David Wade

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | David Wade

Getting your car inspected isn't particularly enjoyable. Especially, when you fail and find yourself with a budget busting mechanic bill to clear some strange computer code that popped up. In Massachusetts, you have to get your vehicle inspected for safety and emissions every single year. You probably didn't know how rare that is.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | David Wade

Country music musical, "Shucked" brings elevated comedy to Boston The Tony Award-winning musical, "Shucked," has made its way to Boston! The popular performance lets country music and comedy take center stage. "I think that country music lends itself so well to musical theater because country music is about stories," said actor Miki Abraham. "The music, I think it's the surprising factor, maybe like the secret weapon of the show," said actor Danielle Wade.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | David Wade

Brookline youth theater group celebrates 25 years A youth theater program in Brookline, Massachusetts is celebrating 25 years of helping kids shine onstage. For a quarter of a century, the nonprofit Artbarn has impacted thousands of children from Pre-K through the eighth grade. Associate Director Mac Leslie said the kids aren't just performing but learning every aspect of what it takes to put on a show. Learn how to put on a show"Every actor has lines. Every actor has a role.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | David Wade

A unique piece of theater, where everyone is encouraged to participate and sing along, is helping to build a community. In American Repertory Theater's production of "Night Side Songs," the actors aren't on a traditional stage, but in the center of a circle, surrounded by the audience.

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | David Wade

Massachusetts is home to eight sanctuary cities. They have a combined population of one million. Boston is the largest of the sanctuary cities. But at a time when sanctuary cities and states are getting hammered by the Trump administration, Governor Maura Healey has made it a point to say Massachusetts is not a "sanctuary state." Governor Healey told WBZ's John Keller in December: "We are not a sanctuary state." In January she said, "We follow the rules.