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An employee works on renovations at Rock Spot Brookline before its opening this Friday. The Boston University Climbing Club partnered with Rock Spot and will hold practices, as well as events, at this new location. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Climbing gym comes to Brookline as new hotspot for college students

Samantha Genzer February 29, 2024
A new climbing facility in Brookline hopes to open on Commonwealth Ave. this Friday. Steps away from Boston University’s campus, the gym is conveniently located for many college students in the area. 
Lucas Zhang / DFP Staff

Heartland: You shouldn’t need a car to live in the suburbs

Maxwell Pociask April 26, 2022
If other suburbs implemented the policies and attitudes of New Brunswick, many more North Americans could choose to live in a smaller city without the worry of a car payment or the fear of a car collision.
climate activism

Welcome to the Greenhouse: Boston Common climate rally last week proves why we are still here

Fiona Broadie April 4, 2022
The only thing more demoralizing than attending climate change protests for years on end is not attending them.
A heater in Otto’s outdoor seating area on Commonwealth Avenue. Heaters will not be enough to preserve outdoor seating during the winter for Massachusetts restaurants, according to Boston-based restauranter Andy Husbands. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Restaurants brace for cold weather after summer of outdoor dining

Daniel Kool October 22, 2020
Massachusetts restaurants are bracing for lost revenue as colder temperatures threaten the feasibility of outdoor dining, a saving grace for many as the pandemic limits indoor seating capacities.
East to West: September 18, 2020

East to West: September 18, 2020

Justin Tang September 18, 2020

Join us today as we cover the Boston Common protest against the Jacob Blake shooting, a letter written by BU community members to eradicate white supremacy culture at the university and the towns of...

Cambridge, Newton, Somerville and Watertown were labeled “high-risk” for the West Nile virus by the Massachusetts Department of Health on Thursday. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Cambridge, Newton, Somerville, Watertown labeled “high risk” for West Nile

Isabella Abraham September 15, 2020
WNV is typically spread when an infected mosquito bites an individual, and can produce a range of reactions, from zero symptoms to severe ones that require hospitalization.
An MBTA bus on Commonwealth Avenue. Transportation advocates and planners are pushing to create bus-only lanes in the center of roads and shoulders of highways in and around Boston. CAROLINE FERNANDEZ/ DFP FILE

City considers creating bus lanes running through center of road

Elyse Genrich February 20, 2020
Commuters in Boston may soon be stepping onto their buses from an island in the middle of the street.
From left to right: KP Powell, Benjamin Evett, Bobbie Steinbach and Aimee Doherty in “1776” at the New Repertory Theatre. COURTESY OF ANDY BRILLIANT/ BRILLIANT PICTURES

REVIEW: New Repertory Theatre’s ‘1776’ is diverse, but can’t compete with ‘Hamilton’

Hannah Edelman December 6, 2018
The day-to-day struggles of John Adams in the late 18th century are not exactly attention-grabbing, except in production "1776."
For many incoming freshmen, FYSOP is a head-start on getting to know BU and the city of Boston before the academic year begins. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

A beginner’s guide to FYSOP

JenRacoosin June 5, 2018
Do you keep seeing the acronym FYSOP but have no idea what it stands for? Wonder no longer — FYSOP is the First-Year Student Outreach Project, a weeklong community engagement program for first-year students, including freshmen, transfer students and, this year, students entering Boston University as part of the BU-Wheelock College merger.
Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation hosts a public meeting Tuesday night on the Massachusetts turnpike at the Jackson Mann Community School and Council Inc. in Allston. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Delays in Allston public transit construction receive community backlash

Jordan Kimmel December 6, 2017

Many Boston residents voiced dissatisfaction with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Massachusetts Pike billion-dollar project on Tuesday night at a public meeting hosted by Allston...

Marchers rally with signs in Boston Common Friday afternoon for groups who may be discriminated against during the new administration, including women, people of color, people with disabilities and members of the LGBT community. PHOTO BY BRITTANY CHANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Thousands gather at Boston Common in solidarity with minority groups

Miguel Hernández Mercado January 23, 2017

Following President Donald Trump's inauguration Friday morning, several groups of protesters gathered Friday afternoon at the Boston Common for a demonstration called "Moving Forward United Boston." They...

PHOTO BY KENSHIN OBUBO/DFP FILE PHOTO

EDITORIAL: “Patriots Day” will profit off of 2013 Boston Marathon tragedy

Editors March 21, 2016

Many people wonder if “Patriots Day,” a movie about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, is even worth making anymore. On March 5, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth denied filmmakers permission...

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