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A JetBlue Airways plane leaves from Logan International Airport in Boston. The airline announced plans to offer nonstop flights from Boston to Dublin and Paris beginning April 2024. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

New affordable non-stop flights to Dublin, Paris to start in spring

Jennifer Lambert November 17, 2023
JetBlue Airways announced new non-stop flights from Boston to Dublin, Ireland and Paris, France starting in spring 2024, with some round trip fares starting at $399, according to an Oct. 25 press release. 
Anne Winkler-Morey

Author used a ‘loaded bike’ to talk to strangers and document stories

Maggie Wen November 27, 2022
After getting laid off from her job, Anne Winkler-Morey decided she needed a change. So, she took a bike trip and wrote a book.
protestor holds a "chauvin is a violent criminal" sign at a minneapolis protest

University responds to Chauvin verdict, facilitates discussions for BU community

Vanessa Bartlett April 26, 2021
BU administration sent out emails to students and reflections will be held daily until May 7.
carla sheffield speaks at a mass action against police brutality event

Protestors demand justice for Daunte Wright, others killed by police

Daniel Kool April 16, 2021
More than 100 gathered outside the State House Thursday, as Derek Chauvin's trial continued.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King

MLK, Coretta Scott King memorial planned for Boston Common

Olga Benacerraf March 25, 2021
Installation of the abstracted bronze figure is expected to take place in October of 2022.
Protestor carrying a Black Lives Matter Flag at a Mass Action Against Police Brutality Protest in Boston

Protestors demand conviction in trial of Derek Chauvin

Sam Trottenberg March 7, 2021
Dozens of protesters gathered before 1 p.m. at Peters Park two days before the trial of Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last May.
Boston police officers at Boston Common

New report finds Boston Police Department lags in reform

Anna Stjernquist March 1, 2021
The report found department spending on oversight and community engagement decreased while spending on traditional policing initiatives — those focused on investigation and arrest — increased.
Boston Police Department officers at a protest

Social justice protests echo through Boston’s history

Daniel Kool February 18, 2021
In its almost 400-year history, Boston has never been a stranger to unrest. Protests began in late May, following the death of George Floyd, and continued until the winter.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh discussed methods of expanding COVID-19 testing and vaccination, reforming the economy and tackling systemic racism during his final State of the City address Tuesday. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE

Walsh delivers final State of the City address

Isabella Abraham January 13, 2021
Walsh recognized health care workers, essential workers and the more than 1,000 Bostonians who died of COVID-19. After the unprecedented difficulties of 2020, Walsh said 2021 will be “a year for healing.”
The video gaming convention PAX East was held in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center this past weekend, where the non-profit organization Game to Grow presented a panel on improving mental health through gaming. COURTESY OF KIKO

How video games can help build a growth mindset

Miriam Fauzia March 4, 2020
Game to Grow, a non-profit organization based out of Washington state, attended this year’s annual gaming convention PAX East to present a panel entitled, “The Player is Evolving! Using Games to Foster Growth Mindset,” focusing on improving mental health through gaming.
The 2020 Cat Video Fest, a compilation of cat videos, was screened at Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline Sunday to raise money for local cat shelters and charities. COURTESY OF CAT VIDEO FEST

Coolidge Cat Video Fest delights audiences with viral Internet sensations

Megan Gregoire February 26, 2020
Viral cat videos were brought to the big screen in a sold-out second annual Cat Video Fest at Coolidge Corner Theatre on Sunday afternoon. The 72-minute showing consisted of about 125 different cat videos from over 20 different countries.

Early goal propels Terriers to national championship game

Daily Free Press Admin March 23, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS -- When junior co-captain Marie-Philip Poulin heads to the faceoff circle, chances are she will win possession for her team. In fact, out of all the players on the No. 2 Boston University women’s...

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