instagramWhat we've featured on our Instagram page, in reverse chronological order.WBUR Presents: The MakersThese artists of color are leaving their imprint on Massachusetts and elevating their artforms.Arts & CultureSep 19, 2022How a Mass. law intended to protect victims became a 'gift to abusers'The state’s unique law, intended to protect the privacy of victims of domestic and sexual violence, has instead protected perpetrators and police, a WBUR investigation found. The law requires police...PlayInvestigations18:36Aug 27, 2022Advertisement 'Flash droughts' and weather 'whiplash.' Welcome to New England’s climate futureHistorically, New England got a short drought about every ten years. Climate change is making them more frequent.PlayEnvironment05:39Aug 26, 2022Photos: Thousands of American flags fly on Boston Common for Memorial DayA field of more than 37,000 American flags is fluttering in the breeze on Boston Common next to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in honor of Memorial Day.Local CoverageMay 27, 2022Officials break ground on Boston Common MLK memorial"The Embrace" will be the Common's first new memorial in decades. The 22-foot sculpture honors civil rights activists Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King.Arts & CultureApr 28, 2022Healey, Chang-Díaz both promise all-out climate push if elected governorThe two major Democratic candidates for Massachusetts governor meet Wednesday evening to discuss their plans to address climate change.PlayEnvironment05:34Apr 27, 2022Hospitals: Please don't come to ER for COVID testsThe shortage of at home COVID tests and long lines at testing sites are contributing to another problem: crowded hospital emergency rooms. Hospitals say many patients with only minor illnesses...HealthDec 29, 2021The original immersive Van Gogh exhibit opens in Boston"Imagine Van Gogh" is the second Van Gogh show to open in Boston this year, but it was the first, shown in 2008 in Provence, France. The exhibit is in...Arts & CultureDec 21, 2021You'll need a vaccine to go inside Boston restaurants, entertainment venues and gymsThe requirement, which begins Jan. 15, will apply to three categories of businesses: indoor dining (including bars and restaurants), indoor fitness; and indoor entertainment and event venues (including sports arenas,...HealthDec 20, 2021Boston police bought spy tech with a pot of money hidden from the publicBoston police used a "slush fund" to pay for a surveillance device that can grab cell phone data from suspects — and also from other phones nearby. The department says...PlayInvestigations08:10Dec 17, 2021The photos that helped us tell the stories of 2021Marked by the ongoing pandemic and a pivotal mayoral election, 2021 brought hope alongside angst and uncertainty. We take a look back at these critical moments, and the photographs that...Local CoverageDec 15, 2021'A false sense of security': Critics question Mass. COVID testing program in schoolsGov. Baker has touted the program, but critics question whether enough students are participating to make the results useful, and whether the benefits are being felt evenly across the state....PlayHealth03:47Dec 7, 2021Gov. Baker says he will not seek a third term"We love the work," he said in a statement. "Serving as Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts has been the most challenging and fulfilling jobs we’ve ever had."PlayLocal Coverage05:44Dec 1, 2021In win for residents with disabilities, Boston must upgrade curb ramps across the cityA long-running civil rights movement has won a huge but quiet victory in Boston. It’ll mean millions of dollars in spending, and construction projects across the city.PlayLocal Coverage05:21Nov 24, 2021All adults in Massachusetts can now receive a COVID-19 booster shot, Gov. Baker says"I think the main reason to do it is it's one more piece of protection against COVID," Gov. Baker said to the press on Thursday. "And as we head into...HealthNov 18, 2021Local Tiny Desk favorite HEESU takes her cues from K-pop and soulGrowing up in Seoul, HEESU (the stage name of Heesu Yu) loved to belt K-pop at the city’s nuraebangs (karaoke rooms). She brought that same infectious energy to her Tiny...PlayArts & Culture07:58Nov 18, 2021MFA Boston union employees strike over wages and stalled negotiationsMore than 100 employees from departments across the Museum of Fine Arts -- including curators, conservators and educators -- picketed outside the Huntington Avenue entrance on Wednesday.Arts & CultureNov 17, 2021Read Michelle Wu's remarks after she took the oath of office as Boston's mayorMichelle Wu, the first woman and person of color elected mayor of Boston, officially stepped into the executive role during her inauguration on Tuesday.Local CoverageNov 16, 2021Wu will be Boston's first millennial mayor, part of a growing wave nationallyAt 36, Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu's relative youth comes with opportunities and challenges.PlayLocal Coverage03:40Nov 12, 2021Worcester community activist on being first openly nonbinary person elected in Mass.Councilor-elect Thu Nguyen spoke with WBUR's Morning Edition about their campaign experience and city hall priorities once they take office in January.PlayLocal Coverage04:27Nov 9, 2021Next Page
