The Garden Lady begins by talking about the care of mid-summer containers, and the importance of deadheading annuals. C.L. Fornari answers calls from listeners about moving a maple tree, keeping a potted rose over the winter, a plague of squash bugs, weeds in a lawn, and more.

We discuss the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.

Spotting whales at sea is an indication that you've found an area with lots of bait, and tuna may very well be feeding on that same bait. But you have to give the whales some space.

A federal groundfish permit is back in use off Martha’s Vineyard. Two nonprofit organizations teamed up back in 2015 to keep the permit available for local use.

We learn more about the Democrats who will be on the Sept. 1 ballot running for Barnstable County Commissioner.

Stanislav Zavertailo is co-owner of a popular Kyiv-based cafe. He tells NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben what it's like to live through airstrikes and keep a cafe operating amid a war.

A round of storms impacted the region on Aug. 11

A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive.