The Scope

Boston City Council meeting April 1, 2020
April 3, 2020
Jordan Erb
All councilors were virtually present for the Boston City Council meeting on April 1, 2020, which was held on Zoom and live streamed. The following dockets were presented...
Continue Reading

Where are Boston’s food banks?
April 3, 2020
Catherine McGloin, Editor-in-chief
School closures, lay-offs, mounting bills and stockpilers sweeping supermarket shelves; many people are stretched to afford and find enough food to feed their families, while...
Continue Reading

City of Boston’s response to COVID-19: the latest updates
April 3, 2020
Catherine McGloin, Editor-in-chief
A live stream of the mayor's press conferences, public addresses and city meetings are available at boston.gov. Friday, April 3, 2020 9:33 a.m. A $3 million...
Continue Reading

Changemaker: Judy Burnette, organizer City Life/Vida Urbana
March 30, 2020
Connor Lewis, Reporter
Every week in Jamaica Plain’s brewery district, Judy Burnette hand-picks local and national news about the housing crisis and, standing in a packed, 90-person meeting hall,...
Continue Reading

New parking regulations enforced in Boston during COVID-19 outbreak
March 27, 2020
Catherine McGloin, Editor-in-chief
Last night, Mayor Martin Walsh announced temporary changes to parking and transportation regulations in Boston. These measures are designed to help improve access to medical...
Continue Reading

Boston City Council meeting March 25, 2020
March 26, 2020
Jordan Erb, Reporter
All councilors were present for the Boston City Council meeting on March 25, 2020, which was held virtually through the video-conferencing app, Zoom. The video was live streamed...
Continue Reading

Musicians take performances online to survive coronavirus shutdown
March 24, 2020
Eileen O’Grady, Editor
Boston-based fiddle player Louise Bichan watched two months worth of income vanish in a day. In early March, at the recommendation of health officials, event organizers...
Continue Reading

Changemaker: Fatema Ahmad, executive director of the Muslim Justice League
March 23, 2020
Lex Weaver, Reporter
Two and a half years ago, Fatema Ahmad left her well-paying job as a biomedical engineer in Wisconsin and in January she became the executive director of Boston's Muslim...
Continue Reading

Mission Hill co-op making DIY more affordable for over 40 years
March 20, 2020
Abigail Hembree, Reporter
Tucked away on Terrace Street in Mission Hill, Boston Building Resources has been helping residents renovate their homes for over 40 years, providing discounted materials...
Continue Reading

Housing Court Postpones Evictions due to COVID-19 outbreak
March 18, 2020
Eileen O'Grady, Editor
Starting today, the Massachusetts Housing Court will postpone evictions in the state due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Chief Justice Timothy Sullivan of the Massachusetts...
Continue Reading

News

Boston City Council meeting April 1, 2020

Jordan Erb

April 3, 2020

All councilors were virtually present for the Boston City Council meeting on April 1, 2020, which was held on Zoom and live streamed. The following dockets were presented...

Where are Boston’s food banks?

April 3, 2020

School closures, lay-offs, mounting bills and stockpilers sweeping supermarket shelves; many people are...

City of Boston’s response to COVID-19: the latest updates

April 3, 2020

A live stream of the mayor's press conferences, public addresses and city meetings are available...

New parking regulations enforced in Boston during COVID-19 outbreak

March 27, 2020

Last night, Mayor Martin Walsh announced temporary changes to parking and transportation regulations...

Boston City Council meeting March 25, 2020

March 26, 2020

All councilors were present for the Boston City Council meeting on March 25, 2020, which was held virtually...

Housing Court Postpones Evictions due to COVID-19 outbreak

March 18, 2020

Starting today, the Massachusetts Housing Court will postpone evictions in the state due to the COVID-19...

View All News

Features

Musicians take performances online to survive coronavirus shutdown

Eileen O’Grady, Editor

March 24, 2020

Boston-based fiddle player Louise Bichan watched two months worth of income vanish in a day. In early March, at the recommendation of health officials, event organizers...

Mission Hill co-op making DIY more affordable for over 40 years

March 20, 2020

Tucked away on Terrace Street in Mission Hill, Boston Building Resources has been helping residents renovate...

Chinese communities send surgical masks to Wuhan to support fight against coronavirus

February 28, 2020

The continued spread of coronavirus is boosting the price of surgical masks across Asia. Here in Massachusetts,...

More than 17,000 requests for needle pick-ups since 2015: Boston neighborhoods most affected by the opioid crisis

February 26, 2020

311 data from the City of Boston shows the number of requests for needle pick-ups has steadily increased...

Boston Fire Department’s vague free speech policies spark debate after firings

February 18, 2020

Off duty and on Facebook, Octavius Rowe, a 17-year veteran of the Boston Fire Department, made a handful...

As gig economy booms, accountability is harder to pinpoint

February 17, 2020

Raheem McCoy was a gifted basketball player in the process of finishing his bachelor’s degree in...

View All Features

Changemakers

Changemaker: Judy Burnette, organizer City Life/Vida Urbana

Connor Lewis, Reporter

March 30, 2020

Every week in Jamaica Plain’s brewery district, Judy Burnette hand-picks local and national news about the housing crisis and, standing in a packed, 90-person meeting hall,...