Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast) was long considered a masterpiece before Philip Glass decided to write an opera that would meld with the classic 1946 film on stage. Glass’ ...

Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts indefinitely to honor former Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney. On Monday, Nov. 3, Cheney passed ...

A little magic can go a long way. Just ask Belle and Ariel. When Disney princesses Belle and Ariel showed up to a little girl's hospital room, it wasn’t just her face that lit up — the whole room did.

55 cities and towns in Massachusetts hold municipal elections in November of each odd-numbered year, according to the Secretary of State’s office. In Massachusetts, you must register to vote, update ...

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Dawn and Scott Wilson can’t figure out why a state mining engineer decided the cracks in the basement of a home they own in North Belle Vernon were caused by dry soil rather than mine subsidence. They ...

When Seattle author Jaysea Lynn dreamed up the idea of a customer service desk in hell, she wasn’t trying to launch a bestselling series. She was just another pandemic-era retail worker, slogging ...

Belle Brezing ran a prominent Lexington brothel frequented by the upper class. Debate continues on whether Brezing inspired Belle Watling in “Gone with the Wind.” Brezing earned praise for her local ...

LAUGHLIN — Southern Nevada doesn’t have casino boats cruising the Colorado River, but it has a hotel built to look like one on the banks of the waterway: the Colorado Belle. The resort, however, has ...