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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Celtics sell for over $6 billion to North Shore native, largest sale in North American sports ever

By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / March 20, 2025

The Boston Celtics have been sold to William Chisholm, the managing partner of Symphony Technology Group, for a record $6.1 billion, the current ownership...

Teddy Abrams conducts the BSO in Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (Courtesy Hilary Scott)

Boston Symphony Orchestra serves up Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, and Tilson Thomas

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / March 19, 2025

Let’s see if you’ve heard this one: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Leonard Bernstein all walk into a bar… The result, which...

Mayor Michelle Wu at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of City Hall Plaza on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)

‘No one tells Boston how to take care of our own.’ Mayor Wu delivers 2025 State of the City address.

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / March 19, 2025

Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her third State of the City address Wednesday night at MGM Music Hall in Fenway, updating key stakeholders and constituents...

‘Good old classic Boston’: An early start to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

‘Good old classic Boston’: An early start to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

By Hannah Woods and Ari Mei-Dan / March 17, 2025

Vibrant green flooded South Boston’s streets as over one million people gathered for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. People lined up and...

The Women's March outside of the Massachusetts State House on March 8, 2025.

‘A battle for humanity’: Thousands show out for Women’s March on International Women’s Day

By Hannah Goeke and Stella Huberlie / March 13, 2025
The Boston iteration of the Women’s March was part of a massive demonstration movement across the United States.
(Hannah Hughes / Beacon Staff)

Spring is here, and Spring is Queer at Fenway’s Time Out Market

By Hannah Hughes, Staff Writer / March 6, 2025

Time Out Market in Fenway was filled with more than just delicious food on Friday. The food hall hosted a Spring is Queer event, the first in a series...

Mayor Michelle Wu answers questions after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of City Hall Plaza on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Ashlyn Wang/Beacon Staff)

Mayor Wu testifies on Capitol Hill, defends Boston’s sanctuary status amid GOP pushback

By DJ Mara and Iselin Bratz / March 5, 2025

Boston continues to stand resolute in its sanctuary status as Mayor Michelle Wu testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning. Wu rejected republican accusations...

Boston Fleet makes headlines and breaks glass ceilings with on-ice brawl

Boston Fleet makes headlines and breaks glass ceilings with on-ice brawl

By Anna Knepley, Sports Editor / March 5, 2025

While most hockey fans’ attention was on the 4 Nations Face-Off championship on Feb. 20 at TD Garden, hockey history was also being made in Ottawa, Canada.  Boston...

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

City Council condemns Trump administration’s cuts to two major federal agencies

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / March 5, 2025

Last week, the Boston City Council unanimously voted for resolutions denouncing cuts to two different federal organizations, the National Institute of...

Protesters gather outside of Israeli consulate in honour of Aaron Bushnell (Hannah Brueske/Beacon Staff).

Protesters mark year anniversary of Aaron Bushnell’s death outside of Israeli Consulate

By Hannah Brueske, Dept. Projects Editor / February 26, 2025

A dozen protesters with the Boston Coalition for Palestine marched outside of the Israeli Consulate in Boston on Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of...

A student with the Boston Workers Circle fifth graders class holds a sign in support of prison reform on Feb. 23 (Yogev Toby / Beacon Staff)

Why these fifth graders are advocating for prison reform

By Yogev Toby, Projects Editor / February 26, 2025

Supplied with crayons, a megaphone, and hand-painted cardboard signs, close to a dozen fifth graders formed a picket line in front of the State...

Canada upsets USA during star-studded first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament

Canada upsets USA during star-studded first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament

By Rylie Burns, Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / February 26, 2025

Team Canada defeated Team USA 3-2 in overtime in the first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off championship game at TD Garden on Feb. 20.  This year’s 4 Nations...

MBTA's Park Street Station. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff, File Photo)

Green Line train crashes into out-of-service train at East Somerville stop Feb. 9

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / February 21, 2025

A moving MBTA Green Line train struck an out-of-service train sitting at the East Somerville station just after midnight on Feb 9. Five people—four train...

Antonio mateo Garcia (right) teaches Lina Michida how to mark their fabric with chalk. Garcia is the founder of HELP by AMG and was running a workshop on up cycling clothing and scrap fabric. (Rian Nelson/ Beacon Staff)

Resilience, ‘we need it.’ The Cambridge Foundry hosts the third annual Foundry Festival.

By Hannah Woods, Staff Writer / February 19, 2025

Music filled the main hall of the Cambridge Foundry to welcome attendees as many programs went underway for the third annual Foundry Festival. This year’s...

(Izzy Bryars/ Beacon Staff).

‘We correct history.’ City Hall celebrates Black History Month through local art exhibitions.

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / February 19, 2025

When local lecturer and historian Muqueedah Salaam first attended college as a young adult at Worcester State University, she became disappointed by what...

Estefania Galvis, one of the organizers of the rally, shouting and leading the crowd of over a thousand people through the streets outside of Boston city hall plaza on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

‘Our love is resistance’: Anti-Trump protesters march through downtown on Valentine’s Day

By Rina Laby, Staff Writer / February 18, 2025

Hundreds of protesters from nearly 100 local and statewide organizations gathered at the Parkman Bandstand in the Boston Common for the “Stop the Coup”...

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the BSO at Symphony Hall. (Courtesy Robert Torres/BSO)

Nathalie Stutzmann has her Boston Symphony Orchestra conducting debut with ‘The Firebird’

By Max Ardrey, Dept. Living Arts Editor / February 12, 2025

Pristine classical music seeped into the brisk air through the window creases of Symphony Hall last weekend, as the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed...

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

Boston City Council unanimously supports ban on staffer NDAs

By Izzy Bryars, Staff Writer / February 12, 2025

The Boston City Council unanimously voted on Feb. 5 to ban councilors from requiring their staff to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDA) to get a job. Proposed...

A group of Lion Dancers perform in the street during this years Lunar New Year parade. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 (Nick Peace/Beacon Staff)

Boston’s Chinatown rings in the Year of the Snake in annual parade

By Sage Jezierski, Beacon Corespondent / February 12, 2025

Hundreds gathered in Boston’s Chinatown to celebrate the annual Lunar New Year parade on Sunday morning, despite the heavy snowfall the night before...

City council race heats up as candidates pledge ethical leadership and better city services

City council race heats up as candidates pledge ethical leadership and better city services

By DJ Mara, Dept. Metro Editor / February 12, 2025

With Boston’s 2025 municipal election just eight months away, the field for district and at-large city council seats has recently grown. Current and...