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Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said today that he will negotiate up to the end for a deal that would allow for gays to march openly in South Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade.

Celebrity Series of Boston will present the eclectic Brazilian sounds of The Assad Family on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 8:00pm at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA.

Massachusetts lawmakers are vowing to act quickly to pass legislation outlawing the taking of photographs up the skirts of women in public.

Antonia M. Pollak officially retired on February 28 after more than 11 years as Boston's longest-serving Parks Commissioner, the second woman to ever fill the post.

Longtime East Boston resident John Sepulvada, as well as former At-Large City Councilor Felix Arroyo Sr. will be tossing their hats into the ring for the Suffolk County's Register of Probate and Family Court seat.

Celebrity Series of Boston will present jazz ensemble The Spring Quartet tonight, March 6, 2014, at 8:00pm at Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA.

A Dorchester man was arrested Wednesday in a fatal shooting on Christmas Day 2013, police said.

While the Massport section of the East Boston Greenway Connector is moving along rapidly there may be some delay on the Boston section.

I sidled up to the bar -- most likely looking like someone who doesn't spend a lot of time sidling, especially up to bars by himself -- and ordered a Diet Coke.

One man has been in arrested in the stabbing death of a 46-year-old man late Tuesday night.

April 12, 2014, The Boston Teen Acting Troupe will present the New England premiere of THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY, the hit Off-Broadway drama by David West Read.

Bill Clinton is well used to the finer things in life, but he opted for a budget friendly dish while dining in Dublin.

Obama is set to attend a round-table discussion fundraiser Wednesday for the Democratic National Committee with about 25 supporters in Cambridge.

More than 250 people have signed an online petition to ask that a stoplight be installed at Princeton Street and Main Street , the location of a serious crash Feb. 12 that critically injured a Wachusett Regional High School senior.

In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 87, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 3, to discuss the proposed removal of one public shade tree at 78 Warren Street in Charlestown.

Although it doesn't feel like it, spring is just around the corner. So instead of sitting inside and hoping the weather magically grows warmer and the flowers start peeking through the remnants of snow, why not get out and have some fun? Here are six ways to keep busy in Boston this month -- and hopefully cure those winter blues.

A chemist who admitted faking test results in criminal cases was the "sole bad actor" in a scandal that forced the shutdown of a state drug lab in Boston, but the facility also was plagued by management failures, inadequate training and a lack of protocols, a report released Tuesday found.

An investigation by the state inspector general has found that Annie Dookhan was the "sole bad actor" at the state drug lab where she mishandled evidence, but the probe also found that the lab had major management problems, raising questions about an additional 2,300 cases not handled by her.

If you frequent the MBTA system in Boston , you've probably glimpsed at one of the posters for "Body Worlds Vital" currently being showcased in Faneuil Hall .

Brookline Police have netted a number of men from around the metropolitan Boston region in recent weeks from phony sex ads placed on Craigslist , on various charges, ranging from enticement of a child to drug charges.