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The Dog House is one of two restaurants owned by father-son duo Jesse and Hugo Moraes, who have been charged with labor trafficking and forced labor, respectively.

Father-son duo charged with labor trafficking and forced labor in Woburn restaurants

