Despite the Red Sox losing streak and the end of Tom Brady’s Patriots legacy, Boston sports fans have something to celebrate.
On Sept. 19, the National Women’s Soccer League awarded the city of...
By Amin S. Lotfi, Beacon Correspondent September 22, 2023
The 2023 Boston Freedom Rally—colloquially known as Hempfest—came to the Boston Common after a weather delay on a summer-like Sunday on Sept. 17. The event, organized by the Massachusetts Cannabis...
The Boston Local Food Festival took place on Sunday for its 13th annual year on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The linear park located in the heart of Boston once again became a hub for culinary delights,...
By Amin S. Lotfi, Beacon Correspondent September 20, 2023
After getting delayed by Hurricane Lee, the 2023 Boston Freedom Rally—colloquially known as Hempfest—came to the Boston Common on a summer-like Sunday on Sept. 17.
The annual event, organized...
Last Tuesday, more than 28,000 registered voters from Boston City Council Districts 3, 5, 6, and 7 went to the polls to decide which two candidates to send to the general election for their respective...
Accompanied by resounding drumbeats and a jubilant welcoming atmosphere, Little Amal, whose name means “hope” in Arabic, kicked off her 6,000-mile tour across the United States Thursday afternoon in...
Emerson Alumni Valerie Becker-Nogueira ‘08 has been appointed director of events and corporate partnerships at the Boston Arts Academy Foundation.
Becker-Nogueira, graduated from the Boston Arts...
By Olivia LeDuc, Assistant News Editor April 19, 2023
Over 30,000 runners began the race in Hopkinton, running through sporadic rain and a blanket of fog in the 127th Boston Marathon on Monday.
Hellen Obiri, 33, of Kenya, bolted across the finish line...
EmComm, the college’s student-run marketing agency, is collaborating with the Friends of the Public Garden to advertise its “No Smoking” campaign, which will be implemented later this year.
The...
By Bailey Allen, Former news editor April 19, 2023
On April 15, 2013, 19-year-old journalism major Madeline Bilis ‘16 stood on Newbury Street with a classmate by her side and a camera, tripod, and microphone in hand.
Bilis and her classmate, Wendy,...
By Olivia LeDuc, Assistant News Editor April 12, 2023
Over 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including Boston-area students and organizers, protested in Copley Square on Sunday, condemning an uptick in Israeli attacks in the decades-long conflict.
Israeli...
Former Pres. Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury for using campaign funds to pay off adult film star Stormy Daniels and two other women to stay quiet about their extramarital affair....
Activists against gun violence gathered on the National Mall, just yards in front of Capitol Hill on Friday, a day after the parents of a Parkland shooting victim were taken out of a Joint Subcommittee...
By Maddie Barron, Magazine Co-Section Editor March 29, 2023
Dozens of local Boston students met at the Boston Common Parkman Bandstand with March for Our Lives in support of gun regulation on Saturday. The group of predominantly young people served as a ray of...
More than 200 Boston residents, including many senior citizens, rallied on the streets of Downtown Crossing last Tuesday, ardently protesting Chase Bank, Citibank, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo—the...
A coalition of around 100 protesters congregated on the front steps of Cambridge City Hall on Monday evening to demand justice for Arif Sayed Faisal, a 20-year-old University of Massachusetts at Boston...
By Maddie Barron, Magazine Co-Section Editor March 22, 2023
On Sunday, attendees of the 2023 South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade did not need the luck of the Irish to have a good time. Spirits were high, both in feeling and drink, presumably keeping the crowd...
Emerson students joined demonstrators from other Boston universities in front of the Massachusetts State House on Feb. 24 to call for stricter gun control legislation in light of the recent mass shooting...
By Maddie Barron, Magazine Co-Section Editor February 16, 2023
College students across the Greater Boston area met Monday night on the steps of Cambridge City Hall as part of a coalition seeking justice from the deadly Cambridge police shooting of 20-year-old Arif...
By Maddie Barron, Magazine Co-Section Editor February 2, 2023
Residents from across Massachusetts met in front of the State House on Saturday to show support for proposed legislation that would allow cities the option to cap rent increases by five percent each year.
The...
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