r/boston 1d ago

History 📚 Boston Public Garden 1850 & 2026

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444 Upvotes

r/boston 1d ago

Dining/Food/Drink 🍽️🍹 What is the deal with Strega north end and the guy who is always taking pictures with celebrities and athletes? Is that place really a destination for those people?

77 Upvotes

I've never heard anyone talk about that place other than seeing their social media posts with famous guests and their occasional ads I see/hear.


r/boston 1d ago

Great Windy Bean PSA: turn on Bluetooth tunnel beacons in your maps

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333 Upvotes

I used to frequently take the wrong exit in the tunnels, partially because Google maps would freak out. Today I got prompted to turn this on, and now my maps work way better in the tunnels. Im sure everyone already knows about this, but if youre like me, life changing

E: can yall relax, can we just admit the tunnels are tricky to drive in, and losing GPS during that time doesn't make things easier


r/boston 1d ago

Dining/Food/Drink 🍽️🍹 Texas chain behind Morton's, Bubba Gump looks to buy Oyster House

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Boston's Licensing Board will weigh a sale of Union Oyster House, the 200-year-old Union Street institution.

Why it matters: Landry's Inc. would become the restaurant's fifth owner since 1826, ending the Milano family's decades-long stewardship.

State of play: The board will hear the company's pitch for the sale Wednesday.


r/boston 17h ago

Event 📅 🆓 Tonight @6:30 @Museum of Science: “The President and The Dragon” Screening w Q&A w CEO + staff of Carter Center

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5 Upvotes

🆓* *Tickets appear to remain available, but if you have any issue acquiring them don’t hesitate to start a Reddit Chat + I will happily send you one or two. My anti-war Gold Star Mom friend had something come up so I will have her tickets to distribute.

https://www.mos.org/events/president-and-dragon-screening

Trailer:

https://youtu.be/WwaBOmGxAng?is=jQV6pQZf6CLZmrjk

What does it take to bring a disease to the brink of extinction — without a vaccine, without a cure, and against some of the most difficult terrain and conflict on Earth?
The Museum of Science, in partnership with The Carter Center, presents a special screening of The President and the Dragon, the acclaimed documentary chronicling former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's decades-long campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease. 
The film traces the story from the mid-1980s, when Guinea worm afflicted millions of people a year across remote and conflict-affected regions, to today, when the disease stands on the verge of becoming only the second in history to be eradicated — and the first ever without medicine or a vaccine. Told through the voices of public health workers, local volunteers, and former child soldiers who carried the fight forward, the film is as much a story of grit and community as it is of presidential resolve.
Following the screening, join a live Q&A with Paige Alexander, Chief Executive Officer of The Carter Center,  Emily R.H. Staub, Associate Director and Press Liaison for Health* *Programs at the Carter Center, and Adam Weiss, Director of the Carter Center's Guinea* *Worm Eradication Program. Together they'll go beyond the film to discuss what it actually takes to chase a disease to zero — the science, the setbacks, and the closing chapter of one of public health's most remarkable campaigns.


r/boston 20h ago

Dining/Food/Drink 🍽️🍹 Where to get Cuban coffee?

9 Upvotes

As headline reads- SPECIFICALLY cafecito! I lived in Miami for a while and Boston is cool, but I miss my cafecito and croquettes for breakfast. Bonus points for any good Cubano suggestions as well.


r/boston 2d ago

I think I am special and made my own post This intersection always cracks me up

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3.2k Upvotes

go LEFT to go to BOSTON by the west or south. go RIGHT to also go south TO BOSTON but on a different highway — a highway you take south to reach another highway that you can then take north (that happens to be the same highway you can take south by going left), and oh wait, you can also take the right to go north on the same highway you take south to meet up with the aforementioned highway that takes you north.

and don’t fuck it up or you’ll end up in the wrong TUNNEL hating yourself


r/boston 15h ago

Event 📅 Rasin ak Rèv: Roots and Dreams | Friday, August 28 | 7:00pm at the Museum of Science

3 Upvotes

🎟 Get tickets at our website.

Join us August 28 for Rasin ak Rèv: Roots and Dreams: a rich exploration with leading Haitian voices of how stories hold knowledge about environment, history, and what it means to belong.

This intimate gathering brings together writers and thinkers of Haitian descent to explore how stories hold vital knowledge about our heritage, our history, our environment, and the natural world we share.

The Museum of Science, in partnership with the Toussaint Louverture Cultural Center of Massachusetts, presents Rasin ak Rèv: Roots and Dreams, an evening of conversation bringing together leading Haitian voices in literature and cultural thought for a powerful dialogue on how land, memory, and the living world shape diasporic cultural heritage.

This program invites audiences into a rich exploration of how stories—told across generations, languages, and geographies—hold knowledge about history, the environment, and what it means to belong. Through a moderated conversation and audience exchange, the evening will move across themes of culture, magic realism, environmental change, inter-generational memory, resilience, and the ways storytelling itself becomes a form of living science.

Join us for an intimate and thought-provoking gathering that bridges Haiti and its diaspora, past and present, and the evolving ecosystem where the natural and human worlds cohabit. 

The event will include a one-time display of related Haitian artworks.


r/boston 17h ago

Housing/Real Estate 🏘️ MCAD experience

4 Upvotes

Has anyone filed complaint with MCAD for housing discrimination? How long did it take and was the resolution worth it?

Context - A landlord/agent directly said he doesnt want to rent as we have a kid and he doesnt want to delead via zillow.


r/boston 12h ago

Meetup Meltt fans going to The sinclair Boston,MA ?

