A rare "planetary kiss" lit up the skies last night as Venus and Jupiter appeared extremely close together just after sunset.
It won't be visible this well again until 2028.
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📸: @cldavis614
Ipswich boys lacrosse was forced to forfeit its Division 4 state semifinal against Cohasset after multiple players were ruled ineligible under the MIAA's "Chemical Health Rule", reportedly for smoking cigars following graduation.
Tremont Street used to be one of Boston's most dangerous roads for pedestrians.
After a major redesign, the South End corridor now features protected bike lanes, safer crosswalks, ADA upgrades, and fewer travel lanes to help calm traffic.
A historic Downtown Boston office building is getting a major makeover.
Developers have secured a $24.5 million construction loan to transform 99 Bedford Street with a new lobby, upgraded amenities, and modern office space just steps from South Station.
Massachusetts has been ranked the #1 state in America for working dads in 2026.
WalletHub mentioned the state for the nation’s best parental leave policies, the #1 school system, strong family incomes, low child poverty rates, and top-ranked health outcomes for men.
Little Free Libraries in Boston are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The neighborhood book-sharing boxes operate on a simple idea: take a book, leave a book, and help make reading accessible to everyone.
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MBTA Commuter Rail Alert!
The Newburyport Line Train is running 50-60 minutes behind schedule between Hamilton/Wenham and North Station due to a downed tree on the tracks.
Affected stations include Salem, Swampscott, Lynn, Chelsea, and North Station.
I just wanted to connect to Wi-fi in the South End and these were my options...
Boston has about 3,500 fire alarm boxes scattered across the city.
First installed in 1852, they made Boston the first city in the world to use telegraph technology for municipal fire alerts, decades before the telephone existed.
ALERT: sinkhole has formed in the North End this afternoon.
📸: @belenmoreno2001
