WBUR's Morning EditionLocal content from WBUR's Morning Edition broadcastsBoston's outgoing public safety adviser reflects on how violence in the city has changed in 5 yearsRufus Faulk, who was appointed by former Mayor Marty Walsh, will be replaced by his friend and mentee Isaac Yablo. PlayLocal Coverage04:04Feb 3, 2023For EVs to take off, Boston needs more equitable placement of chargersBoston has more than 900 electric vehicle chargers, and most are concentrated downtown. Neighborhoods like Mattapan, Hyde Park, Roslindale and parts of Dorchester could be considered charging deserts. The city...PlayEnvironment05:44Feb 2, 2023Advertisement MassGOP taps Amy Carnevale to be new party chairOn Tuesday night, the State Republican Committee narrowly voted (37-34) to replace two-term chairman Jim Lyons with Washington lobbyist Amy Carnevale of Marblehead. She will serve a two-year term as...PlayLocal Coverage04:09Feb 1, 2023After a drubbing last election, Mass. GOP finds itself at a crossroadsMassachusetts Republicans failed to field a single successful candidate for statewide office last November, and now the party finds itself at a crossroads. GOP Chairman Jim Lyons wants a third...PlayLocal Coverage04:17Jan 30, 2023Advocates call for re-commitment to Boston police reform after fatal beating of Tyre NicholsBoston officials say the killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in Memphis underscores the importance of moving forward with police reforms here. Community advocates say there’s much more work to do.PlayLocal Coverage04:19Jan 30, 2023Mattapan will be a case study in how to balance economic growth and racial equityCity officials are working on a plan to redevelop Mattapan, beautify its main square, attract more businesses and add housing. And they're hoping to do all this without displacing the...PlayBusiness05:52Jan 27, 2023ManRay, once the heart of alternative nightlife in Cambridge, is rebornThe Central Square club was a hotspot for goth, queer and fetish communities. This month it reopened at a new location after an 18-year hiatus.PlayArts & Culture05:16Jan 27, 2023Wu sets sights on housing, schools in first State of the City addressBoston Mayor Michelle Wu took some big swings during her first State of the City address on Wednesday, including fundamental changes to how construction is done in the city and...PlayLocal Coverage03:03Jan 25, 2023A brand new arts nonprofit will take over the old OBERON stageArrow Street Arts plans to convert the theater into a black box and build a smaller studio next door. Moonbox Productions will be a resident theater company.PlayArts & Culture04:46Jan 13, 2023As the T missed safety investigation deadlines, state regulators failed to actFederal officials say the DPU must use its enforcement power to keep the T safe. Public records show the DPU has routinely allowed the T to miss deadlines, and has...PlayInvestigations03:47Jan 12, 2023Auchincloss on what's next for new speaker Kevin McCarthyCongressman Jake Auchincloss of Newton says "the House GOP is still groveling to the extreme right." He spoke with WBUR's Sharon Brody about what comes next for the beleaguered McCarthy.PlayLocal Coverage05:01Jan 9, 2023Lawsuit over fatal Newton police shooting alleges city services endanger people with mental illnessIn filing the lawsuit, Michael Conlon's parents are speaking publicly about the shooting for the first time. They argue their son's death could have been avoided if police had followed...PlayLocal Coverage05:16Jan 9, 2023Healey celebrate inauguration at TD GardenReporter Anthony Brooks was there, and joined WBUR's Morning Edition to share a recap.PlayLocal Coverage05:15Jan 6, 2023Healey may face 'higher bar' of scrutiny as governor, but she's eager to get to workHealey will start her term as governor with a lot of advantages. She's inheriting a state government flush with federal funds and is set to work with a state Legislature...PlayLocal Coverage06:02Jan 5, 2023Rep. Trahan on McCarthy's failed attempts to become House speakerFor more on what it's like to be inside the House during this historic stalemate, WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan.PlayLocal Coverage04:20Jan 4, 2023Ahead of ceremonies at Wounded Knee, items returned to Lakota from New England museum bring hopeAs people on Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota this week prepare for the annual remembrance of the massacre at Wounded Knee, they’re reflecting also on items that were returned...PlayLocal Coverage04:29Dec 30, 2022You can hear one of world's largest pipe organs this weekend in BostonWBUR's Ameila Mason was there when organists practiced ahead of tomorrow's performance, filling the sanctuary with soaring music.PlayLocal Coverage02:55Dec 30, 2022Research center in Boston aims to jumpstart precision psychiatryOne goal is to develop new drugs to treat psychiatric disorders, as the field still uses meds that went on the market decades ago. But scientists say the complexity of...PlayHealth04:33Dec 28, 2022Berklee Indian Ensemble's expansive, star-studded debut album is a Grammy contender“Something like 130 people have been involved in the creation of this album called 'Shuruaat,' which is Hindi for beginning,” said ensemble founder Annette Philip.PlayArts & Culture06:51Dec 27, 2022As literacy screening becomes a requirement in Mass., a look at what impact it makes in schoolsA new state mandate requiring twice-a-year literacy screenings for kids in grades K-3 starting next year is intended to help school districts pinpoint what additional reading supports they can offer...PlayEducation04:13Dec 20, 2022Next Page
