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Better together: Black-owned restaurant and bar owners coalesce to stay afloat during pandemic
April 21, 2021
Katie Mogg, Reporter
Across the United States, thousands of restaurant doors closed for the last time. Main streets once busy with life became barren ghost towns and restaurants became hollow...
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City council race: Trevour Smith running for District 4
April 20, 2021
Ha Ta, Editor-in-chief
Trevour Smith, a Boston Public Schools teacher, is running to be District 4 city councilor, representing the neighborhoods of Dorchester and Mattapan, as well as parts of...
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From Boston Children’s Hospital to the Olympic trials: How Dana Giordano got her life back on track after cancer
April 16, 2021
Elena Plumb, Reporter
The glaring sunlight poured through the windows, warming the living room of her grandparents' coastal cottage. It was a hot, August afternoon in Martha’s Vineyard, and 14-year-old...
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Campbell proposed establishing commission to address Boston’s racial disparities in latest council meeting
April 15, 2021
Thomas Herron, Reporter
Boston city council discussed proposed plans to address racial disparities in the city, processed federal government’s grants for housing development, and showed support...
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Councilor Julia Mejia addresses disparities in citywide commercial building vacancy rates
April 14, 2021
Molly Swanton, Reporter
City councilor Julia Mejia led a public hearing to address Boston small business owners’ concerns over vacancies of commercial buildings in the area since the pandemic started. Mejia...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
April 14, 2021
Ha Ta and Molly Swanton
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccine has begun across the country, see which groups of people are prioritized to get the shots, when can you get the vaccine, where to get it and...
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Fundraiser started to support family of Dorchester grandmother fatally shot on front porch
April 12, 2021
Ha Ta, Editor-in-chief
After the fatal shooting of Delois Brown, 73, who was sitting on her front porch Saturday evening on Olney St. when she was struck by a stray bullet, an online fundraiser...
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The grass is greener on the inside
April 9, 2021
Mariela Casellas, Reporter
Beatriz Martínez-Godás' room is a jungle. Viewed on Instagram, almost every available surface is filled with a different size and shape and shade of green. Small succulents...
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City council race: Mary Tamer running for District 6
April 9, 2021
Ha Ta and Brennan Kauffman
Mary Tamer, a former Boston School Committee member and past president of the League of Women Voters of Boston, is running to represent District 6 in the city council. The...
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City council race: Kelly Bates running for at-large seat
April 8, 2021
Molly Swanton, Reporter
Kelly Bates, a lawyer and social change advocate from Hyde Park, is running for a Boston city council at-large seat. Bates is running against at least 15 other candidates...
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News

Councilor Julia Mejia addresses disparities in citywide commercial building vacancy rates

Molly Swanton, Reporter

April 14, 2021

City councilor Julia Mejia led a public hearing to address Boston small business owners’ concerns over vacancies of commercial buildings in the area since the pandemic started. Mejia...

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates

April 14, 2021

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccine has begun across the country, see which groups of people are prioritized...

Fundraiser started to support family of Dorchester grandmother fatally shot on front porch

April 12, 2021

After the fatal shooting of Delois Brown, 73, who was sitting on her front porch Saturday evening on...

Kim Janey enters mayoral race

April 6, 2021

Previously District 7 city councilor and city council president, Kim Janey, who was sworn in as acting...

Pilot program to offer $60 public transit credit for workers in five main street districts

March 30, 2021

Boston is offering up to $60 credit for MBTA and Bluebikes passes valid for two months for 1,000 employees...

Kim Janey makes history after being sworn in as Boston’s 55th mayor

March 24, 2021

Former City Council President Kim Janey was sworn in as Boston’s 55th mayor on March 24 at Boston...

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Features

Better together: Black-owned restaurant and bar owners coalesce to stay afloat during pandemic

Katie Mogg, Reporter

April 21, 2021

Across the United States, thousands of restaurant doors closed for the last time. Main streets once busy with life became barren ghost towns and restaurants became hollow...

From Boston Children’s Hospital to the Olympic trials: How Dana Giordano got her life back on track after cancer

April 16, 2021

The glaring sunlight poured through the windows, warming the living room of her grandparents' coastal...

The grass is greener on the inside

April 9, 2021

Beatriz Martínez-Godás' room is a jungle. Viewed on Instagram, almost every available surface is filled...

This Innovation Center in Roxbury wants to help everyone start and grow a business

March 22, 2021

In lower-income communities in Boston that have been historically left out of development efforts, residents...

Outpouring of community support keeps Greater Boston hunger relief organizations running during pandemic

March 19, 2021

When the Winthrop Community Food Pantry became critically low on supplies in October 2020, its director...

Sofia’s Angels provides hope during the pandemic with random acts of kindness

March 10, 2021

One of the most important things people need during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Cathy O’Grady,...

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Changemakers

The Theater Offensive offers space for LGBTQ youth to express themselves through performance art

Molly Swanton, Reporter

March 30, 2021

Abe Rybeck formed The Theater Offensive in 1989 with a group of artist-activists as an extension of the gay guerilla theater troupe United Fruit Company. Since then, The Theater...