Today, 100% of Boston’s residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park — but not all parks in the city serve the surrounding community equally. “This matters because at a time when cities are balancing competing priorities and limited resources, parks represent an investment that delivers multiple benefits,” writes Jodi Valenta of Trust for Public Land.

Helmed by founding artistic director Steven Maler, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's 30th anniversary production is about love and the rollercoaster of emotions it elicits. And it's "packed with a wonderful cast," reviews critic Jacquinn Sinclair.

The Boston Red Sox are acquiring All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

Brown University President Christina Paxson announced Monday she plans to leave her post next summer.

Billions of dollars of federal grants support everything from medical research to community services. Now, the Trump administration wants to tie that money to the president’s political priorities.

Her new novel "Solstice" interweaves Adam and Eve, a troubled marriage, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Wildfires, floods and tornados have damaged homes across the country this summer, putting a spotlight on what is and isn't covered by homeowners insurance.

The fruits on display in American grocery stores today are sweeter than ever, and getting a little more so all the time. They cost more, and people are willing to pay.

American companies like OpenAI and Anthropic had confidently claimed they were months ahead of their Chinese rivals. But the release last month of a new model from Chinese startup Moonshot deflated those boasts.

During President Trump’s first term at the White House, he negotiated the USMCA to replace the decades-old NAFTA. Now he favors terminating it as he seeks to impose a more protectionist trade policy.

What do Israelis think about criticism from a top ally?

The outdoors is becoming something camps must protect children from.

BTS announced last week that the group would not be submitting an entry for consideration.

Flaco was a Eurasian eagle owl, the only one living outside of captivity in North America.

Thousands of houses have been evacuated and hundreds destroyed.

Rates were falling for the past year until the war with Iran drove them back up. Now worries about inflation — and what the Federal Reserve might do with rates — are driving them higher.

Tens of millions of seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D, a drug prescription insurance plan, will likely face higher costs next year.

Amid a fight over his confirmation as attorney general, Todd Blanche issued an order formally taking back a controversial plan to create a fund that would compensate President Trump's allies.

Massachusetts is on the way to giving doctors the final say on whether an abortion should be allowed late in pregnancy, a move expected to affect few cases but that supporters say is needed because hospitals are now turning away women they should be serving.

Bike safety advocates say theyare more motivated than ever press city leaders for improvements after the loss of transportation planer Louisa Gag.

For all the focus on Diana DiZoglio's push to audit the Massachusetts Legislature, the 2026 public records ballot question has much more potential to crack open access to records under the State House’s golden dome.

A Woburn company is at the forefront of efforts to reduce U.S. reliance on China for critical minerals used in weapons systems and high-tech products.

WBUR's Sharon Brody spoke with Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education Noé Ortega about why the state is letting a couple of colleges offer reduced-credit bachelor's degrees, starting in 2027.

To help meet the demand for housing on the Cape and Islands, the Boston Society of Architects created a guide on transforming old buildings into new living space.

Organizers of the Pan-Mass Challenge held this weekend hoped to raise 79 million dollars for cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Nearly 65-hundred cyclists took part. Rachel Marshall rode to honor her late father.

August really is grand, writes Cog senior editor Cloe Axelson. It's 31 days of peak summer -- tomatoes, beach days, novels, baseball games, shooting stars, road trips, as much corn on the cob as a belly can fit.

A vestige of the Steward Health Care bankruptcy crisis, Norwood Hospital closed in 2020 due to catastrophic flooding. Construction of a new hospital was stalled as Steward went bankrupt, and the property remains controlled by real estate investment trust Medical Properties Trust.

Humans have been obsessed with fitness for centuries. But how did this fascination start? In the new book “When Fitness Went Global” historian Conor Heffernan examines the rise of physical culture worldwide.

Greater Boston’s deliciously greasy, boozy American Chinese food scene isn’t particularly "authentic." But it has its own rich heritage.