Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher ...

Jane Kamensky is the president and CEO of Monticello and the author of “A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton ...

Like the beaver it nearly wiped out, HBC made Canada into its home by fundamentally transforming its environment, and no ...

Isaiah Thomas, a revolutionary patriot and printer of the radical Boston newspaper, The Massachusetts Spy, snuck his printing ...

From an artsy outpost in Arizona to a South Carolina city with roots going back to the 1500s, the best places to live are ...

I first created “THEN & NOW” 30 years (and three newspapers) ago to offer bite-sized, tempting morsels of history. But this ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

San Jose has the highest salary needed to live comfortably in the U.S., a new study found. The South Bay city surpassed New York, which topped the list last year. Other Bay Area cities ranked ...

Boston might be the most popular destination in Massachusetts, but just a short drive away, you'll find a peninsula town with ...

Few things in this world measure up to a warm, hearty bowl of clam chowder -- and this iconic American restaurant is the one ...

Microsoft has turned 50. The company that gave us Windows, Office, and Xbox has shaped the way we live and work for decades. But long before it became the tech giant we know today, Bill Gates and ...