Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

At least six municipalities issued policies that contain a Safe Communities Act Provision, using language from the original ...

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley is praising President Joe Biden’s decision to commute the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal death ...

The Dr. Ellie Paris Social Bookstore and Ice Cream Cafe is one of several new independent bookstores that opened across ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced on Monday that the city has come to a lease agreement with Boston Unity Soccer Partners, ...

Swapping presents with strangers on the internet is a favorite pastime for many Reddit users. After two popular holiday gift ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Heather Reed of Eureka Springs, Ark., and puzzle master Will Shortz.

San Pedro Bay–area ports have been ramping up clean energy efforts, pushed by years of activism from community members ...

It will be biggest single-year expansion of multilingual education in the city, though critics say it's not enough.

GBH takes listeners on a journey through some of the most spectacular and rarely heard holiday music of all time with a ...

In November 2019, Massachusetts residents first got a third gender option to put on their driver’s licenses. The “X” marker is commonly used by nonbinary people, though it can be selected by anyone ...

The Mass Politics Profs discuss Michelle Wu's failed tax plan, Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, Joe Biden's final days in office ...