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Thursday (19th)
Book signing, discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Kurkjian, who will be on hand to talk about his new book about the Gardner Museum heist, “Master Thieves,” 6-8 p.m ... Read more.

The first independent study of the possible economic impact of Boston’s hosting of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games concludes that there “could be a net economic positive,” but adds there is much left to be determined.

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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will come to Dorchester on Monday, March 30 to dedicate the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, which opens to the ... Read more.

A man authorities say was the intended target of a gunman who wound up killing an innocent woman waiting for a parade on Blue Hill Avenue was indicted yesterday for his part in ... Read more.

John “Wacko” Hurley, the man who for decades sought to keep LGBT groups out of the South Boston St. Patricks Day Parade, has left the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, the group which organizes the parade. Hurley ... Read more.

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Reporter in March 2015.

There is a “rule” in Hollywood when it comes to real history, an axiom that goes something like this: “No matter how good a true ... Read more.

The City Council’s first examination of Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games proved to be a marathon of testimony as boosters and detractors swapped turns at the microphone during a five-hour hearing last ... Read more.

The March 1990 heist at the Isabella Gardner Museum is notorious for all the wrong reasons. Thirteen pieces of precious artwork – including two bona-fide masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer – were taken in the overnight ... Read more.

Saturday (14th)
The JFK Presidential Library and Museum will host the Irish Balladeers from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The event is part of the museum’s Celebrate! Series that presents American culture ... Read more.

A reconfigured Mt. Vernon Street is one step closer to reality a Boston Redevelopment Authority official noted last night as it laid out its plans to update the street that serves as Columbia Point’s backbone at a meeting ... Read more.

Public transit riders will see free access to the MBTA and the commuter rail for one day, while corporate and other passholders will see a 15 percent discount for one month, under a $5 million plan that state officials ... Read more.

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