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Preview of “The Black Dogs Project” by Fred Levy on The Quarto Group website. Determined to raise awareness while improving his photography work, Levy launched this book, featuring black dogs photographed against a black backdrop, in the fall of 2015. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘The Black Dogs Project’ shines a light on overlooked canines

Samantha Genzer March 25, 2025
For over three decades, Massachusetts-based animal portrait photographer Fred Levy has been capturing stunning portraits, but it wasn’t until he stumbled upon the phenomenon of “black dog syndrome” that his work took a new, purposeful direction.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Networking your way into someone’s heart

Analise Bruno February 2, 2025
No one really thinks of turning to LinkedIn, and I can’t really blame them — it’s academic-facing, and has always come across as being “strictly business.” Yet, the more I toiled with the idea of LinkedIn being a one-stop shop for all things romance, I couldn’t help but wonder: could this be the revolutionary answer to modern dating troubles?
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Why is ‘Bluey’ on the mind of college students?

Michelle Grullon March 3, 2023
If you open any social media app, you will likely see people ranging from college students to thirty-year-olds resonating with the Bluey gang. 
What's on your bucket list?

What’s on your bucket list?

Veronica Thompson September 28, 2022

Unmasked is the storytelling podcast that uncovers the thoughts, feelings and voices of the BU Community. Today's prompt was - what's on your bucket list? Click here to stream this episode of...

Connie Dai / DFP Staff

To my dogs

Bailey Clark April 25, 2022
Loving your dog is not a choice you get to make, but rather an instant connection that never fades.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The spread of COVID-19 in zoos highlights continued unethical practices

Editors March 22, 2021
The COVID-19 outbreak in the San Diego Zoo is the most recent symptom of unethical animal captivity.
Boston Parks and Recreation announced Friday it plans to build a dog park in every city neighborhood. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston looks to add dog parks to every neighborhood

Isabella Abraham February 10, 2021
Residents pushed for a dog area in West Roxbury's Millennium Park. Currently, there are four official BPRD dog recreation spaces out of 24 City-recognized neighborhoods — none lie south of Dorchester.
THADANI: A Dog a Day Makes the Happy Stay

THADANI: A Dog a Day Makes the Happy Stay

Trisha Thadani October 31, 2014

When I was a baby, my family had a cat named Bosie who I would poke and jab until he swatted me away or nipped at me until I cried. When I grew older, I had a fish named Frederick who I didn’t feed...

PHOTO BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

TAMOLA: Give Me All the Woofers

Katie Tamola October 8, 2014

The worst thing about people is their ability to talk. Just kidding!…Sort of. But really, nobody likes somebody who has something negative to say about everybody. There’s always that person that can...

Boston mayor wants pit bull legislation to stay

Daily Free Press Admin October 11, 2012

After a recent pit bull attack left one teenager injured, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino began lobbying to keep an ordinance requiring pit bulls in Boston to be muzzled in before it is replaced by a new state...

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