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Rufus Faulk in Roxbury on Nov. 4, 2017. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Boston's outgoing public safety adviser reflects on how violence in the city has changed in 5 years

Rufus Faulk, who was appointed by former Mayor Marty Walsh, will be replaced by his friend and mentee Isaac Yablo.

Local Coverage

04:04Feb 3, 2023

Wesley Sanders uses his phone to connect his car to a charger in Jamaica Plain. He wears a blue coat and a purple wool hat. (Credit: Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

For EVs to take off, Boston needs more equitable placement of chargers

Boston 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...

Environment

05:44Feb 2, 2023

Amy Carnevale was voted the new party chair of the Massachusetts GOP. (Steve Brown/WBUR)

MassGOP taps Amy Carnevale to be new party chair

On 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...

Local Coverage

04:09Feb 1, 2023

Jim Lyons, Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, speaks at a campaign event. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

After a drubbing last election, Mass. GOP finds itself at a crossroads

Massachusetts 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...

Local Coverage

04:17Jan 30, 2023

Candles and flowers left at the Embrace sculpture on Boston Common in memory of Tyre Nichols. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Advocates call for re-commitment to Boston police reform after fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

Boston 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.

Local Coverage

04:19Jan 30, 2023

A row of single story shops on Blue Hill Avenue. Planners suggest raising one and two story commercial buildings by adding residential units above them, to increase population density. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Mattapan will be a case study in how to balance economic growth and racial equity

City 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...

Business

05:52Jan 27, 2023

Chris Ewen works behind the soundboard as he sets up the sound system at ManRay. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

ManRay, once the heart of alternative nightlife in Cambridge, is reborn

The 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.

Arts & Culture

05:16Jan 27, 2023

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during the State of the City Address in 2022. (Mike Mejia/City of Boston)

Wu sets sights on housing, schools in first State of the City address

Boston 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...

Local Coverage

03:03Jan 25, 2023

A brand new arts nonprofit will take over the old OBERON stage

Arrow 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.

Arts & Culture

04:46Jan 13, 2023

Police tape hangs across a hole cut in a fence to help evacuate Orange Line passengers due to a fire in Medford in August of 2019.(Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

As the T missed safety investigation deadlines, state regulators failed to act

Federal 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...

Investigations

03:47Jan 12, 2023

Auchincloss on what's next for new speaker Kevin McCarthy

Congressman 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.

Local Coverage

05:01Jan 9, 2023

Photographs of Michael Conlon hang as a celebration of his life in his parent's dining room. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Lawsuit over fatal Newton police shooting alleges city services endanger people with mental illness

In 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...

Local Coverage

05:16Jan 9, 2023

Healey celebrate inauguration at TD Garden

Reporter Anthony Brooks was there, and joined WBUR's Morning Edition to share a recap.

Local Coverage

05:15Jan 6, 2023

Maura Healey speaks with supporters on Election Day evening at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Healey may face 'higher bar' of scrutiny as governor, but she's eager to get to work

Healey 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...

Local Coverage

06:02Jan 5, 2023

In this Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan speaks to delegates during the 2019 Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention in Springfield, Mass.(Jessica Hill/AP File)

Rep. Trahan on McCarthy's failed attempts to become House speaker

For 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.

Local Coverage

04:20Jan 4, 2023

Michael He Crow, 60, stands on the road in Ogala, South Dakota that leads to the cabin where he grew up, on Dec. 27, 2022. (Nancy Eve Cohen/NEPM)

Ahead of ceremonies at Wounded Knee, items returned to Lakota from New England museum bring hope

As 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...

Local Coverage

04:29Dec 30, 2022

You can hear one of world's largest pipe organs this weekend in Boston

WBUR's Ameila Mason was there when organists practiced ahead of tomorrow's performance, filling the sanctuary with soaring music.

Local Coverage

02:55Dec 30, 2022

Massachusetts General Hospital. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Research center in Boston aims to jumpstart precision psychiatry

One 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...

Health

04:33Dec 28, 2022

The Berklee Indian Ensemble performing with Zakir Hussain. (Courtesy Mike Spencer)

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.

Arts & Culture

06:51Dec 27, 2022

Third-grade teacher Audra Lessard coaches her students on words starting with "br" as part of a phonics lesson at the Sumner G. Whittier School in Everett. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

As literacy screening becomes a requirement in Mass., a look at what impact it makes in schools

A 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...

Education

04:13Dec 20, 2022

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Boston's outgoing public safety adviser reflects on how violence in the city has changed in 5 years

For EVs to take off, Boston needs more equitable placement of chargers

MassGOP taps Amy Carnevale to be new party chair

After a drubbing last election, Mass. GOP finds itself at a crossroads

Advocates call for re-commitment to Boston police reform after fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

Mattapan will be a case study in how to balance economic growth and racial equity

ManRay, once the heart of alternative nightlife in Cambridge, is reborn

Wu sets sights on housing, schools in first State of the City address

A brand new arts nonprofit will take over the old OBERON stage

As the T missed safety investigation deadlines, state regulators failed to act

Auchincloss on what's next for new speaker Kevin McCarthy

Lawsuit over fatal Newton police shooting alleges city services endanger people with mental illness

Healey celebrate inauguration at TD Garden

Healey may face 'higher bar' of scrutiny as governor, but she's eager to get to work

Rep. Trahan on McCarthy's failed attempts to become House speaker

Ahead of ceremonies at Wounded Knee, items returned to Lakota from New England museum bring hope

You can hear one of world's largest pipe organs this weekend in Boston

Research center in Boston aims to jumpstart precision psychiatry

Berklee Indian Ensemble's expansive, star-studded debut album is a Grammy contender

As literacy screening becomes a requirement in Mass., a look at what impact it makes in schools