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
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Jenny Wechter (left) and Heather O'Brien (right) pose with students' plants at the Eastie Farm greenhouse. Photo: Cassidy McNeeley
Local organizations offer climate education for Boston-area kids
May 15, 2023
Boston, MA: Feb. 24, 2023 — In February, many of the stalls at the Somerville Winter Farmers Market look like this one: packed with locally-sourced seasonal root vegetables like carrots, parsnip, daikon and radishes. As climate change influences agriculture practices in the area, farmers may see a shift in their harvest and the produce it yields.
Boston-area farmers find solutions for unusually warm winter
March 21, 2023
This nonprofit in Jamaica Plain is pushing to change the healthcare industry through food
This nonprofit in Jamaica Plain is pushing to change the healthcare industry through food
March 2, 2023
How free meal programs in the Boston area are helping to ease food insecurity
How free meal programs in the Boston area are helping to ease food insecurity
January 23, 2023
A photo of the original booklet, published in 1970.
Our Bodies, Ourselves Today continúa luchando por la alfabetización de la salud reproductiva en un país post Dobbs, 50 años después de iniciar una revolución femenina
November 30, 2022
Changemakers
Workers greet Abdillahi Abdirahman, owner of Butterfly Falafel, in Roxbury. Butterfly Falafel is Somali-owned and was opened with the support of Somali Development Center.
Somali Development Center: Helping newcomers become neighbors
December 28, 2024
Boston Main Streets Foundation Executive Director Eric Esteves. Courtesy of Boston Main Streets
Empowering small businesses: Eric Esteves discusses the heartbeat of Boston’s main streets
December 18, 2024
Staff of Mission Hill Main Streets at their office in Mission Hill.
Busting misconceptions about Mission Hill
December 9, 2024
A mixed media sculpture titled "My Leaves Are Up Here." Pamela Kainz uses a torch to "paint" on foraged or discarded wood.
With a propane torch for a paintbrush, Pamela Kainz creates art from foraged and discarded materials
December 4, 2024
JP Centre/South Main Streets office in Jamaica Plain.
JP Centre/South Main Streets builds community and fosters local businesses in Jamaica Plain
November 20, 2024
Michael Maria (right) stands with Boston Palestine Film Festival organizers in 2022. Courtesy of Boston Palestine Film Festival.
After a challenging year, the Boston Palestine Film Festival returns to in-person programming
October 23, 2024
Boston Main Streets Foundation Executive Director Eric Esteves. Courtesy of Boston Main Streets
Empowering small businesses: Eric Esteves discusses the heartbeat of Boston’s main streets
December 18, 2024
Ballerinas at a rehearsal at Tony Williams Dance Center in Boston on March 24, 2024.
Breaking ballet’s color barrier
December 9, 2024
Staff of Mission Hill Main Streets at their office in Mission Hill.
Busting misconceptions about Mission Hill
December 9, 2024
A mixed media sculpture titled "My Leaves Are Up Here." Pamela Kainz uses a torch to "paint" on foraged or discarded wood.
With a propane torch for a paintbrush, Pamela Kainz creates art from foraged and discarded materials
December 4, 2024
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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.

Sophie Pearson’s art is open to interpretation, not speculation

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A drawing of a cloud that includes the words Frances Scott heard over and over again at her MDL trials for hip replacement.

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Greater Boston area police double their base pay with overtime, detail work

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Pilot of retrofitted electric street light at 212 Stuart St. in Bay Village.

Boston to switch its 2,800 gas lamps to LEDs

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Nubian station, formerly Dudley station in Roxbury.

Rediscovering Nubian: a changed name reveals overlooked histories

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Two years in, what's the state of Mayor Wu's Boston?

Two years in, what's the state of Mayor Wu's Boston?

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Adaptive Reader's founder, Ethan Pierce, pictured here, aims to improve accessibility in the classic literature space using AI.

Entrepreneur Ethan Pierce is making classic literature more accessible with Adaptive Reader

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Mya Leonardo adjusts the crown on a young dancer at the Holy Trinity Sweetheart Dance in Fall River, MA on February 17, 2023.

The world of pageantry is changing: Here’s what those competing say

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Workers greet Abdillahi Abdirahman, owner of Butterfly Falafel, in Roxbury. Butterfly Falafel is Somali-owned and was opened with the support of Somali Development Center.

Somali Development Center: Helping newcomers become neighbors

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A mock-up of the approved project shows what the building would look like from Boylston Street, one of the Fenway's main commercial areas.

Fenway residents rally for community input in new development amid housing concerns

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Another season of community connections at the Ashmont Friday Market
Boston, MA - Oct. 25, 2023: Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson spoke passionately about the conflict in Gaza at the Oct. 25 City Council meeting.
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