nightlife

An increase in reports of spiked drinks in Boston has the City Council taking action. On Friday they held a hearing on how to prevent the issue and how to better help victims. The City Council said they’ve been told there is a noticeable increase in spiked drinks in the city. Boston University sent an email warning students of...

Boston’s nightlife appears to be rebounding at a faster pace than any other major U.S. city, according to new numbers from the cloud payment company Square, obtained exclusively by NBC10 Boston. New York City and Miami may boast the biggest share of overall late-night spending in bars and restaurants, but Boston has some nightlife bragging rights too.  When you...

In a Craigslist ad, shared by popular nightlife producer Terence Edgerson on Instagram, a husband was seeking someone to chaperone his wife on weekend excursions so he would be able to “get some rest.” Edgerson — known as NY Social Bee online — shared a screenshot of the listing titled “Looking for Gay man to take wife out to party (Chelsea),” which appears to...

If you’re looking to grab a drink and also soak up some views of Boston’s iconic skyline, a new compilation of rooftop bars has a couple spots in the Hub you may want to check out. Big 7, a travel website, has released a ranking of the top 50 rooftop bars in the United States. Two of the top 50…

Scholars has ordered hundreds of plastic cups with lids to give their customers options at the bar.

In recent weeks, an alarming number of people have been sharing stories on social media claiming they were roofied. “What has happened over time is the term ‘roofie,’ or ‘I’ve been “roofied,”‘ is a term used to designate a class of intoxicants we call date rape drugs,” said Dr. Matthew Mostofi, the associate chief of emergency medicine at Tufts...

Two women are coming forward about the night their drinks were drugged in Boston.

What was meant to be a casual night out in Boston turned into a terrifying ordeal for two friends who shared their story with the NBC10 Investigators. They both asked to remain anonymous. “I really did not know if I was going to wake up.” “I thought that we were both going to die.” Both women believe their drinks were…

For more than a year, nightlife in Boston was dead. Masks had to be worn, there were capacity limits at venues and food had to be ordered with drinks. There was no way dance clubs and concerts could operate properly with these guidelines. But on May 29, Gov. Charlie Baker lifted all COVID-19 restrictions in the state of Massachusetts —…

On May 29, Gov. Baker lifted all COVID-19 restrictions in the state of Massachusetts, allowing the nightlife in Boston to make a come back. NBC10 Boston documented the reopening of nightlife in Boston over the summer. In this 3-part series, we will continue to follow the nightlife scene through the fall and winter.