Feature Reporting
Aimee Moon
Reporter
United States
United States
Feature Reporting
Christians in the community are divided on how to respond, yet more churches want to prepare their congregants.
The movement known as "Yes in God's Backyard," or YIGBY, offers many benefits for religious groups, including a compelling alignment with a moral imperative to serve the unhoused and financially distressed.
More than 2,500 athletes from the U.S. and Canada will compete at the Rhode Island Convention Center this weekend in an annual "9-man" volleyball tournament, a Labor Day tradition. [Winner of 2022 Sigma Delta Chi Award, SPJ; 2023 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, RTDNA]
Environmental hazards in Chinatown's only recreational park are at the center of a yearslong battle for open space in the neighborhood. Reggie Wong Memorial Park is a paved lot near South Station that community groups have been trying to lease from the state for years.
In Massachusetts, climate change topics are not part of the state's elementary learning standards, leaving schools on their own to find extra resources.
Producing & Editing for Broadcast
Overdose deaths in Massachusetts reached a record high last year, in large part due to the powerful opioid fentanyl.
The rHEALTH ONE is a real-life version of the "tricorder," a fictional medical tool of Star Trek fame. It is currently being tested by NASA at the International Space Station.
We speak with Boston-based composer George Lernis about his new work that blends Mediterrean and Middle Eastern musical traditions with jazz.
The Green Line's imminent expansion was the perfect time for my train-enthusiast family to come together, writes Sharon Brody. The line shaped the lives of her sons, and her relationship with them.
Local Reporting
More than 2,500 athletes will compete in an annual 9-man volleyball tournament this holiday weekend in Providence, Rhode Island. The game is an urban adaptation of international volleyball that has been played for generations among Chinese Americans. WBUR's Aimee Moon reports.
A majority of voters in 20 House districts across Massachusetts voted 'yes' on a non-binding ballot question that instructs House representatives to make legislative committee votes public.
Voters in 20 House districts will see a non-binding question on this year's ballot asking whether they support making their lawmakers' committee votes public.
As a neighborhood wedged between two highways, Chinatown has been plagued with poor air quality for years. But a new study on the smallest known particulates of pollution has helped researchers pinpoint areas of concern to within city blocks, showing that areas with large Asian populations are more exposed to pollutants than predominantly white or non-Asian neighborhoods in Boston.
The National Park Service and Mayor Michelle Wu made the announcement Thursday on Evacuation Day, a Suffolk County holiday commemorating the site's pivotal role in a major Revolutionary War victory on March 17, 1776.
Julia Riew had never posted on TikTok before, and the first people to follow her account were her parents. Just six days later, her song "Dive" has more than 625,000 views, and stars an animated princess, singing while dressed in a traditional hanbok.
A cold front moved in from the northwest Thursday morning, creating a wintry scene on the region's highest peak.
For 26 seconds, Team USA took the lead in Monday night's dress rehearsal against the Canadian women's hockey team - thanks to a backhand goal by North Reading's own Alex Carpenter in the middle frame. In that glorious moment, many a New England parent may have briefly considered, "What if my child could do that?"
It's fall foliage season, and climate change has made it harder to predict the timing and the vibrancy of the leaves, according to local biologists. The season is a multi-billion dollar industry for the region. The red, orange, and yellow shades of New England make it a beloved travel destination this time of year.
Newsletter & Social
In the White House Rose Garden on September 9, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed two groundbreaking pieces of legislation designed to confront the nation's "highway disease.
From a raucous TikTok dance video to holiday shopping with the Boston Bruins to Ted Lasso's words of inspiration to the U.S. men's national team heading into the World Cup, here are the moments bringing us joy this week.
From a "shrub" finding a new home for the holidays to otter fodder, here are the moments bringing us joy this week.
We got down in the mud with @massaudubon to learn about a new pilot to help save the salt marsh -- using ribbed mussels. The mussels are transplanted into degrading parts of the coastline to help keep the soil together and clean the water. The salt marsh is a critical habitat for birds and protects us from storm surge. Note: These mighty mollusks are not good for eating (like blue mussels) but ecologists are hoping they'll punch above their weight when it comes to restoring the salt marsh.
What do Conan O'Brien, a figure skater and an elderly tortoise have in common? They're all making us smile this week.
From a local animal control officer's happy dance to WBUR's Jack Lepiarz breaking out his whip for a holiday tune, here are the moments making us smile this week.
Google News Initiative
Managing work and home life is never an easy task, and parents around the world would agree that it doesn't get any simpler with children. Now couple that with a career in journalism: if parenting is a full-time job, the news never stops either.
Indian journalist Bharat Nayak knows misinformation can have dangerous consequences. He's witnessed it too often in his home state of Jharkhand, India. According to Bharat, "Indian society has been gravely affected by 'fake news', which has contributed to a rise in hatred and violence, and horrific incidences of lynching."
[Program manager for interviews for GNI Innovation Challenge winner case study, which was produced by Snowday creative studio.]
