Set to open in fall 2026, The Platform will be the first permanent home for Global Arts Live’s world music and dance programs. Featuring 45,000 square feet and two performance stages, the space in Kendall Square is designed as a gathering hub for both artists and audiences.

After a five-year effort to expand the racial and socioeconomic diversity of Boston’s exam schools, school officials are proposing to shake it up again.

Do you know who Boston Mayor Michelle Wu face on the November ballot? Take our Boston News Quiz and test your knowledge of this week's stories.

Dr. Joan Brugge's research into breast cancer has slowed way, way down, after Trump froze billions of dollars of grants to Harvard, including hers.

A Peabody teacher won't return to the classroom after comments about Charlie Kirk. Educators and other workers around the country have been disciplined for posts about the conservative activist since his death this month.

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch defended comments he made this week that the clergy sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Archdiocese of Boston in the early 2000s was more about homosexuality than pedophilia.

The Justice Department has leveled charges against former FBI Director James Comey, after President Trump demanded prosecutors speed up their pace in an investigation targeting one of his most prominent critics.

The Cannabis Control Commission is delaying the finalization of its long-awaited rules for social marijuana establishments as a result of Shannon O'Brien's return to the agency.

Scott Brown and the Diplomats — the name a nod to his time as ambassador — played a string of dates this summer across New Hampshire. Brown is an unlikely frontman considering he is again running for New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate seat in 2026.

The Boston City Council passed a measure yesterday that will allow restaurants with licenses to sell beer and wine only to more easily upgrade to all-alcohol licenses: www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org

Doug Brown collects rare books on early America. But he recently acquired a desk that once belonged to Constance Miekevicz (nee Gore-Booth), an Irish revolutionary and suffragist. He was inspired by the story of her extraordinary life.

Gov. Maura Healey convened the Statewide Graduation Council after voters last fall eliminated the use of the MCAS as a graduation requirement. The "vision of a graduate" released Wednesday is its first work product.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was greeted by well over 100 protesters when he touched down on Martha's Vineyard. He was there to meet with a group of indigenous tribal delegates about their communities' most critical needs.

Rocky Horror, which turns 50 this year, gave writer Ethan Gilsdorf — and so many others — permission to fly their freak flag a little higher.

The Quincy City Council last year approved a pay raise that would put Mayor Thomas Koch's salary above the mayors of Boston and New York City.

What if you could create your perfect romantic partner? Some people have, but those partners aren't human. They're AI.

Willie Bennett and Alan Swanson were each arrested on unrelated charges but were linked to the crime. The mayor's office said Tuesday that Bennett has been paid $100,000 and Swanson $50,000.

What was Charlestown like before it was burned down by British troops? Boston is (literally) digging to find out www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org @tizianadearing.bsky.social

Suya Joint in Roxbury is an example of how Trump's immigration actions can take a toll on restaurants. ICE raids across the country have swept up restaurant workers — both with legal papers and not.

Less than a week after it was taken off the air under pressure from the Trump administration, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to late night on Tuesday, ABC parent company Disney confirmed.

Michelle Wu will run unopposed for mayor in Boston after a challenger didn’t garner enough votes to advance to the general election, the city's election department announced Monday.

New from @miriamwasser.bsky.social: A federal judge ruled on Monday that work can resume on Revolution Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm near Rhode Island. Construction on the project had been halted since Aug. 22, when the Trump administration issued a stop-work order.

Hunter Nadeau, who appeared through a video link from the Hillsborough County jail, waived his arraignment on a second-degree murder charge, and was scheduled for a probable cause hearing on Oct. 1.

Where and when to see "peak" foliage this fall in Massachusetts, according to @massdcr.bsky.social's new map www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org

Peep this: "Peak foliage" is about a month away for much of Massachusetts, according to a revamped foliage tracker from the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation. 🍁🍂

🍂Fall migration in Massachusetts is to birds as Sept. 1 is to students in Boston: some are moving in, some are moving out, and others are just passing through. Here are three things to keep in mind if you want to head out to see or hear these commuters.

