Can rent control end displacement? At-large candidates discuss in community forum
Lifelong Dorchester resident Alma Chisholm sat alone in the main hall of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, having arrived early for
Opioid crisis touches lives of City Council candidates
City Councilor at-large candidate Erin Murphy has repeatedly told voters the opioid epidemic impacts her personally, without publicly disclosing any details. That is,
City Councilors pitch sweeping urban planning overhaul to East Boston community
By Eileen O’Grady City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Michelle Wu held a joint public meeting in East Boston on Tuesday Oct. 15, where
New bill aims to collect more data from Mass. ethnic groups
Representatives of more than 100 organizations, along with many Massachusetts residents, testified Tuesday on a bill that could require state agencies collect demographic
Councilor Wu calls to abolish Boston Planning and Development Agency
City Councilor Michelle Wu proposed a sweeping plan on Oct. 7 to abolish the Boston Planning and Development Agency, an organization that handles
At-large candidates propose eliminating MBTA fares, make climate justice a priority
Most of the remaining at-large City Council contenders agree: MBTA fares are too high and should be reduced or scrapped altogether. On Wednesday
At-large candidates call for separate planning department, question exam school admissions
Following a week of victory parties and media coverage, seven of the eight finalists for at-large City Council seats congregated for a candidate
Massachusetts mayors support abortion rights bill
Five Massachusetts mayors urged legislators to pass the ROE Act, designed to protect and improve access to abortion across the state, from the
Hong Kong protest at Boston City Hall Plaza organized by Emerson student
Almost 200 people gathered in Boston on Sunday, Sept. 22 to rally in support of Hong Kong’s protests, which have entered their seventeenth
Will Dudley Square become Nubian Square? City council approves ballot question
By Jordan Erb The streets in Roxbury’s foremost commercial district are lined with banners that say, “Dudley Square: the Heart and Soul of