Kana Ruhalter

Next Monday, thousands of women will be running in this year's Boston Marathon. But 60 years ago, there was just one … and she had to crash the party.

Every mile of the Boston Marathon means something different to every runner. In the week leading up to Marathon Monday, we're asking: What's behind your 26.2-mile trek?

Running the Boston Marathon is an extraordinary accomplishment. Running it 25 times is a milestone that only a small group of elite runners has achieved.

Two years ago, a brand new robotics team at Falmouth High School, the Regal Seagulls, had just five students, a handful of mentors and a rookie robot named Lulu.

Just one dependable adult can change the trajectory of a young person's life. But for many in foster care, that kind of stability can be hard to come by.

May is Haitian Heritage Month, and Greater Boston's Haitian diaspora — the third largest in the country — will celebrate this weekend with the 24th annual Haitian American United Unity Parade.

This week's Joy Beat is celebrating the introduction of All Kids Bike into Boston Public Schools. The national nonprofit teaches kids to ride bikes by bringing equipment into physical education classes.

Earlier this month, Harvard published a database identifying more than 1,600 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty or staff, or

This week's Joy Beat celebrates academic achievement and the ability to learn new languages.

For this week's All Things Considered Turntable on this Music Monday, GBH host Arun Rath sat down with Brian McCreath, director of production at