COPLEY SQUARE

Excitement is in the air this weekend at Copley Square as thousands of visitors and New Englanders descend on Boston to get ready for the 125th annual Boston Marathon. “I know this race is going to be a big race. It’s going to be really important to some people because it’s really important to them,” argued 8-year-old Ramzy Shadid,...

Large crowds Saturday will continue Sunday with panelists, fitness classes and music ahead of Monday’s Boston Marathon.

Demonstrators this spring have come together in Boston and across the country to bring awareness to a rising wave of violence against Asian-Americans. On Saturday, a number of artists took their turn in Copley Square to make their voices heard in a special way. “With art, you can convey that with passion and love and even if there’s aggression in...

A rally led largely by students from Berklee College of Music aimed to bring broader awareness to rising hate and violence against Asian-Americans.

A new arts market will be open weekly in Boston’s Copley Square, organizers announced Wednesday. The Boston Open Market will operate from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays between May and November. “In partnership with the Friends of Copley Square this new weekly arts market will feature over 75 handmade artisans, artists and designers from around New England,” a…

The FBI is now investigating after Massachusetts’ secretary of state informed them of what appears to be a deliberate attack.

Thirty-five ballots are no longer able to be used, according to Massachusetts’ top elections official, Secretary of State William Galvin, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, who urged people who used the box Saturday and early Sunday to contact them to get replacement ballots.

A contentious scene played out Sunday in Boston’s Copley Square.

Hundreds of “Black Lives Matter” supporters gathered in Boston’s Copley Square to advocate for racial justice on Saturday.

Hundreds of “Black Lives Matter” supporters rallied in Boston on Saturday to take a stand and make a statement for racial justice. A diverse crowd came together in Copley Square, where those gathering shared live music and posted drawings of victims of deadly police shootings to the ground outside Trinity Church. “People are trying to heal as well as grieve…

As survivors of a massive explosion this week in Beirut, Lebanon, face a daunting recovery effort, a small community of Lebanese Bostonians came together to stand in solidarity.    A youth-led vigil in Copley Square on Saturday brought together a group of more than 100 people who were not directly impacted by Tuesday’s blast, but who still have a...

A group gathered in Copley Square in Boston Saturday to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the Beirut explosion last Tuesday.

Events begin at 11:45 a.m., including ice sculptures, musical acts, fireworks displays and much more.

The tragic accident occurred while crews were setting up a light tower

First Night Boston, New England’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration, has announced that Single By Sunday will headline its December 31 concert in Copley Square. As the finale to twelve hours of free entertainment, light shows, ice sculptures, and other family-friendly programming, the four-man band will ring in the New Year with thousands of cheering fans. With the illuminated...

Jason Moreno isn’t the type of student you’d expect to receive extra attention from his teachers. Moreno plays sports and serves on student council at the Snowden International School in Boston, where he’s a sophomore. Teachers say he’s bright and funny. He has plenty of friends, and he goes home each night to a supportive family.

Some 44 million Americans have outstanding education loans, and for many, the burden of making monthly payments can be crushing. But for a small number of borrowers who truly can’t afford to pay back their debt, there may be a solution they’ve overlooked: going to bankruptcy court.

Thousands of people participated in the Jimmy Fund Walk in Boston on Sunday.