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The Daily Free Press

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The menu at PopUp Bagels in Seaport. The bagel chain is known for selling uncut bagels that are meant to be ripped apart and dipped into cream cheese. PHOTO BY PAISLEY HUANG

PopUp Bagels new Seaport location brings the hype to Boston’s bagel scene

Hillary Hao February 7, 2025
Since its grand opening in Boston’s Seaport District Jan. 10, their new location has attracted customers from across New England who line up to try their viral bagels.
Graduate student catcher Audrey Sellers (13) catches the softball in a game against Yale University on March 19. In 2024, the Terriers won 53 games while going undefeated in conference play before going on to capture a seventh Patriot League title in program history and a stint in the NCAA Tournament, aiming to repeat these successes this season. ZOE KU/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Softball looks ahead to third consecutive conference title, this time with a roster of newcomers

Jose Rodriguez February 3, 2025
The Boston University women’s softball team is eager to replicate its recent success. In 2024, the Terriers won 53 games while going undefeated in conference play before going on to capture a seventh Patriot League title in program history and a stint in the NCAA Tournament.
Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

It’s a Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy winter!

Chloe Saint Mard January 29, 2025
Now that “brat summer” has had its time, I declare Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy season officially open. Her style — effortless and undeniably chic — is a timeless blueprint for the colder weather, with a sort of elegance that speaks quietly but powerfully. In fact, Bessette-Kennedy never gave an interview — she always let her clothes do the talking. 
Iris Ren | Graphic Artist

Boston in music represents a place of personal reflection

Mandy Donahoe November 5, 2024
The city of Boston sparks creative inspiration. From Transcendentalist poetry to “Good Will Hunting,” the city of Boston has moved artists and creators for decades.
The Boston University Community Gardens Club’s rooftop garden on top of Warren Towers. Rooftop gardens provide multiple benefits, including decreasing temperatures in urban spaces, managing stormwater runoff and providing a space to grow produce. AVA RUBIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Rooftop gardens: A step in the right direction for urban environmentalism

Brontë Massucco October 23, 2024
In the vast concrete jungles of metal, glass and concrete urban centers are laden with, a newly-popularized, sustainable effort has begun to glimmer vibrantly — green roofs.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Experts say Joro spider sighting in Boston not a cause for concern

Samantha Genzer October 20, 2024
Experts are advising the public not to be alarmed following the sighting of an invasive Joro spider in Beacon Hill, the first reported appearance of the species in Massachusetts.
Iris Ren | Graphic Artist

Massachusetts deploys volunteers, sends supplies after Hurricane Helene

Lindsay Gould October 11, 2024
Massachusetts-based organizations sent hurricane-relief volunteers for physical and emotional support, supplies such as meals and water and professional aid.
The solar eclipse as it reached a 93% partial eclipse in Boston. CLARE ONG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: People catch a glimpse of solar eclipse across New England

Kate Kotlyar April 10, 2024

  GALLERY: People catch a glimpse of solar eclipse across New England </h2 > by Kate Kotlyar, Aranya Mukerji, Clare Ong, Molly Potter and Jiashan Zheng People crowded public areas...

Raine Wang, a College of Arts and Science sophomore, catches her hat as the wind knocks it off her head and her umbrella inverts. Boston University’s Charles River, Fenway and Medical Campuses closed for a snow day on Tuesday after Mayor Wu declared a snow emergency, causing public schools and universities in the Boston area to close. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Snow-where to be found: Boston University snow day met with lack of snow 

Megan Amato February 14, 2024
Boston University adhered to the snow emergency Boston Mayor Michelle announced Monday evening, where she canceled classes for public schools in Boston. Both Northeastern University and Tufts University canceled class. Despite forecasts, BU’s snow day had very little snow fall.
An Associated Press Sports Editors plaque. To create more opportunities for sports student journalists at Boston University, students are organizing a chapter of the Associated Press Sports Editors. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU’s new APSE chapter hopes to create opportunities for students in sports media

Ella Willis February 13, 2024
Students are organizing a new student chapter of the Associated Press Sports Editors at Boston University, advised by journalism professor Sherrod Blakely, in an effort to create more networking opportunities for aspiring sports journalists.
Carol Bliss, an adjunct professor at Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration, received a 2023 Excellence in Club Management Award: the Mel Rex Award for her work at the Chilton Club. COURTESY OF ERIN MCGURGAN-GLOVER

SHA professor Carol Bliss breaks boundaries in club management, shares joys of hospitality

Akshun Gogia January 30, 2024
Carol Bliss, general manager of a distinguished Boston social club, highlights the unique field of club management and the opportunities it offers to her students the hospitality industry.
Still from Ted (2024) episode “Desperately Seeking Susan”. This television prequel of the popular 2012 movie premiers on Jan. 11. COURTESY OF PEACOCK

‘Ted’ showcases upbringing of Boston’s favorite teddy bear in new prequel series

Daisy Levine January 2, 2024
Writer, director and actor Seth MacFarlane tells all about his upcoming prequel series "Ted," about one of Boston's funniest characters.
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