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
Fenway Community Center on Boylston Street.
Found family at Fenway Community Center
February 11, 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
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
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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 Thousand Bloom: Chinatown's Pao Arts Center festival
The Thousand Bloom: Chinatown’s Pao Arts Center festival
Hitakshi Joshi and Claire Ogden • November 5, 2024

In Chinatown’s first-ever Double Ninth Festival on Oct. 26, multidisciplinary artist Anita Yip convened seniors from several community organizations...

Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 10.
Ringing in the Year of the Snake with Roxbury Tenants of Harvard
February 14, 2025
9th annual Winter Walk on the Boston Common
The 9h annual Winter Walk raises awareness about homelessness in Boston
February 14, 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
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Fenway Community Center on Boylston Street.

Found family at Fenway Community Center

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The Substation, a cowork and community space in Roslindale.

New liquor license powers up The Substation, Roslindale’s community and coworking hub

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9th annual Winter Walk on the Boston Common

The 9h annual Winter Walk raises awareness about homelessness in Boston

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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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Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 10.

Ringing in the Year of the Snake with Roxbury Tenants of Harvard

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Patricia Thaxton’s temporary mural in Harvard Square in 2021. Source: Cambridge Arts.

Greater Boston's new public art movement

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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

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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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Landscape, distant of Boston University dormitory buildings.

Overcrowding at BU, Northeastern is causing housing conflict for students

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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