The president has not called out Boston as a city in need of a military presence, but Boston has been doing battle with the Trump administration in other ways for months. Most local elected leaders are united against any National Guard presence. But the nation, and some in the city, are split.

Researchers documented 95 large whales entangled in fishing gear in the United States in 2024. That’s an increase from 2023 and higher than the historical average, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Here's how the thrifting pros hunt for hidden gems and good deals:

After more than two months of striking, Teamsters Local 25 reached an agreement on a new contract with Republic Services.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy threatened to withhold funding if the T fails to respond. No specific safety concerns were cited in the letter.

@wbur.org is looking for our next round of fellows! Applications are open for our three fellowship positions. Learn more about the roles and apply here:

The Kirk followers last night on Boston Common + protesters www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org @stephaniembrown.bsky.social Rachell Sanchez-Smith Jesse Costa

The Trump administration asked a federal judge to allow it to revoke a key permit for SouthCoast Wind, a project that could power about 1.4 million homes in the region.

A visitor took a brick from Old North Church’s crypt, then returned it, saying it brought bad luck. Now the ‘cursed brick’ is on display.

Essay: Child psychologist Ellen Braaten often does media appearances, trying to reassure parents and kids in the wake of school shootings. She used to tell her audience that the adults in their lives do everything they can to keep them safe, but she doesn't say that anymore. We haven’t. We don’t.

Telehealth vans parked outside Harvard and Northeastern are connecting college students with counseling support. The effort is especially geared toward Jewish students who have experienced antisemitism, but no student is turned away.

Do you often consider others' needs and wants before your own? If you said yes, you might be a people pleaser.

The Boston Planning and Development Agency board is set to vote today on a zoning plan that would allow buildings as tall as 700 feet in parts of downtown.

The judge denied Goldberg's motion for an order that would prevent O'Brien from returning to her job as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission while the treasurer appeals the Superior Court ruling that went in O'Brien's favor. O'Brien's term as chair of the CCC is set to run through Aug. 31, 2027.

Boston has 225 new liquor licenses to give away, many of which are neighborhood specific. Yet uptake has been low in most city neighborhoods — especially in communities the licenses were designed to uplift.

In 2024, the state’s highest court ruled that those under 21 who commit a crime cannot receive life without the possibility of parole sentences. So far, Nate Benjamin is one of 15 people who have been released from prison under the SJC’s decision.

Commentary: Artificial intelligence will force educators to change how they motivate and grade students, write professors Ethan Hutt and Jack Schneider. We need to emphasize the process of learning, rather than just the output of it.

Under the Healey administration, state officials are significantly reshaping vaccination policy and breaking ties with the federal government as they repeatedly criticize actions from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Research shows police regularly perform inadequate rape investigations and fail to test for DNA evidence. That has led lawmakers across the country to extend their statutes of limitations. This hasn’t happened in Massachusetts. 👉 Read more (w/ @wbur.org): www.propublica.org/article/mass...

Boston Legacy Football Club says it has secured $100 million in financing from Bank of America needed to advance and complete renovations to the facility. The old stadium was largely razed to the ground last spring and construction work had slowed on the site as the team’s plan were ironed out.

Jerry Greenfield said that he felt the independence the brand had to speak on social issues was lost to parent company Unilever. He said Ben & Jerry's “was always about more than just ice cream; it was a way to spread love and invite others into the fight for equity, justice and a better world.”

Between Jan-July, ICE booked ~2,700 people into its Burlington field office. ~1,700 were transferred to detention centers within 24 hours. But more than a 1,000 people had stays longer than that -- some as long as 20 days www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org

ICE has said it's rare for people to be detained inside its Burlington field office for more than a few hours, but a new WBUR analysis finds that hundreds were detained for more than a day this past spring and summer.

From the Boston Asian American Film Festival to IFFBoston's expanded Fall Focus series, WBUR film critic Erin Trahan shares 10 film events that offer hope, experimentation and challenge perceptions.