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A woman watches the Boston Pops Orchestra perform during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the DCR Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, MA on July 4, 2019. (Erin Clark for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Pops return to Boston for Fourth of July extravaganza

"The thought that we haven't been there live since 2019 kind of boggles the imagination," said Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Pops since 1995.

This biologist eavesdropped on humpback whales for decades. What he heard helped save the species

Biologist Roger Payne, creator of the iconic album "Songs of the Humpback Whale" explains how the record came to be.

A Provincetown outbreak upended the 'hot vax summer,' but showed how to contain COVID

The Provincetown outbreak is seen as a critical moment in the pandemic. It showed that vaccines would not end COVID, but it also held lessons on how to contain the...

Noah Grigni brings magic and curiosity to portraits of trans kids

Grigni’s exhibit at the Boston Children’s Museum, called “Protect Trans Dreams: A Portrait Project,” depicts seven trans kids from New England.

Congressional leaders call for investigation of Boston's asylum office

The lawmakers are concerned about an “alarmingly” low rate of approval as compared to other offices across the country.

Roe decision could cause legal chaos for states like Mass., where abortion remains legal

WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by Jamie Sabino, deputy director of advocacy at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, to lend us her legal expertise.

Local filmmakers discuss new collaboration 'The Walk' and meeting while incarcerated

Local filmmakers Dan Adams and George Powell revisit Boston's busing crisis during the 1970s for their new film, The Walk. They began collaborating on films in an unlikely place: they...

'Never just about one person': Chang-Díaz says she's ending campaign to support down-ballot candidates

Chang-Díaz was campaigning as a progressive alternative to state Attorney General Maura Healey. While her name will still appear on the ballot, Chang-Díaz said she'll focus instead on progressive candidates...

Local Coverage

06:14Jun 24, 2022

Sonia Chang-Díaz announces her candidacy for governor at a campaign event at Boston English High School in Jamaica Plain. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Sonia Chang-Díaz is the Democratic underdog in the Mass. governor's race, but she's overcome long odds before

Chang-Díaz knows she faces a big challenge. But she said Massachusetts voters have rewarded come-from-behind grassroots campaigns in the past — including her first Senate victory 14 years ago.

Local Coverage

06:57Jun 23, 2022

119 Braintree Street, a building where many artists currently work, is scheduled to be pulled down for redevelopment. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

How to keep artists in Boston? The city seeks solutions

Boston has historically lacked the tools to save artists threatened with displacement. Now, an infusion of funding offers hope -- but the clock is ticking.

Arts & Culture

06:10Jun 23, 2022

An "artist studios open" sign at the SoWa Art and Design District in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

In Boston, a tale of two arts districts

Is "development without displacement" truly possible? In SoWa and Nubian Square, the promise and perils of using art and culture to transform a neighborhood.

Arts & Culture

06:38Jun 22, 2022

Protesters march during the Defend Abortion Rights rally in the area of the Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Supreme Court could soon limit abortion access. Lawmakers in Massachusetts are already working on a response

Lawmakers are working on a raft of proposals to preserve and even expand access to abortion in Massachusetts, anticipating that the Supreme Court could soon limit people's right to the...

Local Coverage

04:33Jun 22, 2022

Kristen Mallia looks through her work in india ink and tracing paper at Midway Artist Studios in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

To fight displacement, artists are buying up Boston real estate

Booming development is pushing artists out of the Boston neighborhoods they helped make hip. For some, there’s only one solution: buy the building.

Arts & Culture

05:42Jun 21, 2022

Mr. Potato Head waves outside of the headquarters of Hasbro Inc. in Pawtucket, R.I. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Not just fun and games, Hasbro part of growing list of companies who say they're focused on social impact

As the idea of a 21st-century company with a positive social mission takes hold, critics say it doesn't necessarily mean businesses have fine-tuned their sense of altruism.

Business

05:26Jun 21, 2022

The Hale Family Building at Boston Children’s Hospital. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Pediatric medical care in Boston is consolidating as Boston Children's expands and Tufts shrinks

The region's biggest pediatric hospital is getting bigger while its smaller competitor closes services.

Health

01:45Jun 21, 2022

Students from South High School in Worcester plant eggplant seedlings at the Community Harvest Project in Grafton. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A nonprofit farm in Mass. hopes to address hunger at its root

Food insecurity has reached historic levels in Massachusetts. One local effort is trying to address the lack of awareness about hunger, while also providing food.

Environment

05:05Jun 20, 2022

Aunt Becky's Ledge at low tide, looking back towards Mingo Beach. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

What this Beverly beach teaches us about slavery in Massachusetts

As the legend goes, Mingo Beach is named after an enslaved Black man who was offered his freedom if he could make the hazardous trek to a rocky outcropping near...

Local Coverage

05:48Jun 17, 2022

The Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Child care is in crisis. Here's what's being done about it

The pandemic has made child care problems harder to ignore. Business leaders and politicians began to see them not as a private burden for families, but as an urgent public...

Education

07:02Jun 17, 2022

State's highest court throws out app-based driver ballot question

WBUR's Walter Wuthmann joined Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to discuss.

Business

04:28Jun 15, 2022

Most child care centers, like this one in Waltham, closed down in March 2020 as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Child care is a problem for employers, too. Now more of them want solutions

"I don't think that employers see it so much as their responsibility, as much as they see it as their enlightened self-interest because they desperately need workers," says Tom Weber,...

Education

05:09Jun 15, 2022

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Pops return to Boston for Fourth of July extravaganza

This biologist eavesdropped on humpback whales for decades. What he heard helped save the species

A Provincetown outbreak upended the 'hot vax summer,' but showed how to contain COVID

Noah Grigni brings magic and curiosity to portraits of trans kids

Congressional leaders call for investigation of Boston's asylum office

Roe decision could cause legal chaos for states like Mass., where abortion remains legal

Local filmmakers discuss new collaboration 'The Walk' and meeting while incarcerated

'Never just about one person': Chang-Díaz says she's ending campaign to support down-ballot candidates

Sonia Chang-Díaz is the Democratic underdog in the Mass. governor's race, but she's overcome long odds before

How to keep artists in Boston? The city seeks solutions

In Boston, a tale of two arts districts

The Supreme Court could soon limit abortion access. Lawmakers in Massachusetts are already working on a response

To fight displacement, artists are buying up Boston real estate

Not just fun and games, Hasbro part of growing list of companies who say they're focused on social impact

Pediatric medical care in Boston is consolidating as Boston Children's expands and Tufts shrinks

A nonprofit farm in Mass. hopes to address hunger at its root

What this Beverly beach teaches us about slavery in Massachusetts

Child care is in crisis. Here's what's being done about it

State's highest court throws out app-based driver ballot question

Child care is a problem for employers, too. Now more of them want solutions