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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.

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City Life

Barstool Founder Dave Portnoy Was Literally Carried Out of the Super Bowl

Video shows him tangling with stadium security.

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Still Here: The Patriots Are Super Bowl Champions Again

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Elizabeth Warren to Cherokee Nation: I’m Sorry about the DNA Test

She reportedly called tribal leaders to apologize.

City Life

A Couple Questions about Ed Markey Real Quick

He has a snowy update on Net Neutrality for you.

City Life

Beware the Super Bowl Street Closures in Boston

How to get around when it goes down on Sunday.

Arts & Entertainment

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s City on a Hill Trailer Is Here

The duo are producing the Boston-based police drama.

City Life

Michelle Wu Wants to Make the MBTA Free

While the T debates another fare hike, the city councilor says there shouldn’t be fares at all.

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President Bill Weld?

A report says he will announce he’s running soon—as a Republican.

City Life

Cold Enough for You?

Curse you, polar vortex.

Restaurants

Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill in Patriot Place Just Closed

Owners are blaming it on “greed.”

City Life

Will Victor Pena’s Facebook Pages Ever Go Away?

A week after his arrest, alleged kidnapper Victor Pena’s social media presence lives on. Are we stuck with it?

City Life

Employee Who Wrote “Known Cheater” in Tom Brady Chyron Was Fired

A Pittsburgh TV station is apologizing, but this was kind of a good bit.

City Life

Snow Squalls and Bitter Cold: How We’ll Feel the Polar Vortex in Boston

A system that brought dangerous Arctic chills to the Midwest is headed our way.

City Life

Wealthy 2020 Prospects Don’t Like Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax

Billionaires Howard Schultz and Michael Bloomberg, who have toyed with running in 2020, called her plan “ridiculous” and “pie in the sky.”

Tram on the MBTA Ashmont-Mattapan line.
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It’s Official: The MBTA Wants to Replace the Mattapan Trolleys

A new plan it prefers would see the antique trains swapped for slick new ones.