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EDITORIAL: You cannot “clean up” a humanitarian crisis, Mayor Janey, Sheriff Tompkins

Editors October 28, 2021
Boston’s new plan to forcibly remove people from their living encampments in the area near Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard is based on criminalization — an approach that may make things worse.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Boston Herald endorsement won’t sway voters, but does harm its own staff

Editors October 29, 2020
The Boston Herald should have put more thought toward the impact their endorsement of Trump would have on its staff and community.
EDITORIAL: New Suffolk County DA is a bold advocate for criminal justice reform

EDITORIAL: New Suffolk County DA is a bold advocate for criminal justice reform

Editors November 30, 2018

Recently elected Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said Thursday that she plans to follow through on her campaign stance to decline prosecuting 15 crimes. The list of crimes includes relatively...

Boston University student Sarah Horn is organizing Thursday’s Boston walkout of sexual assault survivors in solidarity with Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused United States Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. COURTESY OF SARAH HORN

BU student organizes solidarity speakout

Daily Free Press Staff September 27, 2018
Under the organization of Boston University sophomore Sarah Horn, crowds will gather at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building Thursday to raise awareness for sexual assault survivors and support Christine Blasey Ford in her sexual assault allegation against prospective U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
A runner during the 2017 Boston Marathon. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DFP FILE PHOTO

Journalists discuss trauma of reporting during Boston Marathon bombing aftermath

Michal Shvimer April 11, 2018
On April 15, it will have been five years since the Boston Marathon bombing, and journalists are continuing to ask questions about tragedy and how best to cover it.  
Jonathan Klarfeld, longtime journalism professor, dies at 80

Jonathan Klarfeld, longtime journalism professor, dies at 80

Andres Picon January 11, 2018

Boston University lost a longtime professor and mentor with the death of Jonathan Klarfeld Monday night. Klarfeld taught journalism in the College of Communication for more than 40 years. He was 80 years...

PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF BOSTON

EDITORIAL: Boston celebrating its immigrants is cause for celebration

Editors October 22, 2017

In January, President Donald Trump was inaugurated into office, and things have been looking down for immigrants ever since. Beyond the multitude of travel bans that the White House has been trying to...

Northeastern University's Archives and Special Collections Department unveils the Lower Roxbury Black History Project Tuesday night at Northeastern University. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Northeastern unveils project commemorating history of Lower Roxbury

Natalie Carroll April 19, 2017

Approximately 150 people gathered at the John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute at Northeastern University on Tuesday evening for the unveiling of the Lower Roxbury Black History Project, an...

EDITORIAL: Boston Latin School has race problem

EDITORIAL: Boston Latin School has race problem

Editors February 2, 2016

Students are accusing Boston Latin School, one of the top public high schools in the state, of fostering a racist environment, The New York Times reported. This news follows a video posted by two Boston...

EDITORIAL: Too soon for a Boston Marathon movie

EDITORIAL: Too soon for a Boston Marathon movie

Editors April 3, 2015

Boston native Mark Wahlberg has strong ties to this city, some more positive than others. He’s a world-famous celebrity who shows his Boston pride any chance he gets. And now he’s set to make a movie...

Ink Block project pens new story for South End “desert”

Michelle Marino February 12, 2015

A few years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine the abandoned Boston Herald headquarters in the South End completely revitalized into a modern and sophisticated retail and residential complex....

Allston Rock City Hall, a proposed live venue in community artist space Studio 52, was never opened due to issues with permitting and zoning. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Red tape records: How large venues and legislation are quieting the Boston music scene

Alex Creed October 30, 2014

Boston, the home of sites like hyperlocal music blog Allston Pudding, institutions such as the Berklee College of Music and a smattering of concert venues, has long been associated with a burgeoning music...

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