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News in Boston
Rock music, designer clothes and oblivion: Charli XCX’s ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour takes TD Garden by storm
As the lights went dark at TD Garden last Thursday night, a sold out crowd of Charli XCX fans sporting ripped-up old shirts and dark sunglasses erupted in screams. The UK-born electropop singer arrived in peak rock-star swagger, cloaked in a leather jacket-dress and accompanied…
Creatives & Arts
Between truth and temptation: A film review of “Verity”
If you’re looking for a smut-filled, adrenaline-inducing film, “Verity” might be right up your alley. The Amazon MGM film, directed by Michael Showalter, is an adaptation of author Colleen Hoover’s erotic thriller. The story follows Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer, as she is…
Creatives & Arts
Cambridge Day
October 1Horror fests and “Practical Magic”
Author Alice Hoffman will be on hand to discuss the movie and “Practical Magic 2.” Also, a showcase of Japanese master director Masaki Kobayashi’s films and Cinefest Latino Boston.
Creatives & Arts
CFA gallery ‘Between The Bylines’ explores absence within print journalism
Print journalism was once society’s sole gateway to current events. Today, digital journalism and social media have largely supplanted traditional newspapers. However, a new Boston University exhibition argues that print journalism’s role in a tech-dominated society is more…
Creatives & Arts
New Boston SPHERE coalition aims to combat health disparities, uniting more than 30 local institutions
The Boston Public Health Commission announced a new coalition for Strengthening Public Health-Academic Partnerships in Education, Research and Equity, consisting of more than 30 institutions across the area. The coalition, known as Boston SPHERE, was formed in an effort to…
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Cambridge Day
September 30“Bouncers” is back in Boston
After the 2013 marathon bombing cut a Cambridge production short, the iconic English play is back
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- 1 Darling Apartments
- 101 Merrimac st
- 2101 Commonwealth
- [solidcore]399 S Congress St Ste 2
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Boston by the numbers
- Area
- 48.34 sq mi (125.2 km²), 41.27 sq mi water
- Median age
- 33.3
- Households
- 283,374
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $97,344
- Median house value
- $731,700
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 1 CITY HALL SQ, BOSTON, MA 02201