Nik DeCosta-Klipa

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Newsletter Editor at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

Now: @WBUR newsletter editor and author of WBUR Today. Before: @Bostondotcom.

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The Michelin Guide is coming to Boston. Why does it matter?

1 day ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

The Michelin Guide is coming to Boston. Why does it matter? Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Starry guide surprise: The Michelin Guide is officially coming to Boston. In fact, it's sort of already here.
How to get around the 9-day partial Orange Line closure north of Boston

5 days ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. TGIF! Mother's Day is this weekend. There's still time to surprise her with a delivery of flowers (and support your favorite public radio station) if you order here. We have more below on what local Catholics' thinks of the first-ever American pope.
Open Newbury and Open Streets are returning to Boston - with a few tweaks

6 days ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Open Newbury and Open Streets are returning to Boston — with a few tweaksOpen Newbury Street last July. (Jeremiah Robinson/City of Boston)Boston's series of car-free block parties is returning this summer and fall — with a few schedule and location changes. During a press conference Wednesday, Mayor Michelle Wu unveiled the 2025 schedule for the city's Open Streets and Open Newbury series.
Heading to Somerville's Porchfest this weekend? Here's what will be different

6 days ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It's déjà vu for the Celtics. The defending champs are now down 2-0 to the Knicks after losing Game 2 of their playoff series in remarkably familiar fashion last night. The series now shifts to New York this weekend for the next two games. But first, let's keep the focus on a local event happening this weekend. Porch perfect?
What's next for broker's fees in Massachusetts? Breaking down the two Beacon Hill proposals

1 week ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

What's next for broker's fees in Massachusetts? Breaking down the two Beacon Hill proposalsEditor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Tipoff is nice and early at 7 p.m. But first, the news:Brokering a deal: Is this the year Massachusetts cracks down on broker's fees? The lines have officially been drawn in the debate on Beacon Hill.
What to know about the new eviction sealing rules in Massachusetts

1 week ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

What to know about the new eviction sealing rules in MassachusettsState Sen. Lydia Edwards during a press conference in East Boston in 2021. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It's town election day over the border in Brookline and for more than a dozen other communities across Massachusetts.
Why you (probably) shouldn't panic if you still don't have a REAL ID

1 week ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It's Friday! The Celtics will officially play the New York Knicks in the next round of the playoffs. It's the 17th postseason meeting between the two longtime NBA rivals — but first in over a decade. Game 1 is Monday at TD Garden. REAL talk: After years of postponements, the May 7 REAL ID enforcement date is now just five days away.
How to get $50 in free BlueBike credits this month

1 week ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Bluebikes' big deal: May is, among many things, National Bike Month. And to mark the unofficial celebration of two-wheeled transportation, Bluebikes is rolling out its biggest promotion ever: $50 in free credits. It's the latest giveaway from the Boston-area bikeshare system to nudge people to take a ride this spring.
Are you a laid off federal worker? Massachusetts wants to help you find a new job here

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Are you a laid off federal worker? Massachusetts wants to help you find a new job hereEditor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Fed up? Massachusetts is making a push to keep workers affected by the Trump administration's sweeping federal cuts employed here in the Bay State. Gov.
A new Boston program helps friends and family jointly purchase multi-family homes. Here's how it works

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. This week marks 50 years since the Fall of Saigon. And in a special three-part series, former longtime WBUR Morning Edition host Bob Oakes revisits stories of the Massachusetts lives lost in the Vietnam War (plus one who narrowly escaped). Read Part 1 here.