Free speech, government overreach, and student concerns over return on investment amidst continued tuition inflation are all issues plaguing higher education,...
By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter
/ 5 hours ago
While the 2025 Boston municipal election wrapped up over two weeks ago, another city-wide race has been heating up: the campaign for city council president.
While...
By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter
/ 5 hours ago
Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a sold-out Chevalier Theatre in Medford, Mass. on Saturday, one of 18 stops on her “107 Days” book tour....
By Jay Guarino, Beacon Correspondent
/ November 17, 2025
Residents of Jamaica Plain kicked off the month of November with the Great Pumpkin Smash, an event that allowed Bostonians of all ages to compost their...
For over a month, more than one million Massachusetts residents have been facing uncertainty between a record-breaking government shutdown and a new spending...
By Rina Laby, Dept. City Editor
/ November 10, 2025
Hundreds gathered in Copley Square last Saturday for Boston’s annual Veterans Day celebration, but as they prepared to march to City Hall Plaza, some...
By Kai Etringer, Beacon Correspondent
/ November 9, 2025
Live music and dance, hot food, and local community members filled the expansive interior of the ICA Watershed in East Boston last weekend. There, dozens...
On Saturday morning, over one hundred anti-abortion demonstrators marched down Commonwealth Avenue, rallying in Boston Common for the National Men’s...
By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter
/ November 5, 2025
Within an hour after polls closed in Boston at 8 p.m. Tuesday night, the results came in: Mayor Michelle Wu would serve another term leading the city and...
By Hannah Goeke, Chief Copyeditor
/ November 3, 2025
The American Heart Association brought its annual Heart Walk to the Boston Common on Sunday, Oct. 26, joining more than a million “Heart Walk Heroes”...
A few hundred demonstrators gathered outside a Boston Planned Parenthood Saturday morning for the annual National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and...
At universities across Boston, where liberal politics sometimes dominate classroom discussions and campus events, conservative student groups are quietly...
This Halloween, tariffs are scaring away consumers as high prices haunt costume and candy aisles nationwide. With nearly 90% of Halloween merchandise containing...
By Karina DiMare, Beacon Correspondent
/ October 29, 2025
A variety of rich fragrances from curry to kimchi wafted through City Hall Plaza at Boston’s first Spicetober Fest. The event, which took place last...
By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter
/ October 28, 2025
In more than 50 cities and towns across Massachusetts, voters will head to the polls on Nov. 4 to elect their local leaders. In Somerville, the election...
The annual Head Of The Charles Regatta celebrated its 60th anniversary as rowers, spectators, and volunteers banded together to celebrate the sport of...
The smell of cotton candy as you step into the tent, kids waving around light-up toys, and the sound of vendors popping popcorn have all made their way...
By Jack Silver, Beacon Correspondent
/ October 22, 2025
It’s not what one would expect from a rock concert; nearly everyone is dressed in formal attire, with a bewildering number of handlebar mustaches on...
By Iselin Bratz, Content Managing Editor
/ October 22, 2025
Along the Charles River, tents rose, food sizzled, and crowds roared for the annual Head of the Charles Regatta. But amid the frenzy, one group in bright...
After 75 years, the iconic North Shore restaurant Kowloon will shut off its bright neon lights and trade its unique, larger-than-life tiki decor for a...