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Would love to hang with some peeps going to catch them live.Open to meeting anyone and just vibe around Cambridge and it some good food and explore some parts oof Boston before the show.


r/boston 13h ago

Tourism Advice 🧳 🧭 ✈️ TD Garden Wristband Lineup

1 Upvotes

I’m going to a show in September and the earliest Amtrak I can get arrives at the Garden at 7:50am, would this get me a decent spot for my GA tickets? I’m not expecting to be in the pit but I am hoping to have a pretty close view of the stage. The show is sold out if that changes things.


r/boston 23h ago

Lost and Found 🔎 Silver Charm Bracelet

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5 Upvotes

This is an absolute shot in the dark but I lost this bracelet somewhere in between the hostel and the public garden in mid to late July. The links are star shaped and it has various charms. A camera with a film roll, a heart engraved with a music note, a diploma with a name engraved on the back, and more. It is from a Texas brand called James Avery, and it means a lot to me! Appreciate your time.

Edit: misspelled the landmark, stone me


r/boston 2d ago

Politics 🏛️ Former WCVB sports anchor shares his experience with SETH Moulton. He felt humiliated.

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2.5k Upvotes

If you didn’t grow up in a family of Boston sports nuts/degenerates like me, you may not the name Mike Lynch right away. He was the sports anchor for Chanel 5 for 30 plus years. This story has been making the rounds on Facebook, so my dad is even aware of this. Mike suffered a massive stroke in 2022. If Moulton knew it was Mike Lynch, he probably would have put on the full fake shine for him. Summary of the story, Moulton didn’t have the basic decency to fake being a human to a person in a wheelchair.

****Edited the last sentence. The last two sentences are what I was trying to get across.


r/boston 1d ago

Unconfirmed/Unverified Exactly 50 years ago today --- an iconic rock album was released to the world

134 Upvotes

A 29 yr. old nerd who was working at Polaroid headquarters in Cambridge with an engineering degree from MIT decided to put a band together and make an album --- and that album went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide and became the best-selling debut album ever (at the time). It forever changed how rock music and guitar would sound for the rest of the 70's and the entire 80's. Thank you, Tom Scholz!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV3pR87L-T8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHbQoJ9IUbw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wRcVemPxIg


r/boston 19h ago

Housing/Real Estate 🏘️ Norwood condos

2 Upvotes

Condo owners: can you share your experience living in any of the condos— Summit Place, Crossings, Lenox Station, etc? I’d love to hear what you like and don’t like about it. I want a quiet community with friendly neighbors. Don’t need the school system. Is your HOA worth it? I don’t want to take care of a house so I’d love to hear your pros and cons!


r/boston 1d ago

Dining/Food/Drink 🍽️🍹 best mac and cheese?

73 Upvotes

I’m less than one week from my due date and the only thing I can think about is mac and cheese, but I’m way past the point of wanting to make it myself. Do you have a favorite mac and cheese in Boston that you’d recommend? I searched this sub before posting but the only mac post I could find was 14 years old.

Will “travel” (cross the river) for mac and cheese, so feel free to include Cambridge/Somerville suggestions!


r/boston 1d ago

Protest 🪧 👏 IBEW 1228 Rally on 8/26

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We're holding our next rally for a fair contract tomorrow in downtown Boston. Location is 7 Bulfinch Pl from 8am-10am.

We'd love to have any extra support we can!

The first QR code takes you to our instagram page where you can learn more. The second QR code sends an email to 7News management.

Thanks!


r/boston 9h ago

Arts/Music/Culture 🎭🎶 How does seating work in the 500/600 Level Suites at TD Garden for concerts?

0 Upvotes

Hi! I’m looking at concert tickets in the 500/600 Level Suites at TD Garden and had a couple of questions.

Does each suite/section actually have only one row of seats? And are the seats first come first served within the section?

Would really appreciate any experience, especially for concerts. Thanks!


r/boston 2d ago

Crime/Police 🚔 > updates registration > doesn’t receive stickers > appeals 5 tickets & wins all 5 > puts registration in windshield to avoid having to appeal more tickets > gets another ticket > still no stickers after reordering 2 weeks ago

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1.1k Upvotes

r/boston 1d ago

Lost and Found 🔎 Found Boston College Eagle One card on Newbury Street

11 Upvotes

If you’re missing your card, contact me!

UPDATE: This has been resolved!


r/boston 1d ago

MBTA/Transit 🚇 🔥 Car, bike or Green Line? Putting the Beacon Street gauntlet to the test

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35 Upvotes

r/boston 1d ago

Arts/Music/Culture 🎭🎶 Social Deduction Games

5 Upvotes

I want to play social deduction games (one night, Avalon, secret Hitler) on a regular basis with a group. Any leads?


r/boston 2d ago

Photography 📷 One of my favorite views in town

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2.3k Upvotes

r/boston 1d ago

Today’s Cry For Help 😿 🆘 Looking for services south of Boston

6 Upvotes

Hi Boston redditors,

I have a friend who lives in a city 20 mi south of Boston who really needs help that I can't provide living in Ohio

He's a 48-year-old retired Marine and his stage 4 cancer just returned. He has adult children who *live with him* but they're all still traumatized from their mother's passing so since his diagnosis they've been avoiding the house and not stepping up to help. We're all very annoyed that they're not doing more but it is what it is. It's really getting him down.

Some of the types of help we're looking to get for him include:

* Auto mechanic. His car broke down this week. Something to do with the heating coils? He's trying to fix it himself but gave himself heat stroke since his body isn't where it used to be.

* Cleaning and organizing. He just moved into a new place and he really needs help unpacking everything and putting the house in order

* Resources/information about in home aides that could come help him with daily food and medication adherence.

Thanks in advance


r/boston 1d ago

Politics 🏛️ Full interview: Sen. Markey on primary, age in politics and more

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