Callum Borchers covered the Greater Boston business community for Bostonomix. He joined WBUR in 2018 from The Washington Post, where he reported on the intersection of politics and media. He previously covered politics, business and sports at The Boston Globe and was editor of Citizen’s News in Naugatuck, Connecticut.
Callum holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University and is a member of the Park Scholar Alumni Advisory Board at Ithaca College, where he completed his undergraduate work.
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Stuck in a long line for a COVID-19 test in Mass.? Here's why
In many cases, "there's not actually a shortage of tests," says CIC Health CEO Tim Rowe. "It's really just the health care logistics work to stand up testing sites and...
First Night Boston returns with music, fireworks — and vaccines
The annual First Night festival, back after being canceled by the pandemic last year, included a mobile clinic where party goers could get the jab.
Ski areas expect a busy winter because of the pandemic and Olympics
Early season business is strong, as the pandemic continues to dampen indoor activities and the Olympic games in February boosts interest in alpine sports.
Communities around Boston mull vaccine mandates of their own
Several cities and towns around Boston appear close to joining the capital city in requiring COVID-19 vaccines to enter many indoor spaces. Officials say it's important to have consistent rules...
Boston businesses and workers give mixed reviews to Wu's vaccine mandate
Vaccines will soon be required for city employees and almost anyone who visits restaurants, gyms, sports arenas and entertainment venues.
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Conventions are making a comeback. But attendance still lags
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority warns a full slate of events at its flagship venues — the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the Hynes Convention Center — does not...
Mass. Olympic hopefuls try to tune out boycotts, pandemic restrictions and focus on training
The US and several other countries plan to stage a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February to protest China's human rights abuses. That, combined with pandemic...
The process of deradicalizing youth needs an overhaul. A former white supremacist explains how
Christian Picciolini has spent the past few years trying to reform white supremacists through a group called the Free Radicals Project.
Don't worry, Santa Claus is still coming to town despite short supply
It's a bit quieter than usual in the North Pole this year.
How we lost (and rediscovered) the history of America's first Koreatown
More than a century ago, around 300 Korean American immigrants founded a new community in Riverside, California. But a little over a decade later, it vanished.