Faneuil Hall

A woman’s unexpected trip from downtown Boston to a gas station near the New Hampshire border early Sunday morning was not a kidnapping, as she thought, but a misunderstanding, Boston police said Monday.

Police say an Allston woman who thought she was getting into a ride-sharing service car reported that she was kidnapped near Boston’s busy Faneuil Hall and taken on a half-hour drive before managing to escape near the New Hampshire border. The woman in her 20s said she ordered a Lyft around 12:50 a.m. Sunday after spending the night out...

Boston police are investigating after an Allston woman who thought she was getting into a ride-sharing service car reported that she was kidnapped near Boston’s busy Faneuil Hall and taken on a half-hour drive before managing to escape near the New Hampshire border.

Boston police say a woman who thought she was getting into a ride-sharing service car in the city says she was kidnapped by the driver and taken on a half-hour drive before being able to escape near the New Hampshire border.

A downtown Boston taproom that has been a long time in the making has finally arrived....

As reported earlier, the new Samuel Adams taproom and brewery opens today next to Faneuiil Hall in the former Hillstone space, with Boston Magazine...saying...that the two-floor place has a capacity of more than 400 and the brewery will be able to make up...

This week’s Restaurant Recap has some bad news for Cambridge and a bakery-cafe trying to make a comeback.

Boston’s city council swore in the most diverse group in its history on Monday. The Boston Herald reports the 13-member council made up more than half by women and people of color were ushered in by Mayor Marty Walsh during a ceremony at Faneuil Hall. The council had been a white male bastion for decades, but Boston is now...

The most diverse Boston City Council body was sworn into office.

In this edition of Restaurant Roundup, a closed cupcake spot and a gluten-free bakery is opening.

Cory, Shawn, Topanga and Eric have reunited! That’s right, the stars of Boy Meets World got together in Boston and the photos will take you right back to the 90s. Actors Ben Savage, Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel and Will Friedle were in Boston over the weekend for Comic Con’s Fan Expo Boston at the Boston Convention Center. The four participated...

A black artist has dropped his bid to build a slave memorial in front of Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall after the NAACP objected. Steve Locke announced Tuesday on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter that he won’t go forward with the project because the president of the Boston chapter of the prominent civil rights group warned him they would come out strongly...

Faneuil Hall, a historic marketplace celebrated by the city’s own and it’s many tourists. A landmark the city is prideful of today for more than it’s rich history.

The detention hearing for the Massachusetts man indicted with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman continued Thursday. Victor Pena, 38, of Charlestown was indicted last month on one count of kidnapping and 10 counts of aggravated rape in connection to a woman who disappeared after a night out at a Boston bar in January. The judge ordered Pena held...

It looks like a Vermont-based ice cream company may be opening a shop in the heart of downtown Boston.

The man who was indicted for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman in January was back in court Wednesday for a detention hearing. Victor Pena, 38, of Charlestown, Massachusetts was indicted by a grand jury on one count of kidnapping and 10 counts of aggravated rape. Attorneys completed producing evidence on Wednesday and will be back in court for...

by Marc Hurwitz

The weekend is finally here! And while it may be a wet start, there are some great indoor events happening all weekend long the entire family will enjoy.

The man charged with kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and sexually assaulting her in his Charlestown, Massachusetts home pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Wednesday. Victor Pena, 38, was charged with one count of kidnapping and 10 counts of aggravated rape. He was indicted on the charges by a Suffolk County jury on March 14.

by Marc Hurwitz Boston may soon be getting a new restaurant that would literally be located on the water. According to an article from boston.com, the Boston Planning & Development Agency and Mayor Marty Walsh have approved of plans to have a temporary floating restaurant set up within a tall ship at the Charlestown Navy Yard. The post mentions that the Navy...

A man accused of holding a 23-year-old woman against her will and sexually assaulting her in his home was indicted Thursday on one count of kidnapping and 10 counts of aggravated rape. Victor Pena, 38, of Charlestown, was indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury, which moves his case from municipal to superior court. He is scheduled to be arraigned...