Numerous Boston-area residents recently received a strange postcard associated with a long-running conspiracy theory and many asked why the Postal Service would deliver such a bizarre message. The ...

In an age where traveling is often documented religiously on Instagram for all to see, good ol’ fashioned snail mail can be a welcome change of pace. Postcards aren’t yet a lost art, but these vintage ...

During my backpacking heyday in the early 1980s, staying in touch with friends and family in Boston as I roamed across Europe was hard work. I couldn’t pop into an Internet cafe for a reassuring ...

POSTCARDS? >> THESE WERE SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE SOCL IAMEDIA. SHAYNA: WE’LL PHOTO POSTCARDS. IMAGES CREATED IN THE EARLY 1900S AND NOW FEATURED IN A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN BOSTON. >> ...

They came from Connecticut, Virginia, California, and Oregon, and were signed with only first names. But who was behind them wasn’t exactly clear. With Election Day just around the corner, most Boston ...

Boston teachers delivered thousands of handwritten postcards to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in their ongoing demands for better pay and classroom conditions. Teachers in the state’s largest school ...

It’s a warm afternoon in mid-April and journalist Jorge Caraballo Cordovez makes his way down a busy street in East Boston. Passing convenience stores, a Colombian bakery, and a hair salon, Caraballo ...

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For documentary photographer Edward Boches, the Allston neighborhood is “like a magnet.” He loves the signs and murals, which he has captured in high definition over the last year. The barber shops.

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