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Pop-up notification detailing that TikTok is not available on the Apple Store in the U.S. Following the temporary ban of TikTok, users expressed concern that a permanent ban would  on free speech. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Return of TikTok raises questions, concerns about future ban

By George Lehman January 22, 2025
While TikTok is now back online in America, the app’s return and potential for a future ban have raised concerns among the Boston community.
Inauguration Day Don’t Panic Party event details on The Queer Neighborhood Council website.  As President Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term Monday, Bostonians united in protests against his administration’s agenda while others hosted events to promote solidarity.
SARAH CRUZ/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Bostonians respond to Trump’s inauguration with protests, events

By George Lehman January 21, 2025
As President Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term Monday, Bostonians united in protests against his administration’s agenda and others hosted events to promote solidarity.
A banner in the Boston University Diversity and Inclusion office. According to a campaign video last year, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from universities. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump education agenda to target DEI, affecting Boston-area universities

By Megan Amato December 6, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to reform higher education are sparking concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion at Boston-area universities.
A student bikes down Commonwealth Avenue. Mayor Michelle Wu introduced “Better Bike Lanes” in September 2022, an initiative to make biking in Boston safer, but within the last two years, there have been 582 crashes involving bicycles, according to city records. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘I’m going to get killed’: Boston cyclists stress need for better bike infrastructure

By Nicole Abrams December 6, 2024
The Daily Free Press investigated how many bike crashes happen in Boston, what streets and neighborhoods are the most dangerous for cyclists and what advocates say need to change.
A student walks into the polling location at the Boston University Life Science and Engineering Building on Nov. 5. Republican college students across Boston feel threatened after alleged attacks following Donald Trump’s presidential win. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston students weigh in on alleged discrimination against Republicans on campus

By Charlie Johnson December 6, 2024
College students across Boston are attempting to foster civil political discourse after a student group alleged that conservative students faced “escalating attacks” on campus in the weeks since Donald Trump was re-elected president.
City Smoke Shop. Massachusetts legislators plan to file a new bill that would introduce a birthdate cutoff for the purchase of nicotine and tobacco products. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Massachusetts lawmakers propose Nicotine-Free Generation bill to phase out tobacco sales

By Liam Dunne December 4, 2024
State Sen. Jason Lewis and State Reps. Tommy Vitolo and Kate Lipper-Garabedian plan to file a Nicotine-Free Generation bill during the 2025-26 legislative session, aiming to gradually phase out the legal sale of nicotine and tobacco products in Massachusetts.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks to reporters in January. The City of Boston announced the receivers of the 2024-25 Youth Development Fund, an initiative that supports Boston youth organizations and programs. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

City of Boston announces grantees for 2025 Youth Development Fund

By Tavishi Chattopadhyay December 3, 2024
The City of Boston announced the grantees for the 2025 Youth Development Fund on Nov. 25, aiming to provide positive outlets for Boston youth and increase a variety of free youth programming.
The MBTA Go app. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority released a new app to track the T on Nov. 20. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

MBTA launches first-party transit app to enhance rider experience

By Samantha Genzer, City Co-Editor December 2, 2024
MBTA Go, a first-party mobile transportation app, was released by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Nov. 20, offering real-time transit updates and accessibility features designed to improve commuting.
Dilce Oliveira (center), one of the organizers of the Tom Holland look-alike contest, raises Nick Anderson’s (left) hand, announcing him the winner of the contest. Oliveira and Katherine Gehring hosted the Tom Holland look-alike contest Sunday at Boston Common. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Tom Holland look-alike contest isn’t far from home

By Lauren Albano, Campus Co-Editor November 24, 2024
Nick Anderson was once stopped by someone in Boston’s Theater District and told to “pull up your Snapchat right now and tell me you’re not Spider-Man.”
A Trump-Vance sign displayed in Brookline. Boston-based organizations, schools and government officials prepare to preserve the city’s immigrant and international student populations following President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to launch a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston braces for Trump’s immigration crackdown

By Leia Green November 21, 2024
Community leaders are preparing to preserve Boston’s immigrant and international student populations as the incoming Trump administration warns of a national immigration crackdown.
People enter the Boston Public Schools headquarters in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury. Following the Question 2 ballot initiative’s passing, Massachusetts public schools will remove the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a graduation requirement for the state’s public school students. SEAN YOUNG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Massachusetts removes MCAS graduation requirement, Boston discusses path forward

By Liam Dunne November 21, 2024
On Election Day, Massachusetts voters passed the Question 2 ballot initiative, which removed the MCAS standardized test as a graduation requirement for public school students.
A graffitied vacant storefront in Allston. The Boston City Council proposed a vacancy tax for empty storefronts during a hearing on Friday. PHOTO BY GEORGE LEHMAN

Vacancy tax proposal aims to reduce empty storefronts across Boston, revitalize businesses

By George Lehman November 21, 2024
Boston’s neighborhoods may soon see less vacant storefronts with a proposal for a new vacancy tax for empty storefronts in an effort to revitalize neighborhoods.
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