Mike Deehan

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Reporter at Axios

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Where's Townie? The Charles/MGH T stop

4 days ago | axios.com | Steph Solis |Mike Deehan

Yesterday, we asked you to guess where Townie had gone. Turns out, she was hanging out at the Charles/MGH T stop in Charles Circle. Shoutout to reader Michael G., who guessed the correct answer first. This is Michael's third Townie win!
Things to do this week: Burlesque, Twain biography, Halsey tour

5 days ago | axios.com | Mike Deehan |Steph Solis

Illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/AxiosMonday, 6/2ğ Writer Ron Chernow discusses his new biography, "Mark Twain," at First Parish Church in Cambridge, 7pm. Price: $15; $50 for admission and the book. ğ If you love burlesque and classic rock, catch "Dark Side of the Boob," a burlesque tribute to Pink Floyd at the Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain, 8:30-10pmTuesday, 6/3ğ¤ Halsey brings her "For My Last Trick" tour to the XFinity Center in Mansfield.
Federal agents detain 40 on Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket

1 week ago | axios.com | Steph Solis |Mike Deehan

Arthur T. Demoulas in 2014. Photo: Joanne Rathe/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesMarket Basket placed CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on paid leave, accusing him of planning a work stoppage.
Massachusetts medical cannabis patients and state clash over use in parks

1 week ago | axios.com | Steph Solis |Mike Deehan

Medical cannabis patients and advocates gather at a state park for "Toke & Trail." Photo: Courtesy of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy AllianceYears before the term "social consumption" existed, Massachusetts residents would toke on a joint — their medicine, as they called it — while roaming state parks and trails. In recent years, they say, it seemed that state regulations had come down in their favor.
Development news: Lab space sits vacant amid NIH funding cuts

1 week ago | axios.com | Mike Deehan

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axiosğ¢ Nearly one-third of Greater Boston's laboratory space sits empty as the life sciences sector faces challenges from the federal government. There's still another 3-4 million square feet of lab space under construction despite the low demand. Proposed cuts to NIH funding threaten the region's status as a biotech hub. ğï¸ Fan Pier is just about fully developed.
Boston officer's gun grabbed, man shoots foot

1 week ago | axios.com | Mike Deehan

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axiosğ¨ A man grabbed a Boston police officer's gun and ended up shooting himself in the foot near MGH during a confrontation yesterday morning on Cambridge Street. (WCVB)The man appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis. A bystander helped officers detain the suspect. âï¸ The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a Middleborough student who was stopped from wearing an "only two genders" t-shirt at school.
Top Mass. Democrats face off on liquor, school reform

1 week ago | axios.com | Mike Deehan

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosDeehan here, back with Spill of the Hill, my column unraveling Massachusetts politics. Tensions are high between House and Senate Democrats on Beacon Hill as their leaders clash on changes to local liquor licensing, vocational school reforms and health care protections. Why it matters: With 35 days until the new fiscal year begins, House and Senate negotiators are trying to reconcile significant differences between their budget proposals.
Ask Axios: Why is the Museum of Science covered up?

1 week ago | axios.com | Steph Solis |Mike Deehan

A rendering of the new space at the MoS. Photo: Museum of Science. Red Line riders might have noticed the large tarps and scaffolding covering the south side of the Museum of Science, part of the museum's major renovation work. The MoS is reallocating 10,000 square feet of space to add a 700-person capacity venue inside the building. The Cahners Theater is being replaced by a new "Public Science Common."Bloomberg Philanthropies is helping to fund the project by architect William Rawn Associates.
BTMU: More Harvard threats

1 week ago | axios.com | Steph Solis |Mike Deehan

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axiosğ President Trump threatened to redirect $3 billion in federal grant money from Harvard University to trade schools, the latest in his battle with the school over antisemitism concerns. (Boston Globe)ğµ Boston Calling 2025 wrapped up its Memorial Day weekend festival with headliners Luke Combs, Fall Out Boy and Dave Matthews Band performing despite the rain Friday and Saturday.
You have to make $127,000 to rent comfortably in Boston

1 week ago | axios.com | Mike Deehan

Data: Zillow; Note: Assumes rent costs 30% of income; Chart: Axios VisualsA worker needs to make nearly $127,000 a year to afford the typical monthly rent in greater Boston, according to a new report. Why it matters: That's about 26.8% higher than what a Boston-area household would have needed to earn five years ago, per the analysis from Zillow. It's also about $10,000 more than the income needed to afford the typical rent nationwide, Zillow found.