Oct 11 Pandemic-delayed 125th Boston Marathon returns By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press A rolling start and shrunken field allowed for social distancing on the course, as organizers tried to manage amid a changing COVID-19 pandemic that forced them to cancel the race last year for the first time since the event began… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 6:37 Boston’s changing demographics on display in mayoral race dominated by women of color By Jeffrey Brown Voters in Boston are getting ready for a major shakeup in their city's politics. Tuesday's election in the race for mayor narrows the field to two finalists. One thing won’t change — all the contenders in this nonpartisan election are… Continue watching
Aug 20 LIVE MAP: Track Hurricane Henri as it moves toward New England By Philip Marcelo, Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press U.S. National Hurricane Center says impacts could be felt in New England states by Sunday, including on Cape Cod, which is teeming with tens of thousands of summer tourists. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:58 How artist Firelei Báez transforms spaces to build connections By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Dominican-American Artist Firelei Báez’s new installation in Boston is an enormous, transformed space meant to connect her native Caribbean culture with the port-side city. Using everyday materials she reconstructed a ruined Haitian palace and introduces visitors to symbols to bridge… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 5:22 This artist’s work encompasses centuries of art history and his own feelings, energy By Jared Bowen, GBH He’s not a magician, but artist Shen Wei is very good at disappearing — losing himself as he creates, conjuring ethereal lands and reimagining the human body. His work is now on view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Senators clash over Dem. elections bill Republicans deem partisan In our news wrap Wednesday, Senators clashed over an elections bill to expand ballot access and head off attempts to limit voting access at the state level, with Republicans saying it's partisan overreach. U.S. health officials pointed to progress in… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 5:42 Boston restores monument to Black Civil War troops By Jared Bowen, GBH In a time when statues and monuments around the country are being removed for what they represent, the Shaw Memorial in Boston is receiving attention of a different sort. It is being fully restored, with pride that the monument depicting… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 5:29 The unveiling of painter John Singer Sargent’s unsung muse By Jared Bowen, WGBH When John Singer Sargent was commissioned to paint a series of gods and goddesses at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, he turned for inspiration to Thomas McKeller, a young black model. Little has been known about the pair’s relationship --… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 5:15 A Boston artist paints the backdrop to national conversation on racism By Jared Bowen, WGBH As protests and rallies against racism continue throughout the country, one Boston artist says he’ll paint the backdrop to the momentous national conversation. Robert “ProBlak” Gibbs has been creating street art for years, teaming with Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts… Continue watching
Jun 10 Boston to reassess Christopher Columbus statue after it was found beheaded By Associated Press Police say the head of the statue located near the city’s traditionally Italian North End was found on the ground at about 12:30 a.m. Police are investigating and there's no word yet on any arrests. Continue reading