Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Changemakers
Roxbury YMCA provides warmth and community during cold months
Roxbury YMCA provides warmth and community during cold months
February 25, 2025
Fenway Community Center on Boylston Street.
Found family at Fenway Community Center
February 11, 2025
The Substation, a cowork and community space in Roslindale.
New liquor license powers up The Substation, Roslindale’s community and coworking hub
February 7, 2025
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
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The first in-person NEMPAC open mic night after the event was established virtually during COVID-19. Courtesy of NEMPAC.
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center open mic night supports independent artists
Hikari Terasawa, Contributing Writer • March 28, 2025

The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) has expanded its open mic night, which started as a virtual event during early COVID-19,...

Boston Annex Players completes its debut concert at First Church in Jamaica Plain.
The Boston Annex Players made its debut at First Church in Jamaica Plain
Yuanlang Shi, Contributing Writer • February 14, 2025

The Boston Annex Players, a small chamber orchestra founded in 2024 by a group of friends, made its debut at First Church in Jamaica Plain Jan....

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Preserving the Egleston Square Peace Garden for the future
Jiarui Liu, Yuanlang Shi, and Shuran Zhang • November 8, 2024

Maintaining the Egleston Square Peace Garden has been a community project for two decades. This year, the beloved patch of land became an official...

The first in-person NEMPAC open mic night after the event was established virtually during COVID-19. Courtesy of NEMPAC.
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center open mic night supports independent artists
March 28, 2025
Exhibit-goers engage in discussion at opening reception of “Immigration: Joys and Hardships," an exhibit at Roslindale's library branch.
Art exhibit at Roslindale’s library celebrates the immigrant experience
March 11, 2025
Customers mingle and read at Dorchester's new literary gathering space justBook-ish.
JustBook-ish is a literary haven and community space for Dorchester
February 28, 2025
Roxbury YMCA provides warmth and community during cold months
Roxbury YMCA provides warmth and community during cold months
February 25, 2025
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Mayor Michele Wu delivers her address at the State of the City at MGM Music Hall on March 19, 2025.

A visual recap of Mayor Michelle Wu's State of the City address

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Stacey Borden and her dog standing near a "Building Up People Not Prisons" sign in an unfinished room at new Beginnings Reentry Services on April 17, 2021.

Incarcerated women need treatment, not punishment. Stacey Borden knows firsthand.

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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.

Years after procedure, metal hip replacement surgeries continue to wreak havoc on the lives of patients

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The first in-person NEMPAC open mic night after the event was established virtually during COVID-19. Courtesy of NEMPAC.

The North End Music & Performing Arts Center open mic night supports independent artists

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The first generation to grow up with HPV vaccine reaches adulthood

The first generation to grow up with HPV vaccine reaches adulthood

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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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Fenway Community Center on Boylston Street.

Found family at Fenway Community Center

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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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Photo by Scott 97006 via Flickr, CC by 2.0.

Emotional support or service animals: miseducation causes harm that policy alone won't fix

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Average Police Gross Pay and Base Pay in 2020

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