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Blue Crime Blue Dime aims to shift approach to ending police brutality with private liability insurance
November 24, 2020
Maya Homan, Reporter
All over the United States, police reform has become a hot-button issue. Amid calls to defund the police, activist and founder of Blue Crime Blue Dime, Hadiya Flowers, formulated...
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Video series: Mission Hill businesses cutting through COVID-19 challenges Tavern of Tales
November 22, 2020
Brittany Bakula, Reporter
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...
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City council addressed environmental injustice, LGBTQ+ inclusivity and support for Black business owners
November 20, 2020
Ollie Steinberg, Reporter
The city council this week addressed environmental injustice, LGBTQ+ inclusivity and acknowledged the Boston Black Hospitality Coalition and its efforts to support Black business...
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Local minister, BLM activist and leader in Faneuil Hall name change effort runs for City Council
November 19, 2020
Taylor Blackley, Reporter
At 23 years old, the Rev. Jacob Urena would be one of Boston’s youngest city councilors to date. On Oct. 19, Urena began campaigning for the District 4 seat, currently held...
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City council proposed a $12 million cut to the BPD overtime budget for 2021
November 18, 2020
Ollie Steinberg, Reporter
Boston City Council held a hearing on Monday afternoon with representatives from the Boston Police Department to discuss two dockets on the city’s police overtime budget. The...
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Have old clothes you plan to throw in the trash? You can now recycle them through city drop boxes instead
November 17, 2020
Ha Ta, Editor-in-chief
The city of Boston is installing drop boxes in neighborhoods throughout the city for residents to dispose of household textiles, including clothes, shoes, sneakers, bags,...
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Together is Better: The Freedom Fighters Coalition
November 17, 2020
Lex Weaver, Reporter
It was in the middle of a blistering July when Ernst Jean-Jacques, Noah Smith and Ariany Sanchez were sitting and making plans in Justice Edward O. Gourdin Veterans Memorial...
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Changemakers: Trio aims to highlight discrimination in healthcare
November 16, 2020
Nia Beckett and Ruth Hunger
Racial disparities and discrimination in the healthcare system are not often talked about, but for Black women, the reality is hard to ignore. “It's often assumed if...
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Podcast: Scoops from the Scope — Episode 1
November 13, 2020
Maya Homan, Ollie Steinberg, and Nia Beckett
Hello readers! Here at the Scope, we try to bring you stories from local neighborhoods and figures that are not often featured in other major news outlets, people who,...
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Boston might have just had its first snow but rising temperatures remain a threat to communities
November 10, 2020
Lillian Hoffart, Reporter
Boston might have had its first snow in October, but residents shouldn’t get used to it, as climate change is causing rising temperatures around the planet. Experts say...
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News

Have old clothes you plan to throw in the trash? You can now recycle them through city drop boxes instead

Ha Ta, Editor-in-chief

November 17, 2020

The city of Boston is installing drop boxes in neighborhoods throughout the city for residents to dispose of household textiles, including clothes, shoes, sneakers, bags,...

Residents and officials join forces to protest MBTA service cuts at Heath Street station

November 9, 2020

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has announced a proposal for service cuts due to a sharp...

With disparities between city and university COVID-19 testing, should colleges provide testing for local communities?

November 9, 2020

In recent weeks, the city of Boston has rolled back school reopening plans because of an increase in...

Boston Election Day Updates

November 3, 2020

Election Day 2020 is here and the Scope will be giving you updates on what's happening at polling locations...

Protesters mobilize for housing stability bill in front of Boston’s Eastern Housing Court

October 31, 2020

Demonstrators from City Life/Vida Urbana gathered in front of Boston’s Eastern Housing Court, blocking...

[Video] Early Voting in Boston – Voters talk wait time and why they vote early

October 26, 2020

Early voting for the Nov. 3 election in Boston began Saturday, Oct. 17 and continues through Friday,...

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Features

Boston might have just had its first snow but rising temperatures remain a threat to communities

Lillian Hoffart, Reporter

November 10, 2020

Boston might have had its first snow in October, but residents shouldn’t get used to it, as climate change is causing rising temperatures around the planet. Experts say...

MSPCA-Angell in Jamaica Plain helps people adopt surrendered pets during the pandemic

November 5, 2020

Adoption and sales of pets around the country has seen a swift increase during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Video series: Mission Hill businesses cutting through COVID-19 challenges Punjab Mini Mart

November 3, 2020

Editor’s note: Mission Hill is one of Boston’s most rapidly changing neighborhoods and an area...

Massachusetts community-based healthcare project works to increase COVID-19 testing access

October 29, 2020

The commonwealth’s focus on community health in the state-wide coronavirus testing initiative has created...

Video series: Mission Hill businesses cutting through COVID-19 challenges In The Cut Barbershop

October 26, 2020

Editor’s note: Mission Hill is one of the most rapidly changing neighborhoods in Boston, as more...

Legislative candidates favor ending exemption to public records law

October 22, 2020

Erika Uyterhoeven, a Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts House from Somerville, believes the...

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Changemakers

Blue Crime Blue Dime aims to shift approach to ending police brutality with private liability insurance

Maya Homan, Reporter

November 24, 2020

All over the United States, police reform has become a hot-button issue. Amid calls to defund the police, activist and founder of Blue Crime Blue Dime, Hadiya Flowers, formulated...