From Tai Chi on the Esplanade to water aerobics in Dorchester, Boston's Parks and Recreation Department offers no-cost group exercise classes designed specifically for adults 60 and older.
As the city races to meet 2050 carbon neutrality targets, officials face make-or-break choices on transit funding, waterfront resilience, and neighborhood equity.
From venture capital freezes to pharma talent flight, geopolitical turbulence is forcing local employers to rethink hiring strategies and compensation.
As commercial real estate contracts across the city, employers face a critical challenge: attracting top workers when the traditional downtown office is no longer the default.
International visitor numbers are down sharply, airfares remain stubbornly high, and a weakening dollar abroad is keeping American travellers home—putting pressure on the city's $20 billion visitor economy.
The MBTA's decade-long Somerville-Medford expansion project clears a major hurdle this week, signalling concrete progress on one of the region's most anticipated transit developments.
Sarah Chen's startup, founded in a Fort Point Channel warehouse, is now attracting major institutional backing and reshaping how companies measure their carbon footprint.
As rents soar across the city, a new class of investors and entrepreneurs is capitalizing on technology solutions that help residents navigate Boston's punishing cost of living.
As restaurants and hotels invest billions in kitchen robots and digital ordering systems, the city's service sector is fracturing into high-skill, high-wage positions and disappearing entry-level jobs—upending talent pipelines that have sustained the industry for decades.
Shipping delays, tariff fears, and geopolitical instability are forcing local manufacturers and retailers to rethink supply chains and inventory strategies.
As rents surge and supply chains tighten, Boston's independent food and beverage owners are facing a reckoning that's reshaping where residents eat, drink, and gather.
Community members in Fort Point and the Seaport District say city planners have sidelined their concerns about affordability and neighborhood character in pursuit of high-rise development.
A decade of rising rents, stalled development, and shifting political priorities has created the conditions for this summer's most consequential municipal debate.
Community members from Dorchester to Jamaica Plain are speaking out about skyrocketing rents and displacement threatening the fabric of their longtime neighborhoods.
City officials face critical decisions on whether to overhaul the aging emergency response infrastructure or patch it together—with public safety hanging in the balance.
From the Charles River to the city's competitive pools, the region's water sports scene enters its most crucial stretch with high school and club championships looming.
