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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks to reporters in January. Local politicians, such as Mayor Wu, have been campaigning across the country for either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump, which can make balancing local and national issues a challenge. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Voters assess local issues, Mayor Wu’s campaign for Harris ahead of Election Day

Amil Coutinho Amado October 31, 2024
Bostonians are focusing on local issues and assessing local politicians’ impact on national campaigns as Election Day approaches and voters cast their ballots.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Boston needs a later bedtime

Editors March 22, 2023
The city of Boston is known for many things — but nightlife isn't one of them.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Nightlife in Boston remains defined by racism

Editors November 1, 2021
It is important to acknowledge that Boston’s nightlife — just as any social structure dominating public life — is regulated by systemic racism that prevents everyone from having equal access to a care-free night.
Patrons at Club Café in Boston June 2018

LGBTQ+ organizations, bars reflect on importance of queer bars as they reopen

Divya Sood July 1, 2021
Organizations are working to provide community and safe spaces for queer people, especially in the wake of COVID-19.
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EDITORIAL: MBTA must do more to ignite Boston’s nightlife

Editors March 18, 2016

Residents worry that Boston will remain a city by day and a small town by night with the T’s new cut to late-night service. The T is returning its hours to normal after two years of late night service...

Mayor Martin Walsh released the recommendations of the Late Night Task Force Wednesday, which detailed suggestions on how to boost the vibrancy of Boston's late-night scene. PHOTO BY COLIN BELL/DFP FILE PHOTO

Mayor Martin Walsh announces Late Night Task Force recommendations

Alyssa Meyers February 1, 2016

Mayor Martin Walsh announced Wednesday a list of recommendations by his Late Night Task Force to improve the city’s nightlife. The recommendations will help to sustain a safe yet exciting late-night...

Students find IDs, costs deterrent to clubbing

Daily Free Press Admin September 26, 2012

Boston University student Elise Yancey, a College of Communication sophomore, said she finds going to clubs difficult. “Boston has such strict rules about fakes [identification] and I just I feel...

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