Skip Sack reached about a $1.1M settlement with Harvard over the failed En Boca in Harvard Square. The deal closes a years‑long fight about construction, a street closure and lost business.

Former SentinelOne exec Nick Warner has launched Neo with $100M to build a control layer for agentic AI, backed by a16z and Bessemer.

Boston Children’s sold its Peabody outpatient campus for roughly $62 million and will remain a tenant under a lease‑buyback. The move mirrors a wider trend of health systems monetizing property.

USL's push for promotion and relegation has New England clubs imagining pro pathways while stadiums, finances and league rules remain unresolved.

A Corps draft due July 24 lays out up to $10.5B in coastal defenses for Boston; public comment is open through Sept. 18. The study maps neighborhood options and tradeoffs.

A man was seriously injured after being struck by an Amtrak train at West Medford station; the stop is closed and nearby roads are detoured.

REI will close its Landmark Center store on Aug. 13, ending a 23‑year Fenway run and pushing shoppers to suburban locations for gear and service.

The James Beard Foundation opened an RFI for 2029–2033 host cities; Boston has the venues and restaurants to make a run, but a bid would require significant funding and coordination.

A Crystal Springs employee was charged after a video showed an alleged assault of a disabled person near Kennedy Park. The state DPPC has been notified and an investigation is underway.

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer pulled a crewmember from waters off Truro after they fell overboard; the person was treated for hypothermia and taken to a local hospital.

Dozens took a rare, state‑sanctioned dip in the Charles at City Splash, a packed event that came as watershed groups spar with MWRA over long‑term sewage plans.

Pamela Smart will appear virtually in Concord as she presses a renewed bid to overturn her 1991 murder conviction. Prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss her petition.

Boston beat Tampa Bay 6-1 at Fenway to complete a four-game sweep and extend their winning streak to 13 games.