While the construction work is now well underway to renovate White Stadium for use by Boston public school students and a women’s professional soccer team, city officials are hustling to get local business owners lined up...
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Lawmakers reflected on the significance of Juneteenth Wednesday, promising that Massachusetts will fight for and support Black Americans facing headwinds from new federal challenges.
"We have come a long way, and ... Read more.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden held a town hall-style meeting at the Codman Square Health Center’s Black Box Theater last Wednesday (June 11) where about 50 people heard him talk about his office’s efforts ... Read more.
Juneteenth falls on Thursday this week. The June 19 holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Texas to spread the news of the end of slavery in the United States. The announcement came nearly two ... Read more.
Tuesday marked the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the 1775 confrontation in which colonists clashed with British redcoats with gruesome and far-reaching consequences. The Brits technically prevailed in ... Read more.
On Sat., May 24, staff from the GrowBoston Office of Urban Agriculture joined local gardeners to celebrate the reopening of the Julian, Judson, and Dean (JJD) Community Garden in Uphams Corner. After a successful soil ... Read more.
The Trustees of Reservations have announced that Nathan Hutto, the organization’s current chief people and culture officer, has been named its chief operating officer. He had been serving an interim COO since January. ... Read more.
Jean Dolin, a Haitian immigrant who was raised in Dorchester, is the person behind Boston LGBTQ+ Museum of Art, History & Culture. Dolin came up with the notion for the traveling museum in 2020 after years of working ... Read more.
Beachgoers this summer may want to head to South Boston, which has some of the cleanest urban beaches around Boston Harbor, according to an annual water quality report card from the nonprofit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay ... Read more.
Dorchester Juneteenth celebration at Town Field is this Thursday (June 19) from 1 to 6 p.m. in Fields Corner with live music, food truck, local vendors…. The Eustis Estate in Milton hosts a free celebration this Saturday ... Read more.
The Henderson Upper School on Croftland Avenue has a new and fully accessible schoolyard that was opened last Tuesday (June 10) at a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Mayor Wu, Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, ... Read more.
The Boston LGBTQ+ Museum of Art, History & Culture had a big idea: bring the museum to the people.
Jean Dolin, a Haitian immigrant raised in Dorchester, got the idea for the museum in 2020 after years working ... Read more.
A man was shot multiple times on Standard Street in Mattapan on Wednesday evening (June 11), according to Boston Police, who are investigating the incident this week.
According to a BPD report, the unnamed victim ... Read more.
A group of 150 volunteers in Boston for a week-long convention descended on Bowdoin Street’s St. Peter’s Teen Center last Wednesday (June 4) for a one-day “blitz-build” renovation project. The Georgia-based non-profit ... Read more.
To the Editor:
As a lifelong Boston resident, a community organizer, and executive director of By Believe Inspire Repeat Tree House (BBIRTH), I’ve spent my life fighting for equity, safety, and opportunity in ... Read more.
To the Editor:
My name is Natalie Juba-Sutherland and I am a long time resident of Roxbury —a homeowner, actually, and a Boston resident for 25 years. I am a first-generation immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago. I ... Read more.
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I’m a father, husband, immigrant, and proud graduate of Boston Public Schools. My story is rooted in the values, challenges, and resilience that define District 5. Like many in our community, I know ... Read more.
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Edwyn Shoemaker is right that ranked choice would give Boston voters more options and help rebuild trust (“Opinion: Ranked Choice— A better way to vote,” May 28). The Massachusetts Legislature should ... Read more.
As I approach the end of life, I continue to wrestle with the ultimate dilemma. What does it all mean? Is there a design and purpose to existence or is it all the result of a cataclysmic explosion, giving rise to a ... Read more.
Rockland Trust has launched its 17th annual Reading Makes Cent$ program, a reading and financial literacy initiative for students across the bank’s network of 124 branches throughout Massachusetts. Running through Aug. 31 ... Read more.
Boston College High School has named Dr. Paul Manuel, Class of 1977, as the 28th principal in its 162-year history. Currently a faculty member in Georgetown University’s government department and the McCourt School of ... Read more.
Tania Fernandes Anderson, the Boston city councillor who pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges earlier this year, says she has "officially" submitted her letter of resignation. In a email sent to supporters today, ... Read more.
Josh Kraft discussed policy and answered specific questions in front of a group of about 35 residents who belong to the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association on Monday, June 9. The gathering at the Boys & Girls Clubs ... Read more.
The owners of the popular Scobie’s Café & Bar in Dorchester’s Adams Village have set up a second shop – in Boston City Hall, a venue they gained through a competitive bid process.
John and Anne Lydon ... Read more.
Last month, on May 13, Mayor Wu and Boston Public School Superintendent Mary Skipper announced a new agreement between the Boston Building Trades Union, the Carpenters’ Union, and the City to provide access into the ... Read more.
Daniela Martinez, a graduating senior at the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science, joined 826 Boston in the fall of 2023, thinking she’d be writing plays, not the libretto for a new opera. But for six months ... Read more.
