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Thanks to a Facebook listing, Moose, a stray dog who spent four-and-a-half years in a no-kill animal rescue shelter in the Caribbean, recently found a new home in the Boston area. PHOTO COURTESY LAST HOPE K9 RESCUE

Fluff piece: Rescue dog finds Boston home

By Samantha J. Gross February 4, 2016

As warm and fuzzy as homecoming stories tend to be, this one is sure to tug on the heartstrings just a little bit harder. Moose is a Virgin Islands rescue dog who, after nearly five years of shelter...

Students ages 12 to 21 from the Greater Boston area perform in the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra lead by conductor and founder Benjamin Zander. PHOTO COURTESY BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra thrives under Benjamin Zander’s leadership

By Emma Parkinson February 3, 2016

Boston Symphony Hall can seat more than 2,600 people and Friday, the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra will fill it for the second time. The first was last November, when the Free for All Concert...

Nine BU students volunteer for MEDIAGIRLS, an organization that aims to empower girls in the Greater Boston area by educating them about their media consumption. PHOTO COURTESY MEDIA GIRLS

MEDIAGIRLS changing way Boston’s young girls perceive media

By Dagny Crepeau February 3, 2016

The average teenage girl consumes between eight and 10 hours of media each day, according to the MEDIAGIRLS website. Numerous studies have linked greater media consumption with increased body dissatisfaction...

Once a fire station built in 1909, Studio16 has transformed the space into a brand-new 2500 square foot, state-of-the-art photo and video production studio along the East Boston waterfront. PHOTO COURTESY WINDY FILMS

Studio16 opens doors to Boston entrepreneurs

By Mariam Syed January 28, 2016

As a vibrant, bustling hub, Boston is home to hundreds of driven entrepreneurs with business ideas that would benefit a range of people. Will Humphrey, partner and studio manager at Studio16, noticed...

Schuyler Stevens gives a free seminar at Mmmmaven, an electronic music production company and DJ school in Central Square. Stevens taught students Friday about the hardware and software used in a typical DJ setup. PHOTO BY KRISHNA SHARMA/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Mmmmaven makes music with budding musicians

By Yasmin Younis January 27, 2016

The school teamed up with disc jockey and music producer Schuyler Stevens Friday to host a walk-through of the hardware and software ubiquitous to most DJ setups. “Each 'm' in Mmmmaven represents...

ArtLifting, a program that benefits homeless and disabled artists, opened a pop-up store in CambridgeSide Galleria Jan. 9, which runs through Jan. 31. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ArtLifting creatively uplifting to low-income artists

By Natasha Mascarenhas January 21, 2016

“Buy Art, Change a Life,” is the slogan proudly declared by ArtLifting, a benefit corporation that works to sell art made by the homeless or disabled communities in order to provide members with...

Students and faculty of Kennedy Longfellow Elementary School in Cambridge participate in the K-Lo market, a program started by the Food For Free organization which provides local families free nutritious foods. PHOTO COURTESY SASHA PURPURA

Food For Free fights poverty in new year

By Yasmin Younis January 20, 2016

Food insecurity and poverty affect millions of families across the country, including members of the Greater Boston community. As of 2014, 15 percent of the population was in poverty, with children...

ImprovBoston debuted a comedy show that explores the dark side of the Disney universe this past Saturday in Cambridge. PHOTO COURTESY MARISSA KENNEDY

PREVIEW: Disney sketch comedy show promises to hilariously ruin childhoods

By Katrina Uy January 18, 2016

It’s 2016 and Simba and Nala’s marriage is falling apart. Ariel is getting an intervention. Hercules is making his musical debut in a condom commercial. Wait, what? Part of Your World, a Disney-themed...

“#8Nights8Windows” is Boston’s first Jewish public art project, showcasing eight works of art during the eight nights of Hanukkah. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

#8Nights8Windows puts artistic Hanukkah festivities on display

By Morgan O’Hanlon December 10, 2015

Lanterns lit up the windows at the Pavement Coffeehouse on Gainsborough Street Monday evening. People of all backgrounds from around Boston gathered to create their own lights and take part in the celebration...

Boston University graduate Nicole Trilivas published a book titled “Girls Who Travel,” which was released Dec. 1. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

INTERVIEW: BU grad Nicole Trilivas on writing, adventures in “Girls Who Travel”

By Kaitlyn Locke December 9, 2015

Boston University graduate Nicole Trilivas’s debut novel “Girls Who Travel” provides readers with the ability to feel like adventurous explorers while lounging on the couch in pajamas. The novel...

Mary Ann Nagle, owner of Phillips Candy House in Dorchester, speaks Wednesday about her famous chocolate turtles featured on Oprah’s 2015 Favorite Things List. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Phillips Candy House’s Mary Ann Nagle on chocolate and traditions

By Sonia Rao December 3, 2015

Phillips Candy House, known for its Oprah Winfrey-approved turtle baskets, is Dorchester’s very own version of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Customers visiting the shop are greeted with delightful...

Joining Hands is a program within the Boston University Community Service Center that helps students connect with elders and people with disabilities. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RACHEL MCLEAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CSC’s Joining Hands reaches out to people with disabilities

By Elise Takahama December 2, 2015

Many individuals make what activist groups consider the mistake of agreeing with seemingly harmless assumptions about those living with disabilities. Part of that comes from an unbalanced media portrayal,...

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