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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

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Boston City Hall in the evening on Monday, October 28, 2024.(Nick Peace/ For the Beacon, File)

Boston City Council backs local striking hotel workers

By Laith Hintzman, Beacon Correspondent / October 30, 2024
Dozens of striking hotel workers filled Boston City Council’s meeting room with chants and cheers as the council unanimously adopted a resolution to support UNITE HERE Local 26 Boston, a hospitality workers union, last Wednesday.
Shoppers peruse the stalls on Sidney Street at Central Square by Night on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Laith Hintzman/Beacon Correspondent)

Ghibli, Games, and Grub Galore at Boston Night Market

By Laith Hintzman, Beacon Correspondent / October 1, 2024
With food, drink, and live music, Central Square by Night roused the City That Sleeps.
(Laith Hintzman/ Beacon Correspondent)

Sustainability drives ‘Massive Thrift Market’

By Laith Hintzman, Beacon Correspondent / September 23, 2024
Thousands gathered in Roxbury last Saturday to buy used—sometimes decades-old—clothing.