Hanna Ali is an associate producer for newsletters at WBUR.
Hanna is the author of WBUR's Weekender newsletter, which is sent weekly on Saturdays. You can always read the latest newsletter in our Field Guide to Boston.
You'll also find Hanna on WBUR's social media channels, bringing those same stories to life through video. After all, in a busy news cycle like this, somebody's got to review local playgrounds, serve ice cream from the Hood Milk Bottle, play games with Boston Marathon runners and explore the curious local history behind things like candlepin bowling and chocolate chip cookies. And Hanna is up to the task.
Before joining WBUR, Hanna worked as a digital editor at the PBS science documentary series NOVA, writing articles for NOVA Next and managing the show’s newsletters and social profiles. She has a bachelor’s degree in public health and journalism from Simmons University. In her free time, Hanna likes to knit and explore Boston’s nightlife.
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The event series, funded through a $175,000 grant from the state, features soccer tournaments, a family-friendly "Field Day" and over a month of Spanish-broadcast World Cup watch parties in Chelsea...
The rise of Porchfest in Somerville and beyond
There are nearly 40 Porchfests coming to cities and towns across Massachusetts this spring and summer. But few can compete with Somerville Porchfest, which remains the largest and most popular...
Supreme Judicial Court hears arguments to block proposed income tax ballot question
Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit over a question heading to the ballot this November, which, if passed, would cut the state income tax from...
Is Fenway Park's new 'lobstah' poutine actually... good? We reviewed the ballpark's new food
Back in early April, six WBUR staffers went to Fenway Park to taste test a few of the ballpark's new menu items, including loaded hot dogs, grilled cheese, Nutella-filled mini...
Provincetown is offering free trips for the next generation of LGBTQ+ tourists
To make visiting Provincetown more accessible to young queer people, the town's business guild has partnered up with the Provincetown Pride Center to offer trips where lodging, ferry fees and...
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A bonsai bonanza: The Arnold Arboretum’s tiniest trees return to display
After a long winter in storage, the Arnold Arboretum’s bonsai collection is back on display. Though they may be miniature, caring for these trees over the last five months was...
It’s April break! Here are 7 things to do with your kids around Greater Boston
From racing to art making to a colonial fair, here are seven fun things to do with kids around Greater Boston while school's out for April vacation.
Mitt Romney returns to Massachusetts to mark the 20th anniversary of landmark health reform law
The law made insurance mandatory for most individuals, fined some employers who didn’t provide it and created subsidized health plans for low- to moderate-income residents.
Why are people dragging a duck boat across Boston Common?
Saturday is the second annual Duck Boat Challenge, an event put on by the city of Boston to raise money for local youth sports programs.
How laser tech from MIT's Lincoln Laboratory is helping Artemis II astronauts
Since the Apollo missions in the late 1960s, NASA has relied on radio frequencies to communicate with astronauts in space. The Artemis II mission is the first time astronauts will...