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This weekend marks 250 years since the Powder Alarm, where people in what is now Somerville and Cambridge revolted against the British for taking their ammunition. Both communities will mark the anniversary this weekend in a series of events. We learn more about what happened and how those communities are marking the anniversary.

Radio Boston talks with two superintendents and a school nurse to hear how they've prepared for the new year.

Chef and restaurateur Jamie Bissonnette walked away from a successful 15-year partnership, formed a new one and launched three restaurant ventures in one of Boston's more challenging neighborhoods for new business right now: Downtown Crossing.

Mass. Secretary of Veterans Services Jon Santiago joins Radio Boston to talk about the new ways his office is working to support local veterans in Massachusetts.

Restaurateur Rob Anderson joined Radio Boston to talk about his experiences running and cooking in a restaurant during the pandemic.

How are Vice President Harris' promises on housing resonating here in Massachusetts? Radio Boston talks with two young elected leaders.

We talk with outgoing Zoo New England CEO John Linehan about his legacy and the increasing role zoos are playing in animal conservation efforts locally and around the world.

Boston University Questrom School of Business professor Jay Zagorsky joins Radio Boston to share his thoughts on new betting research and what Massachusetts bettors should take away from the study.

Jansen will pull off a first-in-history feat by playing for both two different Major League teams in a single game. Boston Globe sports reporter Alex Speier joins Radio Boston to explain the unusual situation.

MBTA General Manager Phil Eng joins Radio Boston to share his message to riders and offer his vision for the system's future.

WBUR assistant managing editor of education Suevon Lee joins Radio Boston to discuss the new data showing a drop in students of color in MIT's incoming class.

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins Radio Boston from Chicago, where the Democratic National Convention is in its fourth and final day.

Former Massachusetts GOP chair Jennifer Nassour joins Radio Boston.

Radio Boston talks about the history of the Haitian Revolution, plus learns more about how the local Haitian community grew in Massachusetts.

Lee McColgan chronicled has his journey of home restoration and preservation in his new book, "A House Restored: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Saving a New England Colonial." 

It's been a year since Corean Reynolds became Boston's first Director of Nightlife Economy. We check in on what she's learned about how to make Boston a more happening city after dark.

Radio Boston sat down with four people who spent years in prison in Massachusetts. We spoke about their past, re-entering society after incarceration and the changes they'd like to see in the state's legal system.

U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss joins Radio Boston ahead of this year's Democratic National Convention.

August marks three years since the U.S. pulled troops from Afghanistan. Radio Boston speaks with five local Afghans on how they're thinking about the withdrawal and what's giving them hope today.

Boston restaurateurs Tiffani Faison and Kathy Sidell spoke with Radio Boston about their friendship and how it influenced their view on hospitality.