Category: Brookline.News
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Five months after fire, Washington Square businesses still wrestling with insurance, electrical issues
Two businesses remain shuttered five months after an electrical fire broke out at a commercial building in Washington Square. Heat and smoke damage forced the Painted Burro, a Mexican restaurant formerly known as Burro Bar, and Vinodivino, a wine shop, to close…
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‘People are starting to boil over’: Police link increasing assault arrests in Brookline to domestic violence
Brookline police cruisers. Photo by Zoe Zekos. Brookline police have been arresting people on assault charges at rates significantly higher than the statewide average, a stat that Brookline police officials attribute in part to domestic violence. From 2023 to 2025,…
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The 65 bus route is changing. Here’s what Brookline riders need to know.
Brookline officials say upcoming route and service changes to the MBTA Route 65 bus will improve connections to employment hubs such as the Longwood Medical Area and locations accessible by the Orange Line and the Commuter Rail, though some riders…
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ICE fears spark Town Meeting proposal to weigh leaving regional intelligence network
The Brookline Public Safety Building. Photo by Zoe Zekos A proposal urging Brookline to consider re-examining the town’s relationship with a regional intelligence-sharing network has drawn sharp criticism from local law enforcement, setting the stage for an intense debate when…
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How a Brookline artist makes her dreams come true – literally
Artist Sloat Shaw in her home studio in Brookline. Photo by Milena Fernsler Sloat Shaw isn’t sure how she first noticed the zoomorphic shape in the slab of green granite. She had been renovating her kitchen and was on the…
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Bringing her new film to the Coolidge, Olivia Wilde wants you to have the scary conversation
Actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde speaks about her new film “The Invite” at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on April 29, 2026. Photo by Camille Bugayong The Independent Film Festival Boston concluded its annual run at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on…
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‘A two-tiered system’: Norfolk DA candidates debate future of embattled office
NEWTON — Candidates for Norfolk County district attorney laid out competing visions for the future of a controversy-ridden office during the first public forum of the race last Wednesday at Boston College Law School, hosted by the Rappaport Center for…