Ranked #1
We all contain multitudes. Even Barbie
We all contain multitudes. Even Barbie
There are toys that see us through stages of life, and there are people, writes Sara Shukla. Seeing "Barbie" with an old... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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Ranked #2
How heat alerts could help clinicians intervene for people at high risk
How heat alerts could help clinicians intervene for people at high risk
Heat is much more dangerous for some people than others. And heat-related health risks begin much earlier in the year th... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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4mins
Ranked #3
Advocates want to limit how utilities pay for 'political activities' in Mass.
Advocates want to limit how utilities pay for 'political activities' in Mass.
When you pay your monthly gas and electric bills, you might be supporting your utility’s attempts to influence climate p... Read more
27 Jul 2023
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Ranked #4
Boston While Black founder on NAACP convention
Boston While Black founder on NAACP convention
More than 8,000 NAACP delegates are in Boston for the group’s annual convention.
26 Jul 2023
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Ranked #5
Boston expected to get its first heat wave of the summer
Boston expected to get its first heat wave of the summer
Temperatures will likely start to rise Wednesday, and last possibly through Saturday. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has issue... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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Ranked #6
State-funded shelters in Mass. reach new record: nearly 5,000 families
State-funded shelters in Mass. reach new record: nearly 5,000 families
The emergency family shelter system is seeing an "unprecedented" increase in homelessness as a result of high housing co... Read more
25 Jul 2023
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Ranked #7
Remembering Tony Bennett's craft, and the Boston radio debut that revived his career
Remembering Tony Bennett's craft, and the Boston radio debut that revived his career
Bennett was a born-and-bred New Yorker, but his life story also has roots in Boston. Those who knew him share their refl... Read more
25 Jul 2023
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7mins
Ranked #8
Program at William James College tries to reduce veteran suicide by focusing on relationship to guns
Program at William James College tries to reduce veteran suicide by focusing on relationship to guns
The one-day class teaches clinicians, veterans' advocates and family members how to talk with vets about guns, safer sto... Read more
24 Jul 2023
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Ranked #9
Civil rights activist Ted Landsmark reflects on Boston's reputation for racism — and how the city has and hasn't changed
Civil rights activist Ted Landsmark reflects on Boston's reputation for racism — and how the city has and hasn't changed
Landsmark occupies a key spot in the story of how Boston earned its reputation. In 1976, amid the uproar in Boston over ... Read more
23 Jul 2023
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Ranked #10
How Cape Ann, a lost cat and a meet-cute catalyzed artist Edward Hopper's career
How Cape Ann, a lost cat and a meet-cute catalyzed artist Edward Hopper's career
It took time for the now legendary 20th-century artist to find his visual voice. A new exhibition at the Cape Ann Museum... Read more
21 Jul 2023
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