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‘New Edition Way’ takes over Dearborn Street in Roxbury

By Rosa Morales-Simmons, Beacon Correspondent / October 8, 2025

On Aug. 30, a crowd gathered at the intersection of Ambrose, Albany, and Dearborn Street in Roxbury, awaiting the renaming of Dearborn Street to “New...

A protester covers their eyes as they are held down and detained by Boston Police officers following a pro-Palestine protest on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)

13 protesters arrested, multiple officers injured at pro-Palestine protest in Downtown Boston

By Bryan Hecht, Iselin Bratz and Meg Richards / October 7, 2025
Thirteen pro-Palestine protesters were arrested, and multiple police officers were injured at a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) protest called “Two Years of Genocide,” the Boston Police Department confirmed with The Beacon on Tuesday night.
A silhouette of the Boston Celtics logo. Illustration by Rachel Choi.

New look, same goal: Celtics face season of change without Tatum

By Cole Semel, Beacon Correspondent / October 7, 2025

The Boston Celtics will begin the 2025-26 season staring down one simple question: Is it still their time to run the Eastern Conference, or has that window...

Attendees clap along as they watch musical performances during Fiesta en la Plaza, a Latinx Heritage Month celebration in City Hall Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Pranati Kotamraju / Beacon Correspondent)

Fiesta en la Plaza brings a melting pot of Latinx culture and identity to City Hall

By Pranati Kotamraju, Beacon Correspondent / October 5, 2025

A sea of red, green, blue, and every other color of the rainbow decorated the standard red brick and concrete of City Hall Plaza last Sunday as community...

Fenway Park. (Alec Klusza/Beacon Staff)

AL Wild Card: Red Sox and Yankees to play do or die Game 3

By Daniel O’Toole, Dept. Sports Editor / October 1, 2025

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are dead-even in their wild card series after two games that came down to the wire. While the Red Sox came up clutch...

‘When you’re laughing, you can’t also be scared:’ Colbert producer Ballard C. Boyd talks the resonant power of late-night

‘When you’re laughing, you can’t also be scared:’ Colbert producer Ballard C. Boyd talks the resonant power of late-night

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / October 1, 2025

Emmy award winning producer Ballard C. Boyd ‘04, was one of the few to witness the minute backstage before an excited Stephen Colbert made his grand...

(Bryce Heilmann/Beacon Staff)

Boston gets a taste of Fiji with The Ultimate Survivor Cafe

By Bryce Heilmann, Senior Living Arts Reporter / October 1, 2025

As temperatures cool and skies grow gray for another Boston autumn, a tropical getaway may not be as far away as you think. The Greatest Bar in Boston’s...

The Boston Red Sox

AL Wild Card: Red Sox take Game 1 off of gutsy outing by Garrett Crochet

By Daniel O’Toole, Dept. Sports Editor / October 1, 2025

The Boston Red Sox have taken Game one of the wild card round with a final score of 3-1 against the New York Yankees. In the battle of two of the best...

The Boston Red Sox

As it Happened: Red Sox Battle Yankees in AL Wild Card

By Daniel O’Toole and Jordan Pagkalinawan / October 1, 2025

The Boston Red Sox returned to the postseason for the first time in four years and renewed their historic rivalry with the New York Yankees in the AL Wild...

Ride for Our Republic, affiliated with the Indivisible movement, meets at Paul Revere Park in Cambridge on the last Saturday of every month since Patriots Day. (Ronan Canzoniero/ for The Berkeley Beacon)

Taking a cue from Paul Revere, a group of bikers ride for democracy to protest Trump

By Sage Jezierski and Ronan Canzoniero / October 1, 2025

Last Saturday, a group of 20 bikers gathered in Paul Revere Park, sporting bright colors and pro-democracy signs for the Ride for Our Republic.  This...

