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The law firm that built its reputation in affordable housing has also become the go-to counsel for an opposing clientele.Door WBUR

The newly appointed official was placed on leave shortly after WBUR inquired whether he was involved in a wrongful death suit and accused of falsifying records while working as an EMT.Door WBUR

Some members of Boston's Black community were crestfallen when all three Black candidates were eliminated in last week's preliminary election. Now the two remaining candidates say they are working hard to win support from Black voters ahead of the November election.Door WBUR

Managing partner of Comfort Kitchen, Rai is on a mission to uplift the voices of the community. “I create spaces," he says. “I bring people together, especially through food.”Door WBUR

Dr. Eric Dickson says there are no available intensive care beds in central Massachusetts, and 80 to 100 patients are waiting for hospital beds in the UMass Memorial system.Door WBUR

There wouldn’t be as many shellfish around without the help of propagation programs along the state's coast.Door WBUR

Black Lives Matter marches kicked off the photographer's career, but he doesn't want to be defined by his protest photos.Door WBUR

The law firm has built its reputation in affordable housing — advising nonprofits and developers, churches and housing authorities. But the firm has also become the go-to counsel for an opposing clientele.Door WBUR

The city’s rental market has surged back to where it was before the pandemic.Door WBUR

Some say Jeremiah MacKinnon and Frank Shaw have become one of the most powerful and surprising forces on Beacon Hill for medical marijuana policy.Door WBUR

Heavy metal might not be music to everyone's ears, but for the Salem-based singer dubbed Metal Selena, the driving, often misunderstood genre is her chosen form of expression. And it has been most of her life.Door WBUR

Just before Thanksgiving, all the radioactive fuel that generated electricity for nearly half a century is expected to be removed from the reactor building, to be be stored outside in special steel and cement casks.Door WBUR

Renters temporarily got some relief after the pandemic. As city dwellers fled Boston, landlords competed with landlords to offer perks. But it didn't last.Door WBUR

The organization serves New Bedford's growing Central American community.Door WBUR

As the decommissioning of Pilgrim proceeds, concern over the long-term safety of the highly radioactive waste remains.Door WBUR

The general election campaign for Boston mayor is underway. City councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George topped the field in Tuesday's preliminary election and were out on the campaign trail Wednesday.Door WBUR

With the preliminary election over, Boston voters can now focus on the November general election when city councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George face-off in the race for mayor of Boston.Door WBUR

This guarantees that the city's next elected mayor will, for the first time ever, be a woman and a person of color.Door WBUR

As we look ahead to November's general election, WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by Michael Curry, former head of Boston's NAACP.Door WBUR

City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George will face off against fellow City Councilor Michelle Wu in Boston's November election.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Start your day with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein's latest Boston-area weather forecast.Door WBUR

Slate and WBUR's health podcast looks at dieting myths, eating disorders, and a popular program that aims to change how you approach food. In this episode, “Muffin Top,” we debunk some dieting myths and explore strategies to help nudge your weight loss along, or at least make you feel better about your body. With hosts Carey Goldberg and Rachel Zim…

Carey and Rachel are back for the summer with The Checkup: Greatest Hits Edition! In this episode, “Teenage Zombies,” we explore three ways in which the adolescent mind is radically different from yours and mine.Do you beg your teenager to go to sleep earlier so he or she can function in the morning? Well, it turns out they physically can’t do that…

Carey and Rachel are back for the summer with The Checkup Greatest Hits Edition! Enjoy this health news podcast, a collaboration between Slate and WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station. You can find more episodes in The Checkup’s individual feed.From WBUR and Slate, the solidly reported and also somewhat opinionated take on health news for you and your f…

Carey and Rachel are back for the summer with The Checkup Greatest Hits Edition! Enjoy this health news podcast, a collaboration between Slate and WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station. You can find more episodes in The Checkup’s individual feed. This installment dives into the world of sex, including sexual myths, a study about penis size, and the possi…

Carey and Rachel are back just in time for summer with The Checkup Greatest Hits Edition! Enjoy this health news podcast, a collaboration between Slate and WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station. You can find more episodes in The Checkup’s individual feed.From WBUR and Slate, the solidly reported and also somewhat opinionated take on health news for you a…

Slate and WBUR's health podcast looks at dieting myths, eating disorders, and a popular program that aims to change how you approach food.In this episode, “Muffin Top,” we debunk some dieting myths and explore strategies to help nudge your weight loss along, or at least make you feel better about your body. With hosts Carey Goldberg and Rachel Zimm…

The health podcast from WBUR and Slate explores three ways in which the adolescent mind is radically different from yours and mine. With hosts Carey Goldberg and Rachel Zimmerman of WBUR’s CommonHealth blog.Do you beg your teenager to go to sleep earlier so he or she can function in the morning? Well, it turns out they physically can't do that, exp…

Episode 12 of the health podcast from Slate and WBUR offers up three ways to take charge of your medical experience.There are specific ways to feel better about both the quality and cost of your medical care, says Dr. Don Goldmann of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Also, medical informatics wiz Dr. Isaac Kohane on pushing the “blue button…

Episode 9 of the health podcast from WBUR and Slate dives into some pretty gross stuff that also happens to be pretty fascinating: fecal transplants, vaginal bacteria, and parents who share their baby's pacifiers. With hosts Carey Goldberg and Rachel Zimmerman of WBUR’s CommonHealth blog. Like CommonHealth on Facebook, and tell us and other listene…

From WBUR and Slate, the solidly reported and also somewhat opinionated take on health news for you and your family. This installment explores the human brain with conversations about brain-implant research, dyslexia, and language development aided by music.Your hosts are Carey Goldberg and Rachel Zimmerman, former newspaper reporters and co-produc…