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A new historical fiction novel returns to the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire
On the night of Nov. 28, 1942, Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub erupted in flames. Nearly 500 people died in the conflagration and hundreds of survivors suffered horrific injuries. Eighty-four years later, it remains the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Gemma Tizzard’s “The Nightingales of Boston” brings to vivid...
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Review & setlist: Journey soldiers into Boston before (allegedly) going their separate ways
The Final Frontier Tour is supposedly the band's last after 53 years and many personnel changes. Journey at TD Garden, Boston, Nov. 10, 2026. Journey made music meant to be heard in three contexts: behind the bedroom door of a teenager whose parents disapprove of rock music, blasting through the rolled-down windows of a secondhand Z28, and in arenas. With the band’s core fanbase too old for the first and (probably) too responsible for the second, that left the last option on Tuesday, as the veteran band brought its Final Frontier Tour to the TD Garden.
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Pilgrims and Puritans: Who really shaped Thanksgiving?
Wondering the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans? Many New Englanders know the story of the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth , but with both the Pilgrims and Puritans establishing colonies in Massachusetts, it can be easy to mix up which group the holiday originated with. Here's what to know about the key differences between the Pilgrims and the Puritans. Puritans vs. Pilgrims After King Henry VIII declared himself head of the new Church of England in 1534, the Puritans emerged as a group of people who wanted to return to practicing religion in the way early Christians did. The Puritans believed in reforming, or "purifying," the Church of England from within, says the Plimoth Pawtuxet Museum . The Pilgrims emerged from a more radical group known as Separatists, who believed in forming new, separate church congregations outside of the Church of England. The Separatist church congregation that came to be known as the Pilgrims was from the town of Scrooby in Nottinghamshire, England. More: The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts. Here's where Where did the Pilgrims settle? After a dozen years spent in the Netherlands for religious freedom, the Separatists decided to journey to the New World, planning to settle
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Late Nite Catechism Returns to Boston After 31 Years, With a Newton Native as Sister
Sister is back in Boston, ruler in hand, for the first time in 31 years. “'Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism” has returned to the Charles Playhouse, with Newton native Denise Fennell bringing the beloved nun character to Massachusetts audiences for the first time, according to CBS Boston.
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Boston Reparations Task Force mulls how to focus the project going forward
Members of the Boston Reparations Task Force are debating a path forward in the wake of the city’s move to drop a study of slavery in Boston that found itself mired in controversy. Historians and an archeologist who have examined Boston’s history with slavery discussed possible paths forward after...
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Morgan Wallen is coming to Gillette Stadium for 2 shows in 2027
Country music superstar Morgan Wallen announced a 2027 tour Thursday, including two shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts shows on Wallen's "Last Time I Checked Tour" are scheduled for Friday, June 25, and Saturday, June 26. The tour features supporting acts Cole Swindell and Stella Lefty, plus a rotating list of other openers, including Brooks & Dunn, HARDY and Thomas Rhett. Rhett will appear at the June 25 show, and Brooks & Dunn on June 26.
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The Art of Banksy brings original works by the world famous street artist to Boston
The Art of Banksy, the world’s largest exhibition of original and authenticated works by the internationally renowned and famously anonymous street artist, is coming to Boston’s Saunders Castle at Park Plaza on November 19, 2026. Featuring over 150 works drawn from private collections, the exhibition offers visitors a...
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Berkeley Beacon
Saathi’s Diwali celebration lights up Emerson with cultural appreciation
For South Asian students away from home, an important festival like Diwali can be difficult to celebrate without being near family and community, but Saathi brought the celebration to Emerson College. On Monday, over 50 Emerson students gathered in the Loft to celebrate the annual religious festival originating in India,...