<iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WFHFBM" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">

Spencer Buell

Staff Writer at Boston Magazine

Spencer Buell is a staff writer for Boston, covering news, politics, technology, the T, legal weed, french fries, bears, Brady, and beer. He used to be a news reporter for Metro Boston and the Arlington Advocate.

@spencerbuell
Arts & Entertainment

Your Guide to All the Local Talent at Boston Calling 2019

A Northeastern student, some Best of Boston winners, and others with Massachusetts ties will be taking the stage this weekend.

City Life

Elizabeth Warren Offers Love Life Help in the DMs

She’s got a plan for everything, is the joke.

City Life

Severe Thunderstorms, Chance of Tornadoes in Massachusetts Today

The Boston area could see some intense weather, the National Weather Service says.

City Life

The Arlington Bear Has Been Safely Rescued after a Post-Bruins Victory Stroll

It was spotted roaming through the Boston suburb the morning after the Bruins’ big win.

City Life

The Cambridge City Council Wants to Remove the State Flag from its Chamber

Arts & Entertainment

An Alternative to Boston Calling Is Brewing in Dorchester: “Boston Answering”

It’s a local response to the festival, led by a Boston hip hop artist.

City Life

A Worcester Baseball Team’s Billboard Declares “The Clap Is Back!”

A roadside ad for the Worcester Bravehearts raises some questions.

City Life

The New Magic Number for Fixing the MBTA? $10 Billion

That’s the latest estimate for getting the T to a “state of good repair.”

City Life

Marty Walsh Is Not on Board with Encore’s Plans for a 4 a.m. Liquor License

He’s urging the state gaming commission to pump the brakes.

City Life

Trump Says He’s the Reason the Red Sox Are Good Now

He says the fraught visit to the White House was a good luck charm.

City Life

On its 350th Birthday, 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Boston’s Old South Church

Including a Salem Witch Trials apology, the most expensive book ever sold, and “The Leaning Tower of Boston.”

City Life

The Encore Boston Harbor Will Open When It Opens, I Guess

Looks like it might not be up and running by June 23.

City Life

Coming Soon: An Encore Boston Harbor Ferry

It’ll offer $7 trips across the water to the casino.

City Life

The White House Apparently Can’t Spell “Red Sox”

It welcomed the “Red Socks” to celebrate the “2018 World Cup Series Champions” on Thursday.

City Life

Someone Caught Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Taking a Trip to Vegas

A constituent who happened to be at the same hotel snapped a shirtless pic of him playing cards by the pool.