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Verizon plans $300 million fiber network for Boston
BOSTON – Ending nearly a decade of giving Boston the cold shoulder, Verizon Communications said Tuesday it will invest as much as $300…
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Singer Peter Wolf gets his ‘Day’ in Boston
BOSTON – Singer-songwriter Peter Wolf became enshrined in Boston Thursday as Mayor Marty Walsh declared April 14 to be the former J. Geils…
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Boston marks Patriot’s Day with parade, Revere reenactment
BOSTON – To commemorate Patriot's Day, Mayor Marty Walsh joined one of Boston's favorite sons, Mark Wahlberg, Monday morning…
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Boston Harbor, once dirtiest, now clean, agency tells judge
BOSTON – In 1982, former Quincy city Solicitor William Golden took a run along Wollaston Beach and came across bits of raw sewage…
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Entrepreneurs go from silent dances to aiding elders
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The creators of Eversound, a wireless headphone system used to enhance group events, Jake Reisch and Matt Reiners won…
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Hair braiders trying to weave success face licensing snarls
BOSTON – For Gladys Freeman, an African immigrant, her skill at braiding hair in traditional ways gave her the key to charting her…
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Boston drivers face costly crunch as parking disappears
BOSTON – For three years, the dilapidated city-owned Winthrop Square garage in Boston's Financial District has sat vacant, nearly a decade…
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Ideas unleashed by Dorchester ‘hackathon’ for kids
BOSTON – Ask a bunch of pre-adolescents to come up with solutions to some vexing issues and they'll likely deliver some…
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Boston Council seeks to apply brakes to drivers
BOSTON – The Boston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to lower the speed limit on many Hub roads to 20 miles per hour…
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Wellesley widow receives Boston Post cane at 105
WELLESLEY – A long, though unofficial, tradition led Wellesley's Boston Post Cane to pass this week to Herlda Senhouse, the town&…
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Polish fest highlights a corner of Dorchester culture
BOSTON – Rainy weather Sunday failed to put a damper on the second annual Polish Festival celebration in Boston, as churchgoers streamed out…
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Working moms fare best in Vermont, less so in Mass.
BOSTON – With Mother's Day around the corner it's a good time to reflect on the hard work and…
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Alcohol-infused bubble tea adds diversity to Hub menu
BOSTON – Allston's Limoo Tea Bar nestles with other Asian-themed restaurants in its Commonwealth Avenue neighborhood and can be easy to…
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Couple of coleslaw connoisseurs put side dish in the spotlight
HAVERHILL – It all started when Ed Sanborn and his girlfriend Lisa Houle discovered their shared love of coleslaw.…
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Portuguese fest draws out varied Hub community
CAMBRIDGE – On a warm Thursday evening, both young and old Portuguese-Americans packed the Filarmónica de Santo António Cultural Center in East Cambridge…
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Salsa dancing gives growing crowds fun way to meet friends
CAMBRIDGE – Couples paired off on the dance floor Saturday night as instructor Liliana Jimenez shouted out some moves. "You always want…
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Boston’s Lithuanian community thrives despite pressures
BOSTON – The sound of prayer emanated from the red-brick St. Peter Lithuanian Parish church in South Boston Sunday as the unfamiliar language…
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Free funfest set to open Seaport’s Lawn on D
BOSTON – With sunny skies and warm weather finally arriving, the outdoor interactive space Lawn on D in South Boston's Seaport…