Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city’s new plan to tackle the open-air drug market at and around Mass and Cass this summer could be funded by a new $4 million boost in the state House budget, but ...

Our November 2025 issue is out now, featuring our annual Top 50 Restaurants list. This collection of top-tier special-occasion restaurants sticks close to Boston, but there’s so much to discover ...

Boston’s woke Mayor Michelle Wu is funding a new program that gives “queer and trans” migrants up to $500 for massages, yoga classes and creative healing — despite the city being crushed by a nearly ...

Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Rodney Marshall, a 35-year veteran of the Boston Fire Department, as the city’s first Black fire commissioner. Wu announced Thursday that she has appointed Marshall as ...

Emily Sweeney, a veteran journalist at the newspaper, is a social media sensation, bringing joy to all with her “hahd” Boston accent. By Kasia Pilat Kasia Pilat, who grew up outside Boston, has long ...

Boston’s Seaport, a neighborhood not known for sports bars, is getting a splashy new one. Rocco’s Sports & Rec (70 Pier 4 Blvd.) opens Thursday, April 23, from The Garret Group, which also operates ...

There will be several towns in Massachusetts topping 70 degrees Tuesday, and a new record was set in Boston. Boston got to 73 degrees just before 2 p.m., passing the prior record of 71 set way back in ...

Editor’s note: By Marathon Monday, a new sign had replaced the one that was removed last week that reads, “Boston will always remind you, movement is what matters.” The original story is below. A new ...

A man suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday evening after a shooting in Roxbury, according to Boston police. Officers responded around 5 p.m. to a reported shooting on Akron Street in Roxbury, ...

Avra Estiatorio is betting on Boston’s appetite for fish. The upscale mini-chain of Greek-inspired seafood spots—with glamorous locations in Beverly Hills, Miami, New York City, and beyond—is now open ...

2020 F&W Best New Chef Douglass Williams and business partner Seth Gerber are launching a new Italian tavern just in time for patio season. Nathan Tavares is a writer from Boston, Massachusetts. His ...

Our guide to some of the most treasured bookstores in the country—from California to Alaska to Minnesota.