Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

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Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope

Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope

What the last 3 years of AAPI hate looked like in Massachusetts

Elijah Nicholson-Messmer and Ziyu Peng February 28, 2023

  "There is an overall general sentiment of fear,” said Quincy City Councilor Nina Liang. “As an AAPI resident here in the city, just in general, there's been a lot of animosity towards the...

Ashley Yung, Pao Arts Centers theater and performance programming manager

Chinatown turned canvas: Local artists create murals for Pao Arts Center’s “Experience Chinatown” festival

Kelly Chan, Reporter October 24, 2022
Pao Arts Center hosts its fifth annual "Experience Chinatown" festival, featuring murals over the facades of 10 of the neighborhood’s beloved establishments.
Mission Hill businesses cutting through COVID-19 challenges Tavern of Tales

Mission Hill businesses cutting through COVID-19 challenges Tavern of Tales

Brittany Bakula, Reporter November 22, 2020

Editor’s note:  Mission Hill is one of Boston’s most rapidly changing neighborhoods and an area where students have started to become the predominant group in the past years, driving up rents and...

Dorchester and Roxbury do not have many air conditioned public spaces where residents can cool off during heat waves.

A summer heatwave could hurt Boston neighborhoods already suffering from COVID-19

Julia Hong and Ben Farber May 14, 2020

As summer approaches and the social distancing measures necessitated by COVID-19 continue, Bostonians who lack consistent access to air conditioning in their homes face additional challenges and health...

Nicoletta Longo (center) founder of recovery and wellness group NamaStay Sober.

Changemaker: Niccoletta Longo, founder of NamaStay Sober

Catherine McGloin, Editor-in-chief April 13, 2020

It’s a pun, “like, ‘Nah imma stay sober,’” said Nicoletta Longo, founder of recovery and wellness group NamaStay Sober. But committing to sobriety is more than a play on words.  “It’s...

Richard Fratus. Photo by Ruth Hunger.

Life in Mission Hill: Richard Fratus

Ruth Hunger September 19, 2019

While walking with his brother and his brother’s dogs near McLaughlin Playground in Mission Hill, Richard Fratus, 67, said he has witnessed a massive amount of change in the 37 years he has been living...

Mission Hill resident Roni Partin with her son, who is 6-years-old. Photo by Lex Weaver.

Life in Mission Hill: Roni Partin

Lex Weaver September 18, 2019

Roni Partin, 28, said she use to head to a dirt parking lot near Ward Street, which would serve as a space of leisure and activity for the neighborhood kids. “Once it rained or snowed it would get really...

Mission Hill resident John Toner. Photo by Jordan Erb.

Life in Mission Hill: John Toner

Jordan Erb September 18, 2019

If John Toner had the chance to go back to the Mission Hill of his youth, he said he would take it.  The 61-year-old retiree was born and raised in Mission Hill. His family has been in the area for three...

Life in Mission Hill: Cristina Rosado

Life in Mission Hill: Cristina Rosado

March 13, 2019

By Alyssa Lukpat For Cristina Rosado, 32, the Mission Hill parks show just how much the neighborhood has changed. When she grew up in public housing in the 1990s, her childhood playground only had...

Life in Mission Hill: Hui Yu Zhang

Life in Mission Hill: Hui Yu Zhang

Jasmine Wu February 28, 2019

By Jasmine Wu Zhang Hui Yu didn’t mean to miss her stop. But she wanted to do well in her English class, and, at 82, she can be a little forgetful. “I was studying vocabulary, and I was returning...

Life in Mission Hill: Bill Larson

Life in Mission Hill: Bill Larson

February 27, 2019

By Oliver Price Bill Larson, 65, lives in Weymouth and has worked as an electrician at Roxbury Community College for more than 25 years. He knows which back roads in Mission Hill he can find parking...

Life in Mission Hill: Katie Ennis

Life in Mission Hill: Katie Ennis

February 25, 2019

By Michelle Faulkner Katelin “Katie” Ennis, 23, has lived in Mission Hill since 2017 after she graduated from Northeastern University. There’s one main reason she’s stuck around. “The...

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