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

The Hot Take of the Century: New Hampshire Has the Nation’s Best Lobster

I didn’t believe this before. I don’t think anyone on earth did? But now I do.

City Life

The Latest Threat to New England’s Autumn Bliss: Apple Crime

After a case in New Hampshire, a reminder about the rules of the orchard.

City Life

What You Need to Know about the Gig Worker Ballot Question

Uber, Lyft, and other Silicon Valley titans have brought the campaign to reshape the way we treat their workers to Massachusetts.

City Life

Rick Hajjar Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison

The Alden Shoe Company CFO, and patron of Bianca de la Garza, was ordered to serve nearly six years in prison for embezzlement.

Education

The Top Colleges in Massachusetts, According to the 2022 U.S. News and World Report Rankings

The report ranked nursing programs for the first time this year.

City Life

The Freedom Trail Would Prefer You Not Make Pervy Jokes about Their Cream Pie Ad

The family-friendly institution’s new campaign has teed up some NSFW jokes.

City Life

His Mission: To Map, and Eat, Every Cider Doughnut in New England

The Cider Donuteur’s list of farms selling the fall favorites is at more than 240, and counting.

City Life

The Mysterious Van Gogh Exhibit Set to Debut in Boston This Week Has Been Postponed

It still hadn’t announced a location for its planned September 2 opening.

City Life

The “Milk Crate Challenge” Is a Bad Idea. Especially in Massachusetts

Follow the social media trend and you may get dinged by a very specific state law.

City Life

Oh No, It Happened: Someone Missed Their Vaxmillions Call, Lost a Million Dollars

The nightmare scenario for this unusual state program has come to pass.

Travel

Jumpstart Your 2021 Fall Foliage Day Trip Plans with this Interactive Map

If you’re craving some outdoor beauty this fall, here’s where—and just as important, when—to hit the road.

City Life

The World Is in Crisis; A Giant Rubber Duck Is in Maine

From whence has it come at a time like this? And for whom?

City Life

We Finally Found a Car that Belongs on Newbury Street

“Gumbo,” a little dog spotted riding a tiny pink convertible at “Open Newbury Street” is the exception that proves the rule.

City Life

What It’s Like to Set Sail on the Charles with Community Boating Inc.

For 75 years, the Boston institution has kept a prime piece of Boston’s waterways from becoming a playground for the rich.

City Life

More People Are Living in Boston These Days. A Lot More

The population of Boston and Massachusetts both swelled in this latest round of Census data.