Surprise! Your hometown friend just texted you about visiting Boston—and they’re visiting soon. Now it’s up to you to plan the perfect itinerary and ensure you’re the best possible tour guide. After ...

Boston’s outdoor dining season has returned as restaurants all over the city have started to open their patios. Whether it’s sitting seaside in Seaport or people watching in Back Bay, each ...

The city’s non-emergency service line received more than 4,000 reports of icy and unshoveled sidewalks between Jan. 1 and Feb. 19. This winter's below-average temperatures and ice melt shortages have ...

The Globe mapped the data at the neighborhood level to illustrate how population, wealth, age, and immigration patterns vary ...