Hafsa Quraishi

In the past decade, lots has changed in the dating scene, with one in three relationships now starting online.

Food insecurity has reached historic levels in Massachusetts. One local effort is trying to address the lack of awareness about hunger, while also providing food.

As the legend goes, Mingo Beach is named after an enslaved Black man who was offered his freedom if he could make the hazardous trek to a rocky outcropping near the water. His name was Robin Mingo.

Some health care practitioners are ditching the scale and adopting the use of “weight-inclusive” medical care. The idea is to encourage healthy behaviors in people of all sizes, and not make weight the center of every medical visit.

As COVID-19 cases rise amid the holiday season, health experts and public official are recommending that people get tested before traveling or gathering with their loved ones.

For those struggling with body image or their relationship to food, the holidays can be extra stressful due to the added emphasis on food and weight during the holiday season.

Here’s what’s open and what’s closed this Indigenous Peoples’ Day or Columbus Day.

Massachusetts is home to dozens of memorials meant to remember and celebrate the victims and first responders of the attacks, while offering community and family members a space to grieve and pay their respects.

An official with the U-Haul Company of Boston said the company loses around 10 trucks per college move-in season (May through August) each year, despite cautioning customers who rent the trucks against hopping onto Storrow.

The annual break from the state’s 6.25% sales tax could provide a boost for retailers as the economy rebounds from the pandemic.