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The fundraiser page for the 5th Annual Charles River Jazz Festival. The Boston Jazz Festival hosted a fundraiser for the upcoming event at Rochambeau March 27. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston Jazz Foundation hosts fundraiser amidst growing Boston jazz scene

By Kai Taylor March 31, 2025
The Boston Jazz Foundation hosted its annual fundraiser March 27 in preparation for the July Charles River Jazz Festival.
Police tape outside of Hong Kong Supermarket in Allston. A man was stabbed outside of the market Monday morning. COURTESY OF OWEN LENNOX

BREAKING: Man stabbed outside Hong Kong Supermarket in Allston, police investigating

By Charlie Johnson March 31, 2025

A man was stabbed in the arm outside of Hong Kong Supermarket at 1 Brighton Ave. in Allston Monday morning. At 11:44 a.m., the Boston Police Department responded to the scene, said BPD Police Officer...

One Silber Way. President Donald Trump issued an executive order March 20 to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, sparking alarm from Massachusetts state leaders, educators and parents about the sweeping implications for public schools and higher education. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Taking away peoples’ dreams:’ Mass. educators reacts to Trump dismantling Department of Education

By Abigail Hassan March 30, 2025
President Donald Trump issued an executive order March 20 to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, sparking alarm about the implications, especially for short-staffed schools, students with disabilities and educators.
Firefighters respond to a house fire on Freeman Street Friday. The fire was extinguished by around 4:30 p.m and the cause is still unknown. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

House fire breaks out on Freeman Street behind Dexter Park, 2 firefighters injured

By Charlie Johnson March 28, 2025
Firefighters responded Friday afternoon to a house fire on Freeman Street.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during her 2025 State of the City Address at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. Fresh off widespread coverage of her address, Wu announced on WBUR Tuesday that her re-election campaign will officially launch April 5. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Mayor Wu to launch re-election campaign, mayoral race heats up

By Will Fuller March 27, 2025
Fresh off widespread coverage of her State of the City address, Mayor Michelle Wu announced on WBUR Tuesday that her re-election campaign will launch April 5. The mayoral race will officially be between Wu and Democratic challenger Josh Kraft, president of the New England Patriots Foundation.
Brownstones along Euston Street in Brookline. The Brookline School Committee voted to eliminate the Office of Educational Equity March 13. ANH HUYNH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Brookline School Committee eliminates Office of Educational Equity, community rallies to restore funding

By Elizabeth Mehler March 27, 2025
The Brookline School Committee voted to eliminate the Office of Educational Equity March 13.  In response, Brookline community groups are raising money, attempting to fund the equity positions themselves.
Negative comments on mayoral candidate Ed Flynn’s Instagram post on LGBTQ+ advocacy in Boston. Out of 13 Boston City Council members, Flynn was alone in voting “no” in the 12-1 decision to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender individuals and the wider LGBTQ+ community, raising questions from Bostonians. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Bostonians unhappy about Councilor Flynn’s sole ‘no’ vote in LGBTQ+ sanctuary city resolution

By Eli Pekelny March 27, 2025
Boston’s City Council voted on March 12 to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender individuals and the wider LGBTQ+ community. Out of 13 councilor members, Councilor Ed Flynn was alone in voting “no” in the 12-1 decision, raising concerns among Boston residents.
Protestors hold a Palestinian flag and signs in Somerville on Wednesday. Thousands of protestors gathered there to call for the release of a Tufts PhD student who was arrested by Federal Authorities Tuesday — the latest in a string of arrests by the Trump administration targeting international students who participated in pro-Palestine protests. PHOTO BY TRUMAN DICKERSON

Hundreds gather to protest ‘state-sanctioned political kidnapping’ of Tufts student by ICE

By Truman Dickerson, City Co-Editor March 26, 2025
Hundreds of protestors gathered in Somerville Wednesday to call for the release of a Tufts University student who was arrested by federal authorities Tuesday — the latest in a string of arrests by the Trump administration targeting international students who participated in pro-Palestine protests.
United States Passport. The “Trump 2.0 Travel Ban” was announced on March 14, which expands on Trump’s original 2017 executive order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘I just miss my family’: Trump administration’s proposed travel ban induces anxiety, fear for international students

By Truman Dickerson, City Co-Editor March 26, 2025
As graduation approaches this spring, a Boston University senior from Myanmar had hoped her mom — whom she hasn’t seen in two years — could travel to the United States to watch her receive her diploma.
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BREAKING: NWSL announces new name for Boston team

By Brendan Galvin, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2025
The recently-formed National Women's Soccer League Boston-based team announced its new name, one which will replace the original name “BOS Nation Football Club.”
A post on X from mayoral candidate Josh Kraft during Mayor Wu’s third annual State of City address. Kraft took to the app to respond to several items Wu mentioned in her speech, including the building of affordable housing, the quality of Boston public schools and the overall safety of the city. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Mayoral candidate Josh Kraft responds to Mayor Wu’s State of the City Address on X

By Amil Coutinho Amado March 24, 2025
During Mayor Michelle Wu’s third annual State of the City address, mayoral candidate Josh Kraft took to X to respond to several items Wu mentioned in her speech, including the building of affordable housing, the quality of Boston public schools and the overall safety of the city.
Protestors outside of Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office. The City of Boston announced plans to award 50% of its contracting dollars for the White Stadium Renovation on contracts with local, minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises through its newly formed White Stadium Supplier Diversity Advisory Group. PHOTO BY ELI PEKELNY

Boston pledges 50% of White Stadium contracts to minority-, women-owned businesses

By Megan Amato March 24, 2025
The City of Boston plans to allocate 50% of White Stadium renovation contracts to local minority- and women-owned businesses through its newly formed White Stadium Supplier Diversity Advisory Group. 
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