WBUR Presents: The MakersThese artists of color are leaving their imprint on Massachusetts and elevating their artforms.Arts & CultureSep 19, 2022
How a Mass. law intended to protect victims became a 'gift to abusers'The state’s unique law, intended to protect the privacy of victims of domestic and sexual violence, has instead protected perpetrators and police, a WBUR investigation found. The law requires police...PlayInvestigations18:36Aug 27, 2022
'Flash droughts' and weather 'whiplash.' Welcome to New England’s climate futureHistorically, New England got a short drought about every ten years. Climate change is making them more frequent.PlayEnvironment05:39Aug 26, 2022
Photos: Thousands of American flags fly on Boston Common for Memorial DayA field of more than 37,000 American flags is fluttering in the breeze on Boston Common next to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in honor of Memorial Day.Local CoverageMay 27, 2022
Officials break ground on Boston Common MLK memorial"The Embrace" will be the Common's first new memorial in decades. The 22-foot sculpture honors civil rights activists Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King.Arts & CultureApr 28, 2022
Healey, Chang-Díaz both promise all-out climate push if elected governorThe two major Democratic candidates for Massachusetts governor meet Wednesday evening to discuss their plans to address climate change.PlayEnvironment05:34Apr 27, 2022
Hospitals: Please don't come to ER for COVID testsThe shortage of at home COVID tests and long lines at testing sites are contributing to another problem: crowded hospital emergency rooms. Hospitals say many patients with only minor illnesses...HealthDec 29, 2021
The original immersive Van Gogh exhibit opens in Boston"Imagine Van Gogh" is the second Van Gogh show to open in Boston this year, but it was the first, shown in 2008 in Provence, France. The exhibit is in...Arts & CultureDec 21, 2021
You'll need a vaccine to go inside Boston restaurants, entertainment venues and gymsThe requirement, which begins Jan. 15, will apply to three categories of businesses: indoor dining (including bars and restaurants), indoor fitness; and indoor entertainment and event venues (including sports arenas,...HealthDec 20, 2021
Boston police bought spy tech with a pot of money hidden from the publicBoston police used a "slush fund" to pay for a surveillance device that can grab cell phone data from suspects — and also from other phones nearby. The department says...PlayInvestigations08:10Dec 17, 2021
The photos that helped us tell the stories of 2021Marked by the ongoing pandemic and a pivotal mayoral election, 2021 brought hope alongside angst and uncertainty. We take a look back at these critical moments, and the photographs that...Local CoverageDec 15, 2021
'A false sense of security': Critics question Mass. COVID testing program in schoolsGov. Baker has touted the program, but critics question whether enough students are participating to make the results useful, and whether the benefits are being felt evenly across the state....PlayHealth03:47Dec 7, 2021
Gov. Baker says he will not seek a third term"We love the work," he said in a statement. "Serving as Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts has been the most challenging and fulfilling jobs we’ve ever had."PlayLocal Coverage05:44Dec 1, 2021
In win for residents with disabilities, Boston must upgrade curb ramps across the cityA long-running civil rights movement has won a huge but quiet victory in Boston. It’ll mean millions of dollars in spending, and construction projects across the city.PlayLocal Coverage05:21Nov 24, 2021
All adults in Massachusetts can now receive a COVID-19 booster shot, Gov. Baker says"I think the main reason to do it is it's one more piece of protection against COVID," Gov. Baker said to the press on Thursday. "And as we head into...HealthNov 18, 2021
Local Tiny Desk favorite HEESU takes her cues from K-pop and soulGrowing up in Seoul, HEESU (the stage name of Heesu Yu) loved to belt K-pop at the city’s nuraebangs (karaoke rooms). She brought that same infectious energy to her Tiny...PlayArts & Culture07:58Nov 18, 2021
MFA Boston union employees strike over wages and stalled negotiationsMore than 100 employees from departments across the Museum of Fine Arts -- including curators, conservators and educators -- picketed outside the Huntington Avenue entrance on Wednesday.Arts & CultureNov 17, 2021
Read Michelle Wu's remarks after she took the oath of office as Boston's mayorMichelle Wu, the first woman and person of color elected mayor of Boston, officially stepped into the executive role during her inauguration on Tuesday.Local CoverageNov 16, 2021
Wu will be Boston's first millennial mayor, part of a growing wave nationallyAt 36, Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu's relative youth comes with opportunities and challenges.PlayLocal Coverage03:40Nov 12, 2021
Worcester community activist on being first openly nonbinary person elected in Mass.Councilor-elect Thu Nguyen spoke with WBUR's Morning Edition about their campaign experience and city hall priorities once they take office in January.PlayLocal Coverage04:27Nov 9, 2021
