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Boston Public Library's Concerts in the Courtyard continue through August 29, welcoming visitors to experience the music of local and international artists in a variety of genres at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.

The jury in the corruption trial of former probation chief John J. O'Brien and two top aides have resumed deliberations this morning, marking the start of their fifth day of closed-door conversation a Boston courthouse.

A pair of impatient passengers are facing charges for allegedly beating and robbing a cabbie who refused to speed to get them to their destination.

Filming for Black Mass, the Hollywood movie about James "Whitey" Bulger, came to downtown Boston today.

The national debate over an unprecedented wave of Central American young people entering the country illegally is more of a practical challenge in places like Lynn, a former industrial city outside Boston that's thousands of miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.

Boston 's Bunker Hill Monument, also whimsically nick-named "Cleopatra's Needle" by Boston locals, is a lesser-known way to see a view of Boston.

With Boston Dunkin' Donuts abounding, , it's easy to forget that there are other places in Boston to grab a steaming cup of coffee.

The Elk Memorial, dedicated to students who died in World War I, stands at the summit of the Mohawk Trail in the town of Florida.

A JetBlue pilot from Florida is among six people arrested by Boston police over the weekend in an investigation of drug dealing incidents near the Boston Common.

He's gained national attention as the high-stakes comeback kid on NBC's Last Comic Standing , and now, comedian Alingon Mitra has started to carve an international path as well.

Angela Outlaw of Allston, Paul Davis Lyons of Allston, and Chandler Taylor of Dorchester attend the tribute party at City Hall Plaza Friday.

A Boston lawmaker who has long championed greater accountability in the education of immigrant kids called yesterday's Herald story on the placement of non-English speakers in special education classes a "wake-up call."

It was sort of like the New York Yankees having a party for Red Sox slugger David 'Big Papi' Ortiz.

The popular Japanese brand, known for selling affordable basics in a vast color palette, will debut in a temporary store in the South Market space formerly occupied by Todd English's Kingfish Hall.

A man spotted on surveillance video walking away from a trash bag that then erupted in flames yesterday afternoon was charged with arson, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

A welcome sign in Roslindale Village still bears the name of former Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

A JetBlue pilot is among six arrested six in connection with a drug investigation in downtown Boston on Sunday, according to multiple media outlets.

A performer whose first performance was at his brother's bar mitzvah, a self-proclaimed modern day hobo, another open mic night, the ultimate storytelling show, and a group that refers to their sound as "Steamboat Soul" is just part of what Passim has in store for audiences this week .

When Gordon Wilcox brought Brian Poe on board as a chef at the Rattlesnake five years ago, it was a move aimed at saving the floundering Back Bay bar.

Andrew Prince, a technician with the Boston School Department, installed a video camera in one of the school buses that will be used this fall.