Boston Globe video journalist, Blotter Tales columnist, and Cold Case Files reporter | Follow me on Insta: @emilysweeney22 | Sign up for my newsletter: https://globe.com/coldcasehttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mvpvvmorkk2iMysteries of the deep....exploring Boston's perpetual puddle 🌊 (why won't it go away?) https://www.tiktok.com/@bostonglobe/video/7686114753994968334 @bostonglobe.com @onlyinbos.bsky.social17 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpvvmorkk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mvavmi3j2s2mOver 200 people with ties to Massachusetts died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.💔Yesterday I went with Mike Bello to Logan Airport where the two hijacked planes that hit the World Trade Center originally took off. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdJoRUIgDNS/11 Sep 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvavmi3j2s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mtiemtuoys25On Sat, Sept. 12 I'll be talking about Dropkick Murphy at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square at 2pm! ☘️Admission is free, and books will be available for purchase. RSVP here: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a3c62b1c52cdc3600ecad0d @bpl.boston.gov20 Aug 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiemtuoys25https://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mu3vz25dps2nDoes a ghost haunt Storrow Drive? 👻 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcirvXxifet/?igsi=MW05MjJ0ZGVxZHFndg==27 Aug 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3vz25dps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mtyt6opufc27I got stung multiple times by a swarm of bees 🐝 and almost stepped on a rat 🐀...all in one day. I'm good with nature encounters for the rest of the week26 Aug 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyt6opufc27https://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mtiemtuoys25On Sat, Sept. 12 I'll be talking about Dropkick Murphy at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square at 2pm! ☘️Admission is free, and books will be available for purchase. RSVP here: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a3c62b1c52cdc3600ecad0d @bpl.boston.gov20 Aug 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiemtuoys25https://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mtalrlxhis2eThe flight of the angel at the Fishermen's Feast in Boston's North End is a tradition that dates back to 1910. 🇮🇹 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcGoLydEkrp/?igsh=ancyc25yaWM0YmNx17 Aug 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtalrlxhis2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mt5dkv3zjs2jLifeguards use drones and a jet ski to keep sharks away at Scarborough Beach in Maine. 🦈 Greg Wilfert explains how, and his close encounter with one! 🦈 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcCOqC1jzDm/?igsh=cTlrdjR5dXU5NXN015 Aug 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5dkv3zjs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3msybgqem222fI visited some of the vintage clothing stores that made the @bostonglobe.com's "Best of the Best" list to find a new track jacket....and ended up buying something completely different🐆 www.instagram.com/p/Dbd-AiziviY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbd-AiziviY/13 Aug 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msybgqem222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mry3d5jcfc2aI love it! 🙌 [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mry3d5jcfc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mrv3qn3l7c2oWhat does it mean to be a Masshole? I discuss this question with Billy Baker and Shirley Leung on the Say More podcast, which you can listen to here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UqKLOtxymCItWHvYwNtAw?si=MBavqhj-QjKyVGMagOrvKw via @bostonglobe.com30 Jul 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrv3qn3l7c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mqoqetlrk22cNever thought I'd see my name in a headline like this! To the kind souls at Editor & Publisher magazine....thank you for the vote of confidence :D15 Jul 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoqetlrk22chttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mqoowej4422pI wanna thank Stephanie Williams for taking the time to interview me for this piece in La Fronde!🎙️📰🎥 The link to the story is below...in it I give shout-outs to @dartadams.bsky.social, @milkkarten.bsky.social, @mattbelloni.bsky.social, @truestkind.bsky.social, and more....15 Jul 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoowej4422phttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mppclizsz222😁 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-dialects-accents-america-history-segregation/03 Jul 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppclizsz222https://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mpown3c2rc2zThis is wild...and downright scary. Thanks for exposing this shady operation @joshuabenton.com + @niemanlab.org...I wanna learn more about it 🧐 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpown3c2rc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mp4r3p25tk2nThanks for having me on your podcast! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4r3p25tk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mp27lgn63c2yThe Tartan Army's cone tradition lives on in #Boston24 Jun 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp27lgn63c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mp24rzbf2s2pKarina Holmer went out one night in Boston and was brutally murdered. Her killer has never been caught. But I bet someone out there knows what happened. Can you help?24 Jun 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp24rzbf2s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mohbaswwr227The #TartanArmy was here....and Bobby Orr looks better than ever. 🏒🥅 #WorldCup2026 #Boston17 Jun 2026 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohbaswwr227https://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mofko7k5s22wI'm almost as big as the T from the Citgo sign 🔺16 Jun 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofko7k5s22whttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3moeumagd5k2vFans in Boston cheered as Cabo Verde held off Spain from scoring, thanks to tremendous defense and an amazing performance by Vozinha 🥅 ⚽ #WorldCup @bostonglobe.com16 Jun 2026 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moeumagd5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mo772rn33s2qThe Haitian men's soccer team is appearing in the World Cup for the first time since 1974! Fans gathered in Copley Square to show their pride and celebrate before the team faces off against Scotland tonight. ⚽️ #WorldCup2026 #Boston13 Jun 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo772rn33s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mo6xkkrlds2vWhen Craig Ferguson finished his 3,000-mile "Tartan Trek" from Los Angeles, he got a warm welcome from a huge crowd on Boston Common. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #WorldCup #Boston #TartanArmy13 Jun 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6xkkrlds2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mo4wucxrgs2yThe world's largest soccer ball has arrived at Piers Park in East Boston. ⚽12 Jun 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4wucxrgs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilysweeney22.bsky.social/post/3mniw5ed3hs2tThank you bbboston52 for turning me into a crochet doll! 🧶🧵🪡05 Jun 2026 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:df6esmyxvd55tulusx4522kb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mniw5ed3hs2t