Entrance to Fenway Park on Jersey St. (Daniel O'Toole/ Beacon Staff)

Red Sox are ‘tremendously locked in’ for first playoff berth since 2021

By Daniel O’Toole, Dept. Sports Editor / September 30, 2025

For the first time in four years, the Boston Red Sox are playing October baseball after a roller coaster season that ultimately ended in success. From...

Dozens of veterans and veteran's volunteer groups gathered at City Hall Plaza in honor of a day of remembrance for POW/MIA veterans on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Riley Goldman / Beacon Staff).

Boston’s annual POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony provides sanctuary for vulnerable veterans

By Ava Velez, Beacon Correspondent / September 29, 2025

Earlier this month, camaraderie, selflessness, and inspiration were on display during the 2025 Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day at...

A cliff diver hypes up the crowd before leaping off the ICA (Bryce Heilmann/ For The Beacon).

Cliff diving makes waves in Boston from atop the ICA

By Rina Laby, Dept. City Editor / September 24, 2025

If your friend jumped off a cliff, would you follow them? The answer was an enthusiastic “yes!” for the 24 world-class divers who leapt into Boston...

A photo of Bill Downing at the memorial tent in front of the main stage at the Boston Freedom Rally on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (Amin Lotfi/ For The Beacon)

Skunky haze and a somber tribute: The Boston Freedom Rally honors movement mentor

By Amin Lotfi, Beacon Correspondent / September 24, 2025

Ellen Moore gazed at the mainstage of the 2025 Boston Freedom Rally as the band Roots of Creation took the stage through the haze dominating Boston Common....

Yamileth Paz (Left) dancing with Paul Alcántar (Right) during the Veronica Robles Cultural Center (VROCC)’s performance of “A Dance Journey through Latin America” on Thursday September, 19 2025. (Alex Cuozzo/For The Beacon)

Music, dance, and art fill the MFA during Latinx Heritage Night

By Catalina Mena, Staff Writer / September 24, 2025

Last week, the sound of trumpets and maracas filled the air of the usually quiet Shapiro Family Courtyard at the Museum of Fine Arts. Those in attendance...

The Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs prepares for a hearing on the Defend the Guard bill at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 (C. Scott Morris / Beacon Correspondent).

Amid Trump administration actions, ‘Defend the Guard’ bill seeks to redefine federal deployment powers over the National Guard

By C. Scott Morris, Beacon Correspondent / September 24, 2025

Last Tuesday, the Defend the Guard bill came under scrutiny in the hearing room of the Massachusetts Statehouse. The bill aims to change the deployment...

Hundreds of multifaith individuals advocating for climate change (Riley Goldman/ Beacon Staff)

Photos: Hundreds march through Boston Common for clean energy on “Sun Day”

By Meg Richards and Riley Goldman / September 22, 2025

Last Sunday, hundreds of protesters of all ages marched from Old South Church to the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial to commemorate “Sun...

Thousands gathered beneath the Robert Gould Shaw & 54th Regiment Memorial near the Massachusetts State House for a vigil honoring assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

‘We will not let his life be in vain’: More than 1,000 mourn Charlie Kirk at Boston Common vigil despite counterprotesters

By Bryan Hecht, Meg Richards and Sam Shipman / September 20, 2025

The lawn of Boston Common turned into a sea of red hats and memorial signs on Thursday as more than a thousand people gathered at the foot of the Massachusetts...

Turnstyles inside of Park Street Station on March 21, 2023 (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File)

‘You see everyone skip paying it;’ Students conflicted on the MBTA’s new fare enforcement policy

By Catalina Mena, Staff Writer / September 17, 2025

Starting Monday, Sept. 8, Boston commuters subway stations will be more crowded and a lot more vigilant. The MBTA’s newest staff have arrived decked...

Anti-ICE protestors in front of the JFK Federal Building, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.

Amid ‘Operation Patriot 2.0,’ protestors demand ‘ICE Fuera Ahora’

By Rina Laby, Dept. City Editor / September 15, 2025

Nearly 100 protestors gathered outside of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Government Center on Saturday to protest against the continued Immigration...