Alyssa Vaughn
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25 Books Boston Booksellers Are Looking Forward to This Fall
It’s time for blankets, candles, and a stack of fresh reads. → Read More
How to Save the Planet from Right Here in Boston
Small steps you can take to help save the planet—one sustainably raised steak and plant-based pullover at a time. → Read More
The Best Holiday Light Displays in Boston and Beyond
From drive-through displays to sparkling downtown strolls. → Read More
42 Books to Help You Get Through the Rest of Quarantine, Chosen by Boston Booksellers
Your newest quarantine reading list is here, to get you through this cold winter, carefully selected by Boston booksellers. → Read More
The Roxbury Love Mural Has Been Destroyed to Make Way for an Apartment Complex
Thursday, the iconic Roxbury mural depicting Nelson Mandela was unceremoniously destroyed as development of a new apartment complex got underway. → Read More
How to Get Tested for COVID-19 in Boston
Here's everything you need to know about getting tested for COVID-19 in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville, from where to go to how to get a free test. → Read More
The Rise and Fall of Joe Kennedy's Star-Studded Broadway Fundraiser
Here's how theater kids, social media activists, and some Ed Markey stan accounts took down a Broadway concert fundraiser for the Mass. Congressman. → Read More
What Should Cambridge's Monument to Women's Suffrage Look Like?
Here are the four finalists for an important new public art project—and how you can help choose the winner. → Read More
Maura Healey Is Suing the Trump Administration Over the “Cruel, Abrupt, and Unlawful" Student Visa Rule
The Massachusetts Attorney General is leading a multistate coaltion in a suit to stop the rule, which threatens the visas of students taking online classes. → Read More
Maura Healey to Phantom Fireworks: Stop Sending Ads to Mass. Residents
In an attempt to temper the incessant amateur fireworks displays happening across the state, the Attorney General has sent a cease and desist to Phantom. → Read More
Boston's Statue of Abraham Lincoln Standing Over a Kneeling Enslaved Man Will Be Removed
A petition calling for the statue's removal garnered over 12,000 signatures in just three weeks. → Read More
How Arlington's Sarah Kamya Is Diversifying Little Free Libraries Across the Country
Sarah Kamya has raised $12,000 to stock little free libraries across the country with books, for children and adults, featuring diverse characters. → Read More
Hundreds of Massachusetts COVID-19 Contact Tracers Are Getting Laid Off
As the state's number of cases declines, the contact tracing program, which put Massachusetts' coronavirus response on the map, is seeing cuts. → Read More
A Cambridge Whole Foods Sent Workers Home After They Wore Black Lives Matter Masks
Employees of a Cambridge location of the grocery chain showed up to work in Black Lives Matter face masks and were promptly sent home by store managers. → Read More
Something New to Worry About: Really Big Jellyfish Have Been Spotted at Mass. Beaches
The Lion's Mane jellyfish, the largest known species of jellyfish in the world, has been sighted around several Massachusetts coastal towns. → Read More
17 Dance Parties, Protests, Poetry Readings and More to Mark Juneteenth in Boston
From the ICA to Darryl's Corner Kitchen and Bar to the Front Porch Arts Collective, here's how to celebrate Juneteenth 2020 in Boston. → Read More
Update: Dave Andelman Resigns as Phantom Gourmet CEO After Facebook Posts Mocking BLM Protests Draw Ire
WBZ announced Phantom Gourmet was on hiatus Monday, after Dave Andelman posted a series of Facebook messages mocking recent protests against racial injustice. → Read More
How Do We Solve the Fireworks Problem?
Fireworks are illegal in Boston, but city residents often shoot some off for the Fourth. This year, though, the explosions are a near constant nuisance. → Read More
As Reopening Continues, a Not-Quite-Normal Mall Experience Awaits
As Massachusetts begins Phase Two of reopening, CambridgeSide, one of the last traditional malls in the Boston area, has opened its doors. → Read More
Three Black Youth Activists on Organizing, Educating, and the Change They Hope to See
At the protests and demonstrations across the city since George Floyd's death, Boston's youth have been at the forefront. → Read More