Philippines Can’t Sit Out of Taiwan Conflict, Defense Scholar Says at BU

The Philippines could not stay out of a war over Taiwan, Renato Cruz De Castro, an international studies professor at De La Salle University, said at Boston University on Monday, arguing that geography has made the country’s alliance with the United States essential.

Harvard Opens First Phase of Enterprise Research Campus in Allston, Touting Affordable Housing

University and local leaders gathered in Allston on Tuesday to celebrate the unveiling of the first phase of Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus, a non-institutional district designed to promote business, research, and scientific development.

In Letter to Garber, Nuns Allege Arboretum Director Has ‘Troubling Pattern’ of Opposing Developments

The Poor Clare Nuns wrote to Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 alleging that Arboretum Director Ned Friedman has spent nearly two years blocking their monastery redevelopment — while waving through a project tied to Harvard Medical School.

‘The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done’: Harvard Students Race in 130th Boston Marathon

After stocking up in the Adams House dining hall with six gluten-free waffles, Eva D. Rankin ’26 said the forty-minute bus ride to get to the starting line of the Boston Marathon felt “insane.”

Jackson Mann Community Center to Receive No FY27 Funding in Wu Budget

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget includes no new funding for Allston’s Jackson Mann Community Center, despite setting aside nearly $6 million in future spending for continued planning and redevelopment of the long-stalled site.

As Harvard Arboretum Opposed Monastery Redevelopment, It Kept Close Contact With Top Boston Officials

Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum director maintained regular communication with Boston’s chief of planning about a contested Jamaica Plain housing development, according to emails obtained by The Crimson, even as the nuns who own the property went nearly three years without a meeting with senior city officials.

More Than 160 Harvard Club Workers Vote to Unionize With UFCW Local 1445

Workers at the Harvard Club of Boston voted overwhelmingly to unionize with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 earlier this month, bringing roughly 160 employees at the private Back Bay club into the union.

Harvard Kennedy School Student Neil Miller Launches Bid for Massachusetts House Seat

Neil S. Miller, a first-time candidate and Harvard Kennedy School student, launched a bid for the Massachusetts state legislature, mounting the first challenge in a decade to State Representative Mike L. Connolly.

Advocates Urge MassDOT to Reconsider Designs for Cambridge’s Reid Overpass

Advocacy groups across Massachusetts are urging the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to reconsider its preliminary designs for Cabridge’s William Reid Overpass, arguing the proposed plans could worsen conditions for cyclists and pedestrians at a notoriously dangerous intersection.

After Two Months, Parents Say District Has Yet to Make Necessary Repairs at Gardner Pilot Academy

Months after parents first reported roof leaks in a second-grade classroom at the Gardner Pilot Academy in Allston, Boston Public Schools has yet to begin repairs — even as successive snowstorms have worsened the damage.

The Atlas Luxury Hotel and Ama Restaurant Open in Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus

The Atlas Hotel and its connected restaurant opened their doors on Wednesday in a major milestone for Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus, bringing the first luxury hotel to Allston.

A Decade of Connection: Anna Leslie Leaves the Allston-Brighton Health Collaborative

Anna E. Leslie was the Allston Brighton Health Collective's first employee in 2014. A decade later, she leaves behind an organization, and a neighborhood, transformed.

Rep. Marjorie Decker Will Seek Re-Election as MacKay Launches Rematch

State Rep. Marjorie C. Decker will seek re-election next fall, she confirmed in a statement to The Crimson on Wednesday — setting the stage for a rematch with labor organizer Evan C. MacKay ’19, who came within 41 votes of unseating her in 2024.

Evan MacKay Announces Second Bid For State House

Former Harvard labor leader Evan C. MacKay ’19 announced a second run for the State House district covering much of Harvard’s campus on Wednesday, setting the stage for a potential rematch with incumbent State Rep. Marjorie C. Decker in September’s Democratic primary.

Allston-Brighton Councilor Liz Breadon Elected Boston City Council President

The Boston City Council unexpectedly elected Allston-Brighton City Councilor Elizabeth A. “Liz” Breadon to be the next council president on Monday, making her the first councilor representing the neighborhood to successfully win the seat in at least four decades.

Counterprotestor Shawn Nelson at No Kings in Boston Commons

Stand Up for Science Protest in Boston Commons

BU Groups Rally for Sanctuary Campus After Student Says He Called ICE on Allston Workers

Roughly 140 Boston University students rallied at BU’s Marsh Plaza on Friday afternoon before marching to the house of the school’s president, Melissa L. Gilliam, to demand she make BU a sanctuary campus to protect students from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

3 More Allston Car Wash Employees Detained by ICE Granted Release on Bond, Bringing Total to 6

Three of the nine workers arrested in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at Allston Car Wash earlier this month were granted release on bond in Massachusetts immigration court on Thursday morning, bringing the total number of employees granted bond to six.

‘I Hate That This Day Has To Exist’: Hundreds Rally for Bike Safety

BOSTON — More than 250 people crowded the steps of the State House on Boston Common on Sunday for the “Ride and Walk for Your Life” rally, calling for stronger road-safety laws amid a rise in cyclist deaths across Cambridge and Boston.

Allston Leaders Demand Response from BU After Student Says He Called for ICE Arrests

Allston residents and Boston University alumni slammed the student president of the Boston University College Republicans after he claimed he had spent months asking Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain immigrant workers in Allston.

Votes Roll In for Michelle Wu After Polls Close in Boston’s Uncontested Mayoral Race

Michelle Wu ’07 is poised to cruise to reelection on Tuesday to serve a second term as mayor of Boston, after a first term marked by national attention and opposition to the Trump administration.

Authorities Investigating Explosion at Harvard Medical School, Believed To Be Intentional

A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.

Boston City Council Candidates Are Floating Ideas to Address Allston’s Stalled Community Center

With elections for the Boston City Council less than a week away, a long-running sore spot for Allston-Brighton residents has returned to the public eye through several candidates’ campaign platforms: the still unaddressed future of the neighborhood’s condemned community center.

Allston-Brighton Community Services Report Shrinking Attendance As Immigrants Stay Home

Ever since ICE presence increased in Allston-Brighton this spring, service providers and farmers market vendors said they have seen fewer Spanish and Portuguese-speaking students and patrons.