The MBTA has come a long way, but a transit system’s real test is whether it works when people need it the most and when driving isn’t an option.

The city has approved 64 liquor licenses since a landmark expansion in 2024.

Chisholm grew up a tortured Boston sports fan. As a billionaire in his 50s, he achieved every child's dream: He bought his favorite team.

The annual summit brings leaders together "to tackle the biggest questions and challenges facing Boston and New England,” Boston Globe editor Nancy Barnes said.

After Jerry Greenfield resigned in protest, Ben Cohen says he plans to stay at the beloved ice cream maker they founded and push to preserve its values.

The governor's comments suggest an openness to adjusting the tax many business leaders loathe. But any changes will be years away.

On the South Coast of Massachusetts, where production lines already churn out American-made goods, the whipsaw of tariff directives have filled factory bosses with dread.

In standing up to President Trump, Harvard asserts its leadership at last.

Developer Tom O'Brien is weighing entering the mayor's race, potentially a second major challenger to Mayor Michelle Wu.

Globe columnist Shirley Leung talks to political reporter Jim Puzzanghera about Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's appearance at a Congressional hearing on so-called "sanctuary cities."

Developer Tom O'Brien is weighing entering the mayor's race, potentially a second major challenger to Mayor Michelle Wu.

Layoffs are rising in some New England states even as job openings have tapered and employers are hiring less. We speak to job seekers about what it's like to search for jobs in the current labor mark...

An open letter to CEO Chris Cocks on why the toy company should relocate its headquarters to Boston from Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

For an upcoming story to mark the anniversary, the Globe is asking readers to share their memories of moments from the pandemic, through May 2023.

Damp January, the relaxed cousin of the Dry January trend, can help develop healthy habits beyond the first month of the year. Plus, the alternates don't taste... that bad.

While Mayor Wu has had a sometimes-contentious relationship with Boston’s business community, business leaders aren’t necessarily jumping to back challenger Josh Kraft just yet, either.

In Boston’s upcoming mayor’s race, the city’s Black electorate is up for grabs. And as Black voters go, so goes the election.

The about-face on DEI programs reflect a misguided notion that women and people of color have been offered unfair advantages and given a disproportionate amount of work.

The new professional women’s soccer team believes that having their own stadium is key to their financial success.

The New York mayor, who is under federal indictment, has spoken warmly about President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks and has said he is open to receiving a pardon from him.

A survey by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce shows that most office employers have made no change to their return-to-office policies for at least the past year.

The mayor maintained a busy schedule, from press briefings to tree lightings, managing to keep the focus on her policies instead of her growing belly.

Wu is one member of a tiny but growing group of prominent women politicians who have delivered children while serving in office.

A second Trump term may open the floodgates to an unprecedented amount of corporate influence over government.

Sure, Mayor Wu could have been a little savvier handling the delicate political dynamics, but her heart was in the right place: protecting homeowners and renters.

The tariffs are intended to encourage big companies to produce goods domestically but economists say the plan could be detrimental to small businesses.

The conservative forces that undermined Gay as Harvard’s first Black president are emboldened by the re-election of Donald Trump.

Throughout the Mattapan Patriots’ decades-long history, the importance of community has remained a constant.

The longtime nonprofit leader and scion of a billionaire is still weighing whether to run against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu — but it’s possible he’s just been waiting for the right moment to make it of...

With the state now authorizing 225 new licenses for Boston, ensuring confidence and integrity in the process is critical.

A high-stakes scramble has begun for new liquor licenses in Boston, which can make or break economic livelihoods of restaurants and the neighborhoods they are in.

In recent weeks, two fund-raisers for state Senator Nick Collins, from South Boston, pulled in roughly $25,000 from the real estate and hospitality industries.

The suburb is perhaps an early sign that, at least in some communities, the law to make it easier to build apartments and condos is working as intended.

Chung is back in the spotlight with a no-holds-barred memoir, “Connie,” that chronicles her trailblazing career as a journalist and the sharp elbows it took to navigate the world of TV news.

This season, help Globe Santa bring books and toys to children in need. Because joy is a gift that every child deserves.