8 Must-Try Restaurant and Bar Openings Around Boston, July 2025
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Boston breaks heat record, forecasters say high temperatures still in store for Wednesday
By Dialynn Dwyer
Harvard was planning to distribute 100 air conditioners to Boston residents. Then came the Trump funding freeze.
By Liz Kowalczyk
Brookline police say prowler incident may be linked to Boston cases
By Veronica Haynes
Lawmakers solicit major dollars to fund national legislative gathering in Boston
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Hot & Humid Now, Relief On The Way!
By Jeremy Reiner
Needle pickup becomes latest flashpoint in mayoral race after toddler is injured in South Boston
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Boston Mayor Wu dismisses calls for National Guard deployment to tackle Mass and Cass spillover
By Gayla Cawley
City initiative aims to close gap on life expectancy in neighborhoods
By Cassidy Mcneeley
Don’t make this 9/1 rookie mistake
By Emily Schario & Gia Orsino
New list names cheapest place to buy a home in every New England state
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Best ice cream in Massachusetts (Summer 2025 guide)
ICE CREAM
- See 100+ ice cream shops readers love.
- Plus 7 standout picks across Greater Boston, Somerville, Cambridge, and Cape Cod.
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7 summer stories you might have missed
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Boston doesn’t have an employee dating policy, but neither do many other cities
By Saraya Wintersmith
Massachusetts man gets prison time for child porn
By Maria Papadopoulos
Report: Mass. tourism rebounds from pandemic lows
By Christian M. Wade
Boston architects land huge project for entry into new market
By Stephen Macleod
The unexpected ways Boston's bestselling authors find their spark
BOOKS
- There’s more to the literary scene than book launches and author readings.
- See how four bestsellers find community and camaraderie in the city.
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Along the Way
By Stephen Peterson
Boston Mayor Wu directs $5M to 3 poorest neighborhoods to close 20-year life expectancy gap
By Gayla Cawley
Person flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being ejected in crash on Route 24
By Natalie Khait
Abortion group asks judge to reject lawsuit over crisis centers
By Christian M. Wade
Grotto in Beacon Hill to close this summer
By Katelyn Umholtz
USA TODAY has named its Bars of the Year. This Boston favorite made the list
By Joanna Tzouvelis
Price-to-rent ratio in 52 cities
By Becca Stanek
Massachusetts man allegedly shot at car being driven by pregnant woman on I-93 in Boston
By Rick Sobey
Your favorite sandwich’s favorite sandwich
By Emily Schario & Gia Orsino
Trump used her story to attack Harvard. She says ‘don’t destroy the university in my name’
By Juliet Schulman-hall