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These are the key figures in Harvard's Epstein web

Benefactors, faculty and a storied student institution are connected to the convicted sex offender.

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The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Harvard University" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/09/22/harvard-mit-us-news-best-colleges" data-vars-content-id="0fd95f87-8675-4f9f-bb94-903d18ba4b17" data-vars-headline="These are the key figures in Harvard&#x27;s Epstein web" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/09/22/harvard-mit-us-news-best-colleges" target="_self">Harvard University</a> community&#x27;s ties to convicted sex offender <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jeffrey Epstein" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/epstein-files-release-january-trump-clinton" data-vars-content-id="0fd95f87-8675-4f9f-bb94-903d18ba4b17" data-vars-headline="These are the key figures in Harvard&#x27;s Epstein web" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/epstein-files-release-january-trump-clinton" target="_self">Jeffrey Epstein</a> span decades, ensnaring faculty, donors and student organizations across one of New England&#x27;s oldest and most influential institutions.Why it matters: The Epstein connections show stark oversight failures at one of the world&#x27;s most prestigious universities.

BoriCorridor brings Puerto Rican arts to Boston

BoriCorridor returns with a rallying cry for Puerto Ricans in Massachusetts: Don't let go.

Culture

Puerto Rican arts series BoriCorridor returns to Boston this year with a rallying cry: &quot;No sueltes la bandera&quot; — Spanish for &quot;Don&#x27;t let go of the flag.&quot;Why it matters: It&#x27;s not only a lyric in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bad Bunny&#x27;s song" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvfDaZ4ZT80&amp;list=RDuvfDaZ4ZT80&amp;start_radio=1" data-vars-content-id="2437e2cc-4f49-4048-a64e-89e536e97a9c" data-vars-headline="BoriCorridor brings Puerto Rican arts to Boston" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvfDaZ4ZT80&amp;list=RDuvfDaZ4ZT80&amp;start_radio=1" target="_blank">Bad Bunny&#x27;s song</a> about Puerto Rican displacement, but a call to action to keep <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Puerto Rico&#x27;s spirit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-massachusetts" data-vars-content-id="2437e2cc-4f49-4048-a64e-89e536e97a9c" data-vars-headline="BoriCorridor brings Puerto Rican arts to Boston" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-massachusetts" target="_self">Puerto Rico&#x27;s spirit</a> alive.<ul><li>It comes amid struggles with American imperialism and gentrification — even more than 1,600 miles away in Massachusetts.</li></ul>

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Bostonians slashed tires and egged cars over parking spots after snowstorm

Tensions heated up on Boston's streets in the two weeks after the Jan. 25 storm.

Public Safety

To say Bostonians lost their cool after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="last month&#x27;s snowstorm" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/01/26/massachusetts-snowfall-storm" data-vars-content-id="f8fe85d3-e46e-46a8-8f59-a5130a4015dc" data-vars-headline="Bostonians slashed tires and egged cars over parking spots after snowstorm" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/01/26/massachusetts-snowfall-storm" target="_self">last month&#x27;s snowstorm</a> is an understatement.<ul><li>Dozens of people got involved in spats over shoveled spaces, with some finding their tires slashed, cars egged or other damage, per records reviewed by Axios.</li></ul>

Boston-area things to do, 2/23-3/1

The Femmes bring back "Gay Prom" and the Museum of Science talks psychedelics.

Monday, 2/23🎤 Tracy Palandijan, CEO and cofounder of the nonprofit Social Finance, discusses how investing and partnerships can drive change in education, workforce development, housing and more at the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kennedy Institute," data-vars-click-url="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-event-tracy-palandjian-on-investing-in-opportunity-tickets-1980734758984" data-vars-content-id="f14c517e-43cb-456f-a692-0a282a56020e" data-vars-headline="Boston-area things to do, 2/23-3/1" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-event-tracy-palandjian-on-investing-in-opportunity-tickets-1980734758984" target="_blank">Kennedy Institute,</a> 5:30pm-6:30pm.

"It's Bad Bunny's world": Mass. Latinos and fans rally around halftime show

Look closely and you'll spot Puerto Rican flags alongside Patriots banners in Massachusetts.

The Super Bowl is still days away, but Nivia Piña-Medina says she already feels like a winner.<ul><li>For her, it&#x27;s all about the &quot;Benito Bowl.&quot;</li></ul>

MFA layoffs draw scrutiny, accusations of shift away from DEI

A representative of the MFA called the accusations "completely false."

While the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="MFA" data-vars-click-url="https://www.mfa.org/" data-vars-content-id="f877ea5a-169b-424d-b447-ceff29e186cf" data-vars-headline="MFA layoffs draw scrutiny, accusations of shift away from DEI" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.mfa.org/" target="_blank">MFA</a> grapples with an eight-figure deficit, some are taking the museum to task over its decision to lay off nonwhite curators and the director of belonging and inclusion.Why it matters: The layoffs have dismayed some visitors who accuse leadership of abandoning their commitment to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="diversity, equity and inclusion" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/dei-patagonia-costco-microsoft-reputation-surge" data-vars-content-id="f877ea5a-169b-424d-b447-ceff29e186cf" data-vars-headline="MFA layoffs draw scrutiny, accusations of shift away from DEI" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/dei-patagonia-costco-microsoft-reputation-surge" target="_self">diversity, equity and inclusion</a>, which a museum representative called &quot;completely false.&quot;<ul><li>The MFA is the latest museum to downsize <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="amid a nationwide downturn" data-vars-click-url="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AAMSnapshotReport25.pdf" data-vars-content-id="f877ea5a-169b-424d-b447-ceff29e186cf" data-vars-headline="MFA layoffs draw scrutiny, accusations of shift away from DEI" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AAMSnapshotReport25.pdf" target="_blank">amid a nationwide downturn</a>, citing a $13-million budget gap.</li></ul>

Boston "cash mobs" pop up to support struggling stores

One "cash mob" helped a thrift store stay afloat. Another will aid a restaurant that got robbed.

Business

Weeks after a burglary at a Dorchester restaurant, a local entrepreneur is responding with a &quot;cash mob.&quot;<ul><li>The shopping event is the latest effort to support small Boston-based businesses in this economy.</li></ul>

Coworking can be costly in Boston, but options abound

Coworking companies promise a haven for productivity and community, but it'll cost you.

Coworking companies, large and small, promise a haven for productivity and maybe even community, but it&#x27;ll cost you.The big picture: Boston coworking spaces must balance the cost of doing business in one of the nation&#x27;s costliest real estate markets with members&#x27; tighter budgets.

Tell us your Yankee Swap stories

Got a legendary Yankee swap tale? We want to hear it.

Got a legendary Yankee swap tale? We want to hear it.<ul><li>Maybe you scored the evening&#x27;s most coveted prize, or perhaps you watched otherwise rational adults battle over a worthless trinket up for grabs.</li><li>Or are you still traumatized by the wildly inappropriate present someone brought to your office White Elephant swap?</li></ul>We&#x27;re collecting readers&#x27; best and worst Yankee Swap experiences.

Expect more office mandates and "microshifting" in 2026

Employers may expect a traditional full-time workplace but life entering 2026 is anything but.

The increased pressure to bring people back to the office four or more days a week is prompting employees to get creative about their schedules.Why it matters: Employers may envision a traditional full-time workplace with their latest mandates, but their employees&#x27; schedules entering 2026 are anything but, per Boston-based Owl Labs&#x27; 2025 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="State of Hybrid Work report" data-vars-click-url="https://owllabs.com/state-of-hybrid-work/2025" data-vars-content-id="fecd62d7-688a-4653-a35b-ef72d91d8b65" data-vars-headline="Expect more office mandates and &quot;microshifting&quot; in 2026" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://owllabs.com/state-of-hybrid-work/2025" target="_blank">State of Hybrid Work report</a>.

Cape Cod artist's lobster nativity makes a splash this Christmas

Coastal kitsch is thriving: meet the lobster nativity scene charming shoppers across the Northeast.

New England&#x27;s newest unlikely holiday sensation: the Lobster nativity scene.Why it matters: We love coastal kitsch, and if we can squeeze more nautical imagery into the holidays, we will.

A Somerville vet's creating a Union Square cat tour

Dogs have "yappy hours," but cats might get their own Union Square tour.

A Somerville vet&#x27;s office wants to turn Union Square into the center of a cat tour later this month.The intrigue: Boston-area dogs and their humans have &quot;yappy hour&quot; and dog-friendly patios. A cat tour celebrates felines and their families, says Elizabeth Bisio, head of product and operations at Tandem Vet.