Brown University President Christina Paxson announced she will step down after the 2026–27 academic year, ending a 15-year tenure leading the Ivy League school in Providence. Brown will launch a national search for its next president.

Boston is getting another major residential tower. Wentworth Institute of Technology is building a $200 million, 18-story dorm for 972 first-year students, marking the largest capital project in the university's history. Expected to open in 2028.

Patriots legend Matthew Slater is joining the Boston College High School football staff as Assistant Head Coach for Leadership and Player Development.

ALERT: A herd of 100 life-size elephants have arrived in Boston overnight. The stunning sculptures will line Commonwealth Ave Mall as part of a FREE mile-long outdoor art exhibit now through September 13. 🤎

Tonight marks the last sunset after 8 PM we'll see until May 2027. 🙃

A bird has been found impaled on the lightning rod at the top of the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown tonight. 📷: @theresaburke

A new 6-story apartment building at 1200 Soldiers Field Road has been approved with 58 homes, including 10 income-restricted units. The project also includes new sidewalks, a roof deck, bike parking, a Bluebikes station, and a free MBTA pass for residents' first year.

Panera is moving its headquarters to Massachusetts. The company plans to relocate from Missouri to Weston in July 2027, asking many St. Louis employees to move as it centralizes operations. Panera operates more than 2,200 locations.

Ever notice the bright blue patch on Boston's ducks? It's called a speculum, an iridescent patch of wing feathers that helps mallards recognize each other in flight. Nature's built-in identifier. 💙

One of Boston's most powerful monuments honors the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first official Black military units to fight for the Union during the Civil War. Unveiled in 1897, it was the first civic monument in America dedicated to the heroism of Black soldiers.

Blank Street Coffee is doubling down on Boston. The fast-growing chain is opening 2 more locations in Boston, bringing its total to 12 across Boston, Cambridge, Brookline, and Wellesley.

Brown University President Christina Paxson announced she will step down after the 2026–27 academic year, ending a 15-year tenure leading the Ivy League school in Providence. Brown will launch a national search for its next president.

Mimi's Roast Beef & Seafood in Watertown is closing for good this October due to the owner retiring.

The former LogMeIn building in Fort Point has been approved for conversion into 145 apartments, including 25 affordable units, as the city continues turning vacant office space into homes.

Estella is set to permanently close in October. Five people were arrested after multiple fights broke out inside the Downtown Boston restaurant in June. The restaurant made headlines earlier this year after police shut down an after-hours party involving Patriots players.

After 26 years of failed proposals, the owners of a long-shuttered North End bakery have finally won approval to redevelop the site. The former Biscotti's at 97 Salem Street will become a 6-story building with 5 condos and a reopened bakery.

A partial building collapse shut down Pearl Street in Downtown Boston after concrete fell from a building. A citizen report warning, "The bricks are falling off this building. Someone is going to get killed," was marked closed on July 26. The collapse happened 2 days later.

Is this a new Tesla model in Boston? 📹: @tighe.official

The City of Boston has selected developers for the next phase of its Welcome Home initiative, a program that turns city-owned land into affordable, family-sized homes for low- and moderate-income buyers in Dorchester, Hyde Park, and Roxbury.

Boloco is closing its final location after 29 years. The restaurant at 50 Congress St. will permanently close on September 25 after the building was sold and is being converted into housing.

The Boston Police Department joined the national 30x30 Initiative, pledging to increase the number of women in policing, with a goal of 30% of new recruits being women by 2030.

Massachusetts has an interactive map that lets you find every brewery, winery, cidery, and distillery across the state. mass-eoeea.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...

Massachusetts' unemployment rate fell to 4.5% in May, its lowest level since August, as the state added more than 17,600 jobs over the past eight months.

Somerville Reminder: You can report potholes, rodents, and city issues through 311 without ever stepping into City Hall.

Massachusetts issued America’s very first official license plate in 1903. Plate “1” went to Frederick Tudor of Brookline, and more than 120 years later, his descendants still own it.

Part of me left when Ocean Club at Marina Bay closed.

Massachusetts is aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions 50% below 1990 levels by 2030, 75% by 2040, and reach net zero by 2050.

Route 128 is more than just traffic. It became the unofficial dividing line between Boston and its suburbs and helped create one of America’s biggest technology corridors.

ALERT: The state's temporary pilot allowing participating communities to extend bar hours until 3 AM and designate outdoor drinking districts expires TODAY, July 31.

The MBTA says its 10-day Red Line shutdown is complete after crews replaced thousands of feet of track, upgraded signals, repaired decades-old infrastructure, and completed station improvements. Officials say the work will help prevent future slow zones.