The other day, an 8-year-old boy held open the door for me as I was leaving a restaurant. There were no adults around him to tell him to do so. He did it as if it were basic instinct – a girl is leaving...

By Saba Hamedy, Daily Free Press Editor-in-Chief Fall ‘11 A lot of my peers ended up going to Italy and Spain for spring break, but something made me and two of my friends want to try somewhere different....

I’ve been in a relationship with The Daily Free Press on Facebook since January of 2011 – but my love for The FreeP began long before then. Since April of 2009, to be exact. My high school self was...

Before Irina Kristy was a lecturer at Boston University and Suffolk University, the Russia native was a human rights activist, wife and mother. Kristy, who was charged with distribution of methamphetamine,...

“I’m a woman by birth and a feminist by choice!” yelled Boston resident and activist Tyena through a megaphone outside of Quincy Market on Sunday to a crowd. “I am here to tell the church and...

The sounds of the classic Christmas carol “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” rang through Copley Square as Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino helped kick off the...

Rainbow, a six-year-old black Labrador retriever, sat attentively on the marble floor of the State House building.  Despite the loud chatter and camera flashes coming from the 20 or so members of...

Denise Souza sprinted outside entrance D of Fenway Park and hid behind a random woman standing on the street. She tightly clutched the woman’s leather brown jacket, closed her eyes and muttered, “f—ing...

Education, community unity and development were at the forefront of a District 7 City Council Election forum, held at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury, on Tuesday evening. Incumbent candidate City Councilor...

A sea of Pauly D’s and wannabe Shakiras   crowded TD Garden on Thursday night for what I will officially deem as an “Enrique fest.” Though Pitbull, who was supposed to open for Enrique, was a...

Off The Record is a weekly MUSE installment exploring the favorite music of the Daily Free Press editorial staff. Each week a different editor will pick their five favorite songs. Week one features our...

From Marsh Plaza to the Boston Common, thousands of students paraded down Commonwealth Avenue early Monday morning chanting “USA!” and “Yes we did!” in celebration of President Barack Obama’s...