05 Nov, 2026

Massive Dorchester Bay City project gets green light from BPDA

The Boston Globe The $5 billion Dorchester Bay City project would put 21 buildings on what’s now mostly parking lots on and around the site of the old Bayside Expo Center in Dorchester. Stantec By Catherine Carlock, The Boston Globe updated on September 15, 2023 | 2:07 PM The site of the former Bayside Expo […]

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Dana-Farber to join with Beth Israel Deaconess to build new cancer hospital

Local News The move signals a break between Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women’s. Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe In a major shakeup to the region’s healthcare system, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center announced Thursday that they would team up to build a free-standing inpatient hospital for […]

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‘Amar is a continuation of Aldea’: Chef George Mendes on his modern Portuguese restaurant at Raffles Boston

Restaurants Amar is now open at the elegant new Back Bay hotel. Amar is now open at Raffles Boston. Raffles Boston “History inspires me to create,” shares chef George Mendes, who starts our conversation on the 17th floor of Raffles Boston, which is now open. The long-awaited reveal of Raffles Boston, which celebrates the Singapore-originated […]

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Alex Verdugo shared his thoughts after Red Sox decision to fire Chaim Bloom

Morning Sports Update “If you’re not producing, you’re not winning, you’re not seeing October baseball, a change needs to be made.” Alex Verdugo during an August 25 matchup between the Red Sox and Angels AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Alex Verdugo’s thoughts on Chaim Bloom’s dismissal: Following the major Red Sox news on Thursday that the team […]

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Like his dad, retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism. He fears the GOP has lost its way.

Politics Both Romneys called for a more humane party, one that prioritizes civility and principle over resentments and score-settling. Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney visits St. Paul’s Lutheran Church while campaigning for president in Berlin, N.H., in 2011. AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File AP By MEAD GRUVER and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press September 15, 2023 […]

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Watch: Press box blows over in R.I., but it wasn’t a tornado

Local News Tornadoes were found to have occurred in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts Wednesday night. The press box at Ferguson Field at Lincoln High School in Lincoln, R.I., was toppled by Wednesday’s severe storm. Robert F. Bukaty/AP As New England prepares for the impacts of Hurricane Lee this weekend, some communities are still reeling […]

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