As executive director of JP Centre/South Main Streets, Ginger Brown dedicates herself to nurturing Jamaica Plain's unique identity and community spirit. Her organization tackles...
Maintaining the Egleston Square Peace Garden has been a community project for two decades. This year, the beloved patch of land became an official city park. The Scope found...
Viergelyn Chery-Reed and Michelle Reed cast their vote at the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club of Roxbury on Tuesday morning. Their two young children, each clutching stuffed animals,...
While the country’s eyes focus on the presidential election, Boston residents are closely watching to see the results of the five Massachusetts ballot questions, with many...
![Despite the pandemic, barbers are still cutting and styling at D’Friends Barber Shop in Jamaica Plain. The Community Fridge can be seen from the inside of the shop with Northeastern student Talja Ketchum painting vibrant rainbows and flowers onto its exterior. The barbers are enthusiastic about the new initiative right outside their door. “My best friend gets a haircut at this barbershop all the time, so he put me in contact with the owner,” said Josiel Gonzalez, a co-founder and main organizer for the JP fridge. Jay Valeria, 24, has been a barber at D’Friends for three years now. “There’s a lack of love and warmness [in the world],” explained Valeria. “I feel like this promotes love.”](https://thescopeboston.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1-300x200.jpg)
![Worcester, MA — Pearson’s recent piece “Lipstick on a Pig” contends with her self-perception. The title of the painting came to her first, “fixating in [her] head quite a lot,” Pearson said.](https://thescopeboston.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2-300x200.jpg)
