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Operation LIPSTICK Goes National
In the November issue, I wrote a piece about the local nonprofit Citizens For Safety’s innovative approach to stop gun trafficking. Their Operation LIPSTICK program, […]
Where Mass. Leaders Were When They Heard
Ask anyone of a certain age where they were fifty years ago today when they heard that John F. Kennedy had been shot, and they’ll […]
What the French Government Tells Its Citizens Who Visit Boston
Like the U.S. State Department, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers its citizens guidelines when they visit various cities and countries. Universal Hub’s Adam Gaffin happened upon […]
Throwback Thursday: The BSO’s Moving Tribute to JFK Just After His Death
As the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination approaches, many are revisiting this moving recording of Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Erich Leinsdorf informing […]
Why Was Typhoon Haiyan So Destructive?
The Philippines is a nation that’s no stranger to typhoons—known on the Atlantic as hurricanes—but none have rivaled the damage wreaked by Haiyan this past […]
The Franklin Park Zoo’s New Zebra Is Named ‘Jakobi’
As we informed you earlier this week, The Franklin Park Zoo allowed fans to vote on a name for its new Grevy zebra foal, choosing […]
Throwback Thursday: The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s First Concert
In addition to engaging in some good natured trash talking with St. Louis, the Boston Symphony Orchestra marked an anniversary of sorts this week. On […]
The ‘What Does the Fox Say’ Band Wrote a Song About Massachusetts
[Update Oct. 24, 2013: See a follow up to this post here.] Ylvis, the band behind this summer’s internet-fueled hit “What Does the Fox Say,” […]
There’s a New Temporary Memorial to Officer Sean Collier
Six months after his death, the Officer Collier Memorial Committee unveiled a temporary stone memorial to honor officer Sean Collier at the corners of Main St. and […]
Throwback Thursday: America’s First Newspaper
On September 25, 1690—that’s 323 years ago this week—America’s first newspaper Publick Occurences Both Forreign and Domestick was published in Boston. It didn’t go very […]
It Snowed on Mount Washington
If this weekend’s equinox and the death of summer have left you glum, boy have we got some news for you: it’s snowing in New […]
Do You Have Compulsive Fall Disorder?
There is an annual mid-September debate captivating the internet these days: Is it fall yet? And if so, how much should we talk about it? […]
Martin Richard’s Father Offered a Message on the 9/11 Anniversary
The State House’s 9/11 ceremony had an added depth in the wake of the Boston Marathon attack. Family, friends and victims of the April attack […]
Attack of the Mutant Lobsters!
Seriously, what is going on with lobsters lately? A couple crustaceans with bizarrely deformed claws have come out of the Massachusetts waters in the past […]
Martin Richard’s Family Returns to Dorchester
A few weeks ago, the family of Martin Richard, the eight-year-old boy who died in the attack on the Boston Marathon finish line, spent their […]