

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The Weekender: September 15 to 18

September 14, 2022

Photo of Isabelle Yap (Sargent'23) , (left), and Genesis Veiassa (Sargent'24) standing on a dock along the Charles River. The Harvard Bridge is seen behind them in the distance; the water and sky are blue with puffy clouds. Yap is a young Black woman with her dark hair pulled back. She has a backpack slung on one shoulder and wears a yellow top and black spandex. Veiassa is a white Woman with long red hair pulled back into french braids, she wears a black t-shirt and gray shorts. Both smile, wear orange, black and gray life jackets, and hold canoeing paddles across their chests.

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Video: Canoeing on the Charles

September 9, 2022

Photo of a crowd of BU students checking out booths, hanging around, eating, and just generally having fun on Nickerson Field, a soccer field with a track a red track surrounding it. The brick walls on one side of the field have large red letters that read "Boston University"

Weekender

The Weekender: September 8 to 11

September 7, 2022

Photo of the Boston University Band wearing matching red shirts and black pants as they play their instruments in a middle stand. Inthe foreground are blurry profiles of two BU women soccer players in white uniforms.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Labor Day Weekend

September 1, 2022

Photo of an attendee of Fan Expo Boston dressed up in a Deadpool costume, i.e. a red and black body suit that covers the person's face and has two white ovals for eyes. The person holds two fake guns and points them towards a crowd of onlookers. A woman also dressed as Deapool is seen behind the person on the red carpet. At left, lighting equipment is seen.

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To Do This Weekend: Fan Expo Boston

August 10, 2022

A person sits on a grass lawn with a bucket of popcorn next to them, as other people sit nearby. All are looking at a large movie screen outdoors

In the City

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Screening of Sing 2 in Roslindale

August 8, 2022

Small groups of people sit on a grassy lawn in Boston in front of an outdoor bandshell

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To Do Today: ParkARTS Outdoor Neighborhood Concert in the South End

August 4, 2022

Photo of the St. Agrippina’s Feast celebration. A group of men hoist an ornate statue as the parade and shout during the night in the North End street.

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To Do Today: North End Celebrates Annual St. Agrippina’s Feast

August 3, 2022

Photo of Little Brewster Island. A small, white lighthouse and house sit on a small island surrounded by a large body of water.

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To Do Today: Visit Boston Harbor Islands

August 2, 2022

Newburyport harbor in northern Massachusetts on a sunny day, with boats docked in the tide

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To Do Today: Visit Newburyport for Yankee Homecoming

July 29, 2022

Photo of the company of Much Ado About Nothing during a dress rehersal. On stage, seven people people are seven. At right, a person dressed as a park ranger looks upset and shakes a baton at young people dresses in camoflauge pants and green vests at right. Behind those folks, what appear to be cub scouts are seen. At the back, underneath a trellis, a Black woman reads from a binder.

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To Do Today: Shakespeare on the Common

July 26, 2022

Photo: A group of people watching as a whale surfaces from the water with seagulls scattering around it

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To Do Today: New England Aquarium Whale Watch

July 24, 2022

A picture of a tiger at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston

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To Do Today: Visit the Franklin Park Zoo

July 21, 2022

Photo of an elaborate sand castle from the 2013 festival featured a mermaid holding a shark or fish in front of a winding castle. The sculpture is fenced off and beach goers can be seen in the background.

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To Do This Weekend: Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival

July 20, 2022

To Do This Weekend: Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival