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Trash bags and cardboard boxes piled up inside and against a dumpster on Freeman Street. Due to a decrease in enrollment in universities across Boston, fewer moving truck permits were issued to Allston residents and there was less participation in “Allston Christmas” on Labor Day weekend. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

High temperatures, move-in difficulties overshadow ‘Allston Christmas’

Charlie Johnson September 3, 2024
U-Haul trucks and miscellaneous debris typically litter the streets of Allston each Labor Day weekend in celebration of “Allston Christmas.” This year, however, some residents and students were unaware of the tradition or chose not to participate as move-in difficulties surfaced.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

​​Minority Report: “Shang-Chi” will hopefully be the first of many

Lincoln Son Currie September 7, 2021
During the movie, I got the palpable sense that this was all part of something larger, that I was watching history unfold.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Should we be dreaming of labor?

Editors September 7, 2021
It is difficult to parse the value labor should have in one’s life, but there is always going to be inherent value in simply being.
demonstrators gathered at Marriott Labor Day Rally

Union and non-union workers rally for rehire on Labor Day

Madison Mercado September 7, 2021
Labor Day rally hosted Monday in support of workers fired by Marriott Copley during the pandemic.
old north church in boston

Boston churches partially reopen for second Easter in the shadow of COVID-19

Sam Trottenberg April 4, 2021
Boston's Old North Church opened for a limited in-person service, while others stayed online.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued a stay-at-home advisory Monday in response to an uptick in the state’s COVID-19 cases. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Baker issues another stay-at-home advisory, downsizes acceptable gatherings

Allison Pirog November 3, 2020
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have increased by 278 percent and 145 percent, respectively, since Labor Day.
A runner at the 2017 Boston Marathon. For the first time since 1897, the Boston Marathon will not take place in person and will instead take on a virtual mode this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DFP FILE PHOTO

Runners race in first ever virtual Boston Marathon

Katarzyna Jezak September 9, 2020
This is the first year without an in-person marathon since the inaugural race kicked off in 1897. 
New England service workers’ union rallies for Labor Day

New England service workers’ union rallies for Labor Day

Mia Cathell September 4, 2019
The rally centered around the need to protect immigrant and workers' rights and featured speeches from prominent activists and lawmakers.
Sophomore Jake S. found himself in an all-female dorm when he moved in last month. VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Transgender students face difficulties with housing at BU

Lillian Ilsley-Greene October 4, 2018
The start of the semester floor meeting is a familiar ritual to Boston University’s undergraduate student population. An opportunity to meet housemates and resident assistants, the hour usually carries little consequence. However, this was not the case for BU student Jake S. this fall.
Popular international vegan chain by CHLOE. will open its newest location in Boston’s Back Bay. PHOTO BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston’s third by CHLOE. location opens its doors in Back Bay

Zoe Allen September 20, 2018
The Back Bay location, Boston’s third by CHLOE. store, opened its doors on Aug. 28 following the three year anniversary of the flagship by CHLOE. restaurant in New York City.
The ex-CEO of Boston Grand Prix John Casey sues the City of Boston for $15.5 million. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston faces $15.5 million lawsuit over canceled IndyCar race

Hannah Schoenbaum September 28, 2017

Former Boston Grand Prix CEO John Casey has hit the City of Boston with a $15.5 million dollar lawsuit, claiming willful negligence on the City's part led to the failed launch of the 2016 IndyCar race. The...

STROINSKI: Celebrate undocumented workers on Labor Day

STROINSKI: Celebrate undocumented workers on Labor Day

Anna Stroinski September 8, 2017

It’s no secret that undocumented workers are the lifeblood of a multitude of industries, from agriculture to food service to manufacturing. They do the jobs that working and middle class Americans don’t...

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