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MBTA to shut down parts of all four lines over next year

George Lehman November 17, 2023
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced plans last week to shut down various sections of all four lines over the next year as part of the MBTA’s Track Improvement Program, sparking controversy among riders. The plan is to lift all speed restrictions and fix tracks across the system by the end of 2024, but with it will come 21 different closures across all four lines at various points throughout the next year. 
East to West: September 18, 2020

East to West: September 18, 2020

Justin Tang September 18, 2020

Join us today as we cover the Boston Common protest against the Jacob Blake shooting, a letter written by BU community members to eradicate white supremacy culture at the university and the towns of...

Scientists and public health experts gathered on Sept. 15 to discuss the ongoing public health crisis and the science behind COVID-19 for an audience of Boston University students. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Construction begins on 46 affordable housing units in Mission Hill

Thalia Lauzon September 17, 2020
Mission Hill has started construction on redeveloping a former MBTA property into 46 affordable housing units in the neighborhood.
Bar seating in Tavern of Tales, a new board game bar officially opening in Boston’s Mission Hill this weekend. COURTESY OF TAVERN OF TALES

A new immersive gaming experience comes to Mission Hill

Hannah Shearer December 5, 2019
Tavern of Tales is a new board game bar opening at 1478 Tremont St. Friday offers private rooms where patrons can play narrative board games with the added bonus of sound effects. The tavern will be officially opening in Mission Hill after hosting a soft launch Nov. 22.
The Boston University School of Public Health’s Community Noise Lab is working with neighborhoods, including Fenway, to measure sound pollution. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Community Noise Lab launches to research noise pollution

Mehek Kapoor November 20, 2019
A BU researcher created a new initiative this semester to research the health impacts of noise on Boston-area neighborhoods.
Student ambassador Damon Musso, center, discusses moving off campus during a panel discussion at the George Sherman Union Tuesday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students learn about off-campus living at panel from HTC, BU Today

Amanda Cappelli October 8, 2019
Moving off campus can be a daunting prospect — finding a good broker, budgeting for rent, avoiding rats in Allston — that’s why the Howard Thurman Center partnered with BU Today to host a panel Tuesday giving students advice for off-campus living.
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...

The City Council Committee on Environment and Sustainability hears an order Tuesday afternoon in the Winter Chamber on authorizing the City of Boston to adopt Community Choice Energy. PHOTO BY YVETTE LOPEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City council discusses possibilities of cleaner energy alternatives

Isabel Owens October 4, 2017

The Boston City Council held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss an order authorizing Boston to adopt Community Choice Energy, which addresses climate change, renewable energy sources and stable prices. The...

Food for Activists serves food donated from local restaurants to protesters at the Labor Day Rally on Sept. 4. PHOTO COURTESY AXEL SIMON

Fueling the fight – Food for Activists feeds local rally-goers

Sabrina Schnur September 20, 2017

Being a social activist is not easy — it requires coordination, passion and endurance. Boston Food for Activists is a group dedicated to assisting activists with that last requirement  — keeping...

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson files a hearing order March 29 regarding the city’s decision to close two transitional housing programs for people in recovery. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Election Issue

Till Kaeslin June 7, 2017

With the Boston municipal elections coming up in November, we at The Daily Free Press want to keep students up-to-date on all the latest election developments. Here is a run-through of this year’s...

Susan Tittle (left) embraces Debbie Makowski as election results are reported on Fox News during the Massachusetts Trump-Pence Campaign victory party in Braintree. PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Trump upsets Clinton, shocks nation, pulls win at eleventh hour

Daily Free Press Staff November 9, 2016

[mediagrid cat="34669"] By Sekar Krisnauli, Breanne Kovatch and Amanda Kaufman NEW YORK — A 2:33 a.m. announcement from the Associated Press declared Republican Donald Trump to be the President-elect...

The Northeastern University Police Department's policy to equip officers with semi-automatic rifles will launch mid-December. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

City Councilors Zakim and Jackson respond to Northeastern’s use of semi-automatic rifles

Kennedy Davis December 15, 2015

In response to a recent decision to equip Northeastern University police officers with semi-automatic rifles, City Councilors Josh Zakim and Tito Jackson wrote a letter Thursday to the president of the...

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