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The Rise and Fall of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson

From raising her siblings to serving her district to handing out city jobs to loved ones, the city’s first African immigrant councilor built her life around helping others at any cost. And that, it turned out, was precisely the problem.


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The Quiet Evolution of Joe Kennedy III

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The Chilling Case of Nathan Carman’s Deadly Fishing Trip

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Why Doesn’t Connecticut Ever Really Feel Like Part of New England?


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If Somerville Doesn’t Look Good, He Doesn’t Look Good

Why is Elan Sassoon, the son of Vidal and the heir to a $150 million hair fortune, buying up chunks of Union Square?

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Hope You Weren’t Trying to Fly Through Logan This Weekend

Flights through the airport experienced major delays over the last couple of days.

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Mass. Still Has the Best Engineering Grad School in the Country

But the state slipped in a couple of the other major categories.

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When Route 1 Ruled the Earth

The infamous highway north of Boston is charming, cheeky, and yeah, a little bit cheesy. It’s also one of my favorite places. An ode to an asphalt jungle still trapped in time.

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The Interview: Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel

After giving the world a fighting chance against COVID, where does Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel see the pandemic—and his company—going next?

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What’s the Best April Fools’ Day Joke in Local History?

The best pranks balance boldness and harmlessness—like MIT’s stunt in 1998.


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The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston 2024

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston 2024

We crunched the numbers to come up with our annual guide to the top-performing schools in the region.

Our 2024 Boston Power List

Our 2024 Boston Power List

This year's ranking reflects the city's changing dynamics: nearly half of the power players are women.


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We Finally Know How Many People Left Boston during the Pandemic

In new census data, Suffolk County saw one of the largest drops in population nationwide.

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Boston Magazine Received 20 National City and Regional Magazine Award Nominations

We’re awfully proud.

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Happy Green Line Extension Day, Everyone!

The GLX has arrived, and we’re treating it like the party it is.

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The Bullet and the Ballplayer

In 2019, a gunman wounded beloved Red Sox hero David Ortiz at a bar in the Dominican Republic, upsetting the delicate balance between the superstar’s life in Boston and in his native land. The story of love, tragedy, and the shooting of Big Papi.

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How to Beat Traffic (Sort of?) in Boston in This Phase of the Pandemic

Follow the science.

The Karen Read Case

The Karen Read Case

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

A special report on our Tiktok-scrolling, Snapchat-loving, sleep-deprived teens—and what to know to keep kids safe.


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Brenda Cassellius Will Walk Away from BPS with More than $300,000

It’s part of a settlement reached between Cassellius and the School Committee.

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Ed Markey’s Daylight Saving Time Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Timekeeping can, after all, be whatever we want it to be.

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Bostonian by Choice

The debate over who counts as a local has been raging for decades. Finally, we have the answer.

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A Prized Rolex, and Four Other Things Celtic Grant Williams Loves Right Now

At the Garden, the Boston Celtics forward has his eye on the ball. But off the court, he’s on the lookout for objects of beauty.

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