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More than 300 people turned out for the city of Boston’s first public meeting about the summer Olympic games in 2024 at Suffolk University on Thursday night as organizers made their case for a bid that is still being ... Read more.

The MBTA issued a warning to commuters today that sub-zero temperatures tonight and tomorrow will likely wreak more havoc on the already beleaguered subway lines. And, as the region prepares for another winter storm early ... Read more.

Late-night MBTA service that is being offered through a pilot program will extend beyond its planned March end date, running at least through June 19, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack told officials Thursday. ... Read more.

Wanted in connection with Shawmut gunfire

Transit Police are investigating what they are calling "targeted" gunfire Wednesday morning at the Shawmut Red Line station.

Police say gunfire erupted around 11:50 a.m., but that nobody was hit.

They ... Read more.

With Olympics boosters touting existing and planned transportation infrastructure in Greater Boston as sufficient to handle the international sporting contest, a transportation advocate says the bid documents ... Read more.

Many Boston actors dream of going to New York and making it big on Broadway. But for the upcoming revival of the hit musical “The Wiz,” presented by the Fiddlehead Theatre Company (FTC) at the Strand, the direction of ... Read more.

Some are lifelong Bostonians with roots dug deep into the firmament of neighborhood life. Some are new to town, lured in by college, and “enchanted” by the wonders of a vibrant American city.

All of them are under ... Read more.

Thursday (5th) – “Fresh Paint ” at Milton Acupuncture, 1197 Adams St., Dorchester featuring original plein air and studio paintings by Dorchester’s own Vincent Crotty. 
5 – 8 p.m.
 with wine by Esprit Du ... Read more.

Mattapan native Carlene O’Garro grew up baking box cakes with her mother for Sunday dinner. Last week, O’Garro opened her first store, thanks in part to a loan from Sam Adams Brewing Company.

O’Garro opened her ... Read more.

Six years after the state’s House of Representatives voted to install a term limit to the body’s highest position, the legislators last week voted, 110-40, to do away with it, allowing Speaker Robert DeLeo to retain the ... Read more.

The Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre Company opened its first-ever Dorchester-based classes for children ages 3-5 last Saturday. The Young Dancers program features two sessions of “pilot classes” from January through May and ... Read more.

Negotiations for a brewery on Bowdoin Street – the first of its kind in Dorchester – have fallen through.

The Dorchester Brewing Company, which planned to open a $1.7 million contract brewery at 181 Bowdoin Street ... Read more.

A critical component of the Boston 2024 Olympics plan is the virtual takeover of Dorchester’s 485-acre Franklin Park, which would host all equestrian events and require the construction of a temporary, 60,000-seat venue ... Read more.

It is the winter that won’t let us up.

Last week’s Blizzard of 2015, a two-day event, was the opening act of a week-long series of storms that as of Wednesday had dumped a record 40.5 inches of snow onto the city ... Read more.

The crippling delays that hit commuters on public transit Tuesday are "unacceptable," Gov. Charlie Baker said on Tuesday.

Baker said in a statement he will work closely with his transportation chief ... Read more.

Government officials are advising people to use public transportation to get around snow-clogged cities and towns, but the system is plagued by delays and officials are asking its users to dress for extreme cold and ... Read more.

UPDATE:
The city of Boston has canceled classes for all Boston Public Schools for a second day in a row, the mayor's office said Monday evening.

"We already have 12 inches of snow on the ground and up to six ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports arresting a man they say broke into a home on Greenwich Street early Thursday only to fall asleep on a couch after the homeowner locked him into her son's room.

According to ... Read more.

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