Boston's outgoing public safety adviser reflects on how violence in the city has changed in 5 yearsRufus Faulk, who was appointed by former Mayor Marty Walsh, will be replaced by his friend and mentee Isaac Yablo. PlayLocal Coverage04:04Feb 3, 2023
For EVs to take off, Boston needs more equitable placement of chargersBoston has more than 900 electric vehicle chargers, and most are concentrated downtown. Neighborhoods like Mattapan, Hyde Park, Roslindale and parts of Dorchester could be considered charging deserts. The city...PlayEnvironment05:44Feb 2, 2023
MassGOP taps Amy Carnevale to be new party chairOn Tuesday night, the State Republican Committee narrowly voted (37-34) to replace two-term chairman Jim Lyons with Washington lobbyist Amy Carnevale of Marblehead. She will serve a two-year term as...PlayLocal Coverage04:09Feb 1, 2023
After a drubbing last election, Mass. GOP finds itself at a crossroadsMassachusetts Republicans failed to field a single successful candidate for statewide office last November, and now the party finds itself at a crossroads. GOP Chairman Jim Lyons wants a third...PlayLocal Coverage04:17Jan 30, 2023
Advocates call for re-commitment to Boston police reform after fatal beating of Tyre NicholsBoston officials say the killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in Memphis underscores the importance of moving forward with police reforms here. Community advocates say there’s much more work to do.PlayLocal Coverage04:19Jan 30, 2023
Mattapan will be a case study in how to balance economic growth and racial equityCity officials are working on a plan to redevelop Mattapan, beautify its main square, attract more businesses and add housing. And they're hoping to do all this without displacing the...PlayBusiness05:52Jan 27, 2023
ManRay, once the heart of alternative nightlife in Cambridge, is rebornThe Central Square club was a hotspot for goth, queer and fetish communities. This month it reopened at a new location after an 18-year hiatus.PlayArts & Culture05:16Jan 27, 2023
Wu sets sights on housing, schools in first State of the City addressBoston Mayor Michelle Wu took some big swings during her first State of the City address on Wednesday, including fundamental changes to how construction is done in the city and...PlayLocal Coverage03:03Jan 25, 2023
A brand new arts nonprofit will take over the old OBERON stageArrow Street Arts plans to convert the theater into a black box and build a smaller studio next door. Moonbox Productions will be a resident theater company.PlayArts & Culture04:46Jan 13, 2023
As the T missed safety investigation deadlines, state regulators failed to actFederal officials say the DPU must use its enforcement power to keep the T safe. Public records show the DPU has routinely allowed the T to miss deadlines, and has...PlayInvestigations03:47Jan 12, 2023
Auchincloss on what's next for new speaker Kevin McCarthyCongressman Jake Auchincloss of Newton says "the House GOP is still groveling to the extreme right." He spoke with WBUR's Sharon Brody about what comes next for the beleaguered McCarthy.PlayLocal Coverage05:01Jan 9, 2023
Lawsuit over fatal Newton police shooting alleges city services endanger people with mental illnessIn filing the lawsuit, Michael Conlon's parents are speaking publicly about the shooting for the first time. They argue their son's death could have been avoided if police had followed...PlayLocal Coverage05:16Jan 9, 2023
Healey celebrate inauguration at TD GardenReporter Anthony Brooks was there, and joined WBUR's Morning Edition to share a recap.PlayLocal Coverage05:15Jan 6, 2023
Healey may face 'higher bar' of scrutiny as governor, but she's eager to get to workHealey will start her term as governor with a lot of advantages. She's inheriting a state government flush with federal funds and is set to work with a state Legislature...PlayLocal Coverage06:02Jan 5, 2023
Rep. Trahan on McCarthy's failed attempts to become House speakerFor more on what it's like to be inside the House during this historic stalemate, WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan.PlayLocal Coverage04:20Jan 4, 2023
Ahead of ceremonies at Wounded Knee, items returned to Lakota from New England museum bring hopeAs people on Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota this week prepare for the annual remembrance of the massacre at Wounded Knee, they’re reflecting also on items that were returned...PlayLocal Coverage04:29Dec 30, 2022
You can hear one of world's largest pipe organs this weekend in BostonWBUR's Ameila Mason was there when organists practiced ahead of tomorrow's performance, filling the sanctuary with soaring music.PlayLocal Coverage02:55Dec 30, 2022
Research center in Boston aims to jumpstart precision psychiatryOne goal is to develop new drugs to treat psychiatric disorders, as the field still uses meds that went on the market decades ago. But scientists say the complexity of...PlayHealth04:33Dec 28, 2022
Berklee Indian Ensemble's expansive, star-studded debut album is a Grammy contender“Something like 130 people have been involved in the creation of this album called 'Shuruaat,' which is Hindi for beginning,” said ensemble founder Annette Philip.PlayArts & Culture06:51Dec 27, 2022
As literacy screening becomes a requirement in Mass., a look at what impact it makes in schoolsA new state mandate requiring twice-a-year literacy screenings for kids in grades K-3 starting next year is intended to help school districts pinpoint what additional reading supports they can offer...PlayEducation04:13Dec 20, 2022