On the same day as a historic mayoral election, attorney and small business owner Josh Zakim defeated Michael Nichols, research director for the City Council, to claim former mayoral candidate Michael...

Attorney and small business owner Josh Zakim defeated attorney Michael Nichols in the District 8 City Council race to fill former District 8 Councilor Michael Ross. With all precincts reporting, Zakim...

This is the third part in a series of profiles about the candidates facing off in the Nov. 5 election. In addition to the mayoral election, the District 8 race for City Council is also in full swing....

Student Government hosted a gathering Tuesday evening for Boston University students to meet and converse with local city council candidates Michael Nichols and Josh Zakim. Students who attended were...

Competing in the shadow of the Boston mayoral election, City Council hopefuls Josh Zakim and Michael Nichols will go head to head after beating out a field of five candidates on Tuesday, fighting to fill...