The Heights

In Copley Square on Saturday, a Taste of Indonesia

Madeleine D’Angelo • October 12, 2016

Last Saturday, white tents ringed Copley Square and throngs of visitors braved the wind in order to attend the fourth annual New England Indonesian Festival.

Parklets: It’s Time to Share Your Space

Madeleine D’Angelo • August 31, 2016

And just as forgetting a foreign language occurs almost immediately once you stop speaking it, forgetting how to compromise with people you live with (but aren’t related to) happens all too quickly. Or, at least, it’s something that I forget.

Stopped Dead: Plaid Sneakers and the Importance of Subtlety

Madeleine D’Angelo • April 7, 2016

There are very few window displays that actually have the power to stop me in my tracks and say something along the lines of “wow,” but pastel plaid sneakers are one of them.

BU Student Found Dead, Police Consider Suicide

Juan Olavarria and Madeleine D’Angelo • March 31, 2016

On Wednesday morning, Boston University authorities reported that the body of a young male was discovered on the rooftop of Kilachand Hall.

Rights Violated This St. Patrick’s Day, Organizers Say

Alis Dicpinigaitis • March 17, 2016

A federal judge ordered Tuesday that the St. Patrick’s Day parade in South Boston has a First Amendment right to march along its original route.

Last Call for Boston to Become a Late-Night City

Bennet Johnson • March 17, 2016

After the loss of the late-night T program, can Boston truly become a 24-hour city?

Beginning in 2016, City Hall Plaza Will See a Major Redevelopment

Juan Olavarria • March 17, 2016

The timeline released by the city in sees the project being completed within the next three years, pending final approval after an extensive public input initiative.

With Integrity, the Marathon Movie Could be Made Right

Leslie Sellers • March 3, 2016

Watertown just recently ended a debate about whether the community wanted to hear simulated gunshots late at night.

Private Developers to Address Student Housing in Brighton/Allston

Pasquale DiFilippo • February 24, 2016

"Housing" is a word that often makes Boston College students cringe, especially when facing the fact that Boston came in as the third most expensive housing market in the country.

A Year On From Fatal Shooting, Boston Hospitals Still Debate On the Appropriate Course of Action

Alis Dicpinigaitis • February 18, 2016

“Until state lawmakers require all Massachusetts hospitals to implement effective workplace violence initiatives, as proposed by the MNA, Brigham nurses will continue to fight for the safety of their hospital," the Committee said.

Finding London in Boston’s Cafe Nero

Julia Bogiages • February 17, 2016

I did not expect to experience London again for a long time, but the opportunity came once I ventured into Boston.

Famed Fenway Bar ‘Who’s On First?’ Set to Close After Deadly Shooting

Heidi Dong • February 11, 2016

Who’s On First?, a Red Sox fan’s go to post-game bar since 1979, is set to permanently close its doors.