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Kristie Macewen and Anthony Fusco dance at Midway Cafe. (Hadley Green for WBUR)

The Midway Cafe, Boston’s Last Live Music Dive, Is 30 Years Old And Going Strong

As many independently-owned rock clubs in the area close, the Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain is celebrating its continued existence as an eccentric music haven.

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Week In Review: GOP Health Care, WBUR Mayoral Forums

Our Dogs Can Get Lyme Vaccines And We (Still) Can't. When Might We?

Innocence Project Calls For Probe Into 2 Former State Prosecutors In Amherst Drug Lab Scandal

The group filed two complaints accusing Kris Foster and Anne Kaczmarek of trying to hide and withhold evidence of state drug chemist Sonja Farak's evidence...

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'Bionic Leaf' Could One Day Help Reduce CO2 In The Atmosphere

A project at Harvard Medical School could one day help reduce a cause of global warming.

04:36Jul 19, 2017

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The stage at the Midway Cafe in Boston's Jamaica Plain. (Hadley Green for WBUR)

Tell Us About Your Favorite Memories At The Midway Cafe In Boston's Jamaica Plain

The Midway Cafe in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood opened back in the summer of 1987.

'Skeleton Architecture' Will Perform A Dance At The ICA They've Never Rehearsed

The new dance collective, hailing from New York, is in Boston for a week-long residency at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

At Mayoral Forum, Walsh Defends Actions On Homelessness And Boston's Olympic Bid

At an election forum held at UMass Boston on Thursday, Walsh was most passionate when he addressed the problem of guns on the streets of Boston.

03:19Jul 21, 2017

High temperatures on Friday. (Courtesy National Weather Service)

Forecast: Weekend Will Be Mostly Nice, But Disrupted By Rain On Saturday

Today, highs will near 90 degrees. The day will be mostly sunny, but the air won't feel as humid as it has been lately.

Jul 21, 2017

Boston Students Seek Adventure — And Growth — In 3 Weeks At Sea

Fifteen students from the Boston Day And Evening Academy recently left Boston aboard the schooner Roseway, for three weeks of studying climate change and the ocean as they sail to Nova Scotia. For many students, the trip represents the biggest adventure they've ever embarked on.

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03:28Jul 21, 2017

The Week That Was: Senate Health Distress, Harvard Square's Pizza Problems And More

The Senate health care bill floundered without enough GOP support and Harvard Square rejected yet another pizza shop. All that and more from Tom Keane's weekly news roundup.

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Jul 21, 2017

Just Say No ... To Hosting The Olympics

A new book shines a light on the failed bid to bring the 2024 Olympic Games to the Hub. Bill Littlefield highlights the larger messages embedded in "No Boston Olympics."

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Jul 21, 2017

Gracyn Mix plays Juliet in Commonwealth Shakespearea Company's free production on the Boston Common. (Courtesy Evgenia Eliseeva/CSC)

What To Know About Shakespeare On The Common — And Why To Take The Kids

"Romeo and Juliet," this year's free Commonwealth Shakespeare Company production, runs through Aug. 6.

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Jul 21, 2017

Glioblastoma Is A Grim Diagnosis, But There Are Some Signs Of Hope

With rapid progress in research, the longer Sen. John McCain and other glioblastoma patients can hang on, the better their chances that some new treatment will help them.

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03:45Jul 20, 2017

This Weekend Only, Giant Inflatable ‘Worm-Like’ Things Will Overrun Worcester Museum

Some say the growing prominence of inflatable art and architecture today signals a re-emergence of "utopian thought."

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Jul 20, 2017

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City Councilor Tito Jackson at a City Hall meeting in May 2016. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Mayoral Forums 2017: Tito Jackson

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51:31Jul 19, 2017

GOP Health Care Bill Collapses

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07:59Jul 18, 2017

Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, England. Local lore says that Jane Austen based Mr. Darcys home in Pride and Prejudice on Chatsworth, one of Englands most lavish stately homes. (Alina Hartounian/AP)

Remembering Jane Austen, 200 Years Later

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19:59Jul 18, 2017

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to the reporters during a January press conference. (Steven Senne/AP)

Gov. Baker Pushes Lawmakers For MassHealth Reform

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14:32Jul 18, 2017

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Several restaurants expanded onto the street during last year's Open Newbury Street. (Joe Difazio for WBUR)

Jaywalk 'Til Your Heart's Content This Sunday During Boston's 'Open Newbury Street'

Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay becomes a pedestrian-only zone from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday -- and then again in August and September.

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Jul 20, 2017

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Mass. Adds 10,000 Jobs In June; Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 4.3 Percent

Influenced by a growing labor market, the unemployment rate in Massachusetts has climbed more than a full point since the start of the year.

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Jul 20, 2017

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh at WBUR in 2015 (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Mayoral Forums 2017: Marty Walsh

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined us for the second part of the forum series.

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51:30Jul 20, 2017

A photo of Andres Cruz amid a memorial outside his AC Hardware store (Anthony Brooks/WBUR)

Slain Boston Hardware Store Owner Is Recalled By Neighbors As Generous

Police say Andres Cruz, 58, the beloved owner of AC Hardware in the city's Mission Hill neighborhood, was fatally shot during an apparent robbery.

04:12Jul 20, 2017

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., departs a Senate Republican meeting on a health reform bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 22. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Dana-Farber Doctor Who Treated Ted Kennedy's Cancer Discusses McCain's Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Arizona Sen. John McCain has been diagnosed with the same brain cancer that affected Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy before his death in 2009.

04:14Jul 20, 2017

Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez at the Mildred Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

He Knows 'The Face Of Poverty': Constituents Celebrate Boston Rep. Sánchez's Promotion

Sánchez, who was recently appointed to head the House Ways and Means Committee, is now considered one of the most powerful Latino elected officials in the state.

04:41Jul 20, 2017