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Comments, not Commentary with Carina Imbornone and Hannah Kinney-Kobre

Comments, not Commentary with Carina Imbornone and Hannah Kinney-Kobre

Armand Manoukian October 8, 2019

  Culture writers Carina Imbornone and Hannah Kinney-Kobre give us their hot takes on Queer Eye, Some Other Podcast That We Don't Care About, and Jeffrey Epstein. Click here to listen.  Disclaimer:...

Amazon announces that it will invest over $5 billion into the local economy of the location it chooses for its new headquarters. PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT SCOBLE

Amazon HQ2 in Boston: Some are thinking twice

Carina Imbornone November 2, 2017

This September, Amazon announced its search for a second metropolitan headquarters, calling on cities across the country to create proposals outlining their accommodations for the massive online retailer. On...

Boston University students and graduates often struggle to afford housing in Greater Boston due to rising rent costs. PHOTO BY KATIE GODERE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU graduates face inhospitable housing market in Boston

Carina Imbornone October 18, 2017

Young professionals who spent four years of their lives in America's college town may find it increasingly hard to live in Boston post-graduation. Rising rent costs throughout the city of Boston, when...

David Cingranelli speaks at the George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium Tuesday evening about government violations of human rights. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Binghamton professor discusses human rights violations

Carina Imbornone September 27, 2017

David Cingranelli, a Binghamton University political science professor, discussed the relationship between human rights violations and violent conflict Tuesday evening at the George Sherman Union. The...

City Crime Logs: Sept. 18 - Sept. 19

City Crime Logs: Sept. 18 – Sept. 19

Carina Imbornone September 21, 2017

The following crime reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Sept. 18 - Sept. 19. Car vandalism in Brighton A victim reported their motor vehicle was vandalized while...

The Boston University Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center collaborates with the BU Arts Initiative to create an exhibition to showcase how student artist responses to sexual assault, how to be an ally and prevention in April 2017. Title IX, an act which concerns campus sexual assault guidelines, will be reviewed. PHOTO BY ALEXANDER NOVAKOVIC/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

DeVos’ proposed Title IX overhaul may prove harmful for Boston students

Carina Imbornone September 10, 2017

  In a speech delivered on Thursday at George Mason University, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said the guidance established by the Obama administration regarding sexual assault on...

A counter-protester wearing a shirt labeled with names of black historical figures argues with a man wearing a Make America Great Again hat. PHOTO BY CARINA IMBORNONE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Free Speech rally held in Boston, thousands of counter-protesters attend

Carina Imbornone August 23, 2017

[mediagrid cat="41170"] Around 40,000 people gathered in the Boston Common Saturday afternoon to protest against the Free Speech rally organized by Boston Free Speech, said Boston Police Department...

Boston City Council President Michelle Wu speaks alongside Councilor Matt O’Malley at a meeting for the Plastic Bag Ordinance Task Force Monday afternoon in the Piemonte Room at Boston City Hall. PHOTO BY KANKANIT​ ​WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council discusses reducing plastic bag usage

Carina Imbornone March 27, 2017

The Boston City Council’s Committee on Government Operations met Monday afternoon to address an ordinance regarding the reduction of plastic bags in Boston, which is co-sponsored by City Councilor...

March Forward Massachusetts, a new nonprofit organization, forms in partnership with the Boston Women’s March for America to fight for marginalized groups. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

After Women’s March, Massachusetts continues to fight for equality

Carina Imbornone March 14, 2017

The organizers who led the Boston Women’s March for America announced the founding of March Forward Massachusetts, a women’s activist organization designed to tackle feminist issues at the local...

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson hosts a press conference to introduce “Ordinance Regarding the Prohibition of Research Designated as Biosafety Level 4 (BSL 4) in the City of Boston” Wednesday morning at City Hall. PHOTO BY ALEXANDER NOVAKOVIC/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tito Jackson introduces legislation to halt BUMC research

Alana Levene March 2, 2017

By Till Kaeslin and Alana Levene Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson called for a ban on all Biosafety Level 4 research in Boston during a press conference Wednesday morning. Jackson then brought...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity hosts Ceasar McDowell at City Hall Tuesday afternoon for the first lecture of the office's speaker series. PHOTO BY ALEX NOVAKOVIC/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ceasar McDowell addresses public engagement in Resilience and Racial Equity Speaker Series

Carina Imbornone February 22, 2017

The City of Boston hosted Ceasar McDowell as the first speaker in Mayor Martin Walsh’s Resilience and Racial Equity Speaker Series Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. McDowell, a professor at the Massachusetts...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announces the 2017 program for Love Your Block, a program that builds community morale through neighborhood cleanups. PHOTO BY DYLAN KIM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh expands citywide neighborhood beautification effort

Carina Imbornone February 9, 2017

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Feb. 3 that the Love Your Block project, a high-impact service initiative aimed at cleaning up Boston neighborhoods, will now be a permanent program in the city,...

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