Only In Boston

After 16 years in the Fenway neighborhood, Thaitation has permanently closed.

Boston Celtics 2025–26 Salaries: Tatum $54.1M Brown $53.1M White $28.1M Vucevic $21.5M Hauser $10.0M Pritchard $7.2M Gonzalez $2.8M Scheierman $2.6M Garza $2.5M Queta $2.3M Walsh $2.2M Williams $490K Tonje $73K

Outside the Massachusetts State House is an 8-foot statue of JFK, dedicated in 1990 on what would have been his 73rd birthday. ❤️

A Boston Police officer just got charged with manslaughter after a carjacking suspect shooting. Officials say the suspect tried to hit officers with a car. Why is the officer now being arrested?

Another office building is turning into housing in Boston: 4 Liberty Square just sold for $6.1M (up from $4.5M in 2024) with plans to convert it into 36 residential units. Ground floor will include retail + restaurant space. Downtown’s office-to-resi shift keeps accelerating.

TD Bank has held the naming rights to Boston’s Garden since 2005. And it’s not changing anytime soon. TD Garden is locked in through 2045.

The typical first-time homebuyer in the United States is now 40 years old, a record high. It was 33 just 5 years ago. Only 21% of buyers are first-timers, the lowest ever. The “starter home” is now a 40-year-old milestone. That’s the housing market right now.

The City of Boston rolled out high-comfort, dedicated bike lanes to make getting around more reliable, safer, and give residents better access to fresh air and open space.

Access Hollywood is coming to an end. After nearly 30 years on air, NBCUniversal will stop production of the show later this summer. End of an era for one of TV’s longest-running entertainment shows.

Gillette is investing nearly $1 billion in South Boston. A new global HQ + innovation center is planned for 232 A St, keeping the company rooted in Boston 125+ years after it was founded. Project includes jobs, R&D space, and new public waterfront access.

Northeastern University just announced its 2026 commencement speaker: Hilary Duff. Yes, THAT Hilary Duff. 📍 Fenway Park 🗓 April 29

Cambridge in 2026.

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The City of Boston just got a “treehouse” built by Harvard University. The Rubenstein Treehouse is a new conference and event space made from mass timber, powered by solar, and designed to support research, collaboration, and entrepreneurship.

Ever wonder where Fort Point street names come from? Many of them are named after Boston Wharf Company officers who helped develop the neighborhood between 1836 and 1882. That’s how streets like Binford, Farnsworth, Melcher, Sleeper, and Necco Court got their names.

The Outer Limits Comic Shop is closing July 31 after 40+ years in business.

The sun will not set in Boston before 6PM until October.

Another office-to-housing conversion in Boston: 1 Longfellow Place will add 24 new homes (5 income-restricted) by converting office space inside the 38-story complex. It’s part of the city’s broader push to turn vacant offices into 1,500+ housing units.

Boston Reminder. FREE curbside food waste collection is available to residents. Your scraps get turned into clean energy and compost. bostoncomposts.com

Don't worry if this Dunkin' location is temporarily closed. We got another one at the other side of the terminal...