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Milford teen leaves State of the Union early after DHS post

The Department of Homeland Security singled him out in a post during President Trump's speech.

Politics

A Milford teen who was briefly detained by federal immigration agents last year went to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="State of the Union" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/25/2026-state-of-the-union-trump-key-moments" data-vars-content-id="b002d20b-4301-43ac-9a1c-070e816b1f9f" data-vars-headline="Milford teen leaves State of the Union early after DHS post" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/25/2026-state-of-the-union-trump-key-moments" target="_self">State of the Union</a> as a guest Tuesday — only to leave partway through after getting singled out online by the Trump administration.Why it matters: Marcelo Gomes da Silva <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="became a poster child" data-vars-click-url="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/ice-volleyball-arrest-eighteen-gomes-da-silva-milford/" data-vars-content-id="b002d20b-4301-43ac-9a1c-070e816b1f9f" data-vars-headline="Milford teen leaves State of the Union early after DHS post" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/ice-volleyball-arrest-eighteen-gomes-da-silva-milford/" target="_blank">became a poster child</a> for opponents of Trump&#x27;s immigration agenda, who say federal agents have kidnapped young, undocumented people with no criminal records who contributed to their communities.

Why John Henry probably won't bail like Bezos on the Globe

It comes down to money, power, and who has something to lose locally.

News

Massachusetts&#x27; own benevolent billionaire newspaper owner has every reason to stick around and almost none of the pressures that led <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jeff Bezos to decimate the Washington Post" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/washington-post-layoffs-bezos" data-vars-content-id="56d1870f-9318-4ee0-9c9a-c0f806ce06d5" data-vars-headline="Why John Henry probably won&#x27;t bail like Bezos on the Globe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/washington-post-layoffs-bezos" target="_self">Jeff Bezos to decimate the Washington Post</a>.Why it matters: There are fundamental differences behind why Bezos and Boston Globe owner John Henry bought a newspaper in the first place and what it costs them to keep it.

Larry Summers resigns from Harvard professorship amid Epstein probe

Summers' exit is the latest in a reckoning on college campuses over ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Education

Larry Summers, the former treasury secretary and Harvard president, is officially out of a job at the university.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Summers&#x27; exit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/epstein-larry-summers-relationship-resignation" data-vars-content-id="563e3826-3363-4758-a31e-63e15953b48c" data-vars-headline="Larry Summers resigns from Harvard professorship amid Epstein probe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/epstein-larry-summers-relationship-resignation" target="_self">Summers&#x27; exit</a> from his professorship at Harvard is the latest in a reckoning over U.S. college leaders&#x27; ties to sex offender <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jeffrey Epstein" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/epstein-files-fracture-trump-coalition-bondi" data-vars-content-id="563e3826-3363-4758-a31e-63e15953b48c" data-vars-headline="Larry Summers resigns from Harvard professorship amid Epstein probe" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/epstein-files-fracture-trump-coalition-bondi" target="_self">Jeffrey Epstein</a>.

Dunkin' is selling a 48oz "Bucket" for the iced coffee obsessed

The coffee giant is leaning into its New England roots with massive new cups and a single insulated mitten.

Dunkin&#x27; has been leaning hard into its New England roots this winter with two new releases that seem a bit too on the nose for the &quot;iced-coffee-in-a-blizzard&quot; crowd:<ul><li>A single insulated mitten for your iced coffee hand</li><li>And a massive 48oz &quot;Bucket&quot; size the likes of which are usually only found around PS Gourmet locations.</li></ul>

Foodie's closure sparks fight over South End storefronts

Residents fended off an attempt to convert the market into a school. But the battle's not over.

Food and Drink

South End residents convinced a private school to back off plans to turn a grocery store into classrooms, but that&#x27;s just half the battle.The big picture: The news of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Foodie&#x27;s Market" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/02/04/foodies-market-closure" data-vars-content-id="7c582db7-c9e0-4abc-9083-f2e6fec22da5" data-vars-headline="Foodie&#x27;s closure sparks fight over South End storefronts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/02/04/foodies-market-closure" target="_self">Foodie&#x27;s Market</a> closing in June has mobilized residents to lobby for a new grocer to maintain food access around 1421 Washington St., the only supermarket in that part of the South End.

Designers display plans for new development on Kowloon restaurant site

The restaurant will relocate to one of the new buildings.

Development

The Wong family unveiled architectural plans to transform their iconic Route 1 landmark into a mixed-use development with nearly 200 one-bedroom apartments across two six-story buildings.State of play: Architect Michael McKeown was before the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Saugus Planning Board," data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gca5inEyeAQ" data-vars-content-id="257ef150-df5a-4205-9581-b7c1ae45c0b3" data-vars-headline="Designers display plans for new development on Kowloon restaurant site" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gca5inEyeAQ" target="_blank">Saugus Planning Board,</a> representing the Wongs, to outline scaled-back plans from an original 221-unit proposal.

What's going up: Development in and around Boston

See what's happening in Allston, JP and Dedham. Plus, an update on empty lab space.

🧬 Boston&#x27;s life sciences market has hit a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="record high vacancy rate of 29.7%" data-vars-click-url="https://bostonrealestatetimes.com/bostons-life-sciences-market-faces-unprecedented-vacancy-as-supply-outpaces-demand/" data-vars-content-id="51bc4bc4-b753-40e0-86ca-360f4dbe68d4" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s going up: Development in and around Boston" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://bostonrealestatetimes.com/bostons-life-sciences-market-faces-unprecedented-vacancy-as-supply-outpaces-demand/" target="_blank">record high vacancy rate of 29.7%</a>, with 17 million square feet of available space.<ul><li>Why it matters: Speculative construction collided with declining demand and left lots of empty lab spaces.</li></ul>

"Spirit Factory" brewery and distillery would lean into South Boston's industrial chic

"Spirit Factory" would embrace the neighborhood's industrial roots.

The team behind several popular South End restaurants wants to open a new dining and entertainment venue in the vanishing industrial zone between Broadway and the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Menino Convention Center." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/06/10/boston-convention-center-tom-menino-rename" data-vars-content-id="5a1c7294-f263-4d4b-a9da-21913dee5622" data-vars-headline="&quot;Spirit Factory&quot; brewery and distillery would lean into South Boston&#x27;s industrial chic" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/06/10/boston-convention-center-tom-menino-rename" target="_self">Menino Convention Center.</a>Why it matters: The proposed Southie Spirit Factory would be a combination brewery, winery, distillery, restaurant and entertainment venue from the owners of the Beehive, Spybar and Cosmica restaurants.

Wu blasts Kraft Group over "limited to no" details about soccer stadium impact

Wu says the Kraft Group has yet to share impact study results on noise, transportation and other areas.

A battle of public opinion escalated Monday near the proposed New England Revolution soccer stadium as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Kraft Group leaders traded jabs over their talks.Between the lines: The strained negotiations spilled into public view with Wu blasting the developer for a lack of details about the Everett stadium&#x27;s potential impact and a $750,000 pledge to cover mitigation costs.

Office building behind Green Monster could change Fenway's skyline

The Red Sox expect to keep building around the ballpark.

Sports

A 129-foot office tower soon could rise directly behind Fenway Park&#x27;s infamous Green Monster.Why it matters: It would be the first major alteration to the ballpark&#x27;s historic backdrop in decades.

Boston strip club peeps new spot on busy Stuart Street

It would be a big change for the busy pedestrian area that houses the Wilbur Theater, Moxy hotel and the state Transportation Building.

One of Boston&#x27;s two remaining fully nude strip clubs plans to move out of the shadows of Lagrange Street and onto a busy, pedestrian-packed stretch of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="downtown" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/05/30/boston-financial-district-skyscrapers" data-vars-content-id="caba46f4-a07b-414c-98a8-07d37db03c88" data-vars-headline="Boston strip club peeps new spot on busy Stuart Street" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/05/30/boston-financial-district-skyscrapers" target="_self">downtown</a>.<ul><li>For decades, Centerfolds and the Glass Slipper have survived off the beaten path, tucked away on a side street in the Theater District.</li></ul>

New downtown Boston plan allows 700-foot towers

Real Estate

The Boston Planning Department unveiled new downtown zoning guidelines Thursday that would permit skyscrapers up to 700 feet tall in the Financial District.Why it matters: The city is trying to revitalize downtown amid a post-pandemic slump and address the area&#x27;s housing crisis through increased density at the core of Boston.

Market trouble speeds South Boston Edison revamp to open housing

An unstable market has led to a change in priorities.

The group behind the reinvention of the former Edison power plant in South Boston is recalibrating the project to open <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="housing" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/01/08/boston-real-estate-market-2025-development-forecast" data-vars-content-id="e520f12e-1097-4f2d-bac5-60aba36017f3" data-vars-headline="Market trouble speeds South Boston Edison revamp to open housing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/01/08/boston-real-estate-market-2025-development-forecast" target="_self">housing</a> units sooner.Why it matters: Changing market conditions since planning began in 2016 forced the developers into a strategic pivot on the 1.7-million-square-foot project at Summer and East 1st Streets.

What a Boston Holocaust museum's rail car teaches us about genocide

A rail car that will be installed in the museum arrived in the Boston area recently.

History

The organizers behind an upcoming<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text=" Holocaust museum in Boston" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2023/06/05/holocaust-museum-renderings-plan" data-vars-content-id="e24642a4-a472-478f-9103-69a123917772" data-vars-headline="What a Boston Holocaust museum&#x27;s rail car teaches us about genocide" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2023/06/05/holocaust-museum-renderings-plan" target="_self"> Holocaust museum in Boston</a> unveiled a 30-foot rail car they&#x27;ll install in their museum.Why it matters: Trains are known to connect people with the world around them, but rail cars like these were used during the Holocaust to carry Jewish, gay and Romani people to their deaths in concentration camps.

Development 🏗️

Foodie's closure sparks fight over South End storefronts

Designers display plans for new development on Kowloon restaurant site

What's going up: Development in and around Boston

"Spirit Factory" brewery and distillery would lean into South Boston's industrial chic

Wu blasts Kraft Group over "limited to no" details about soccer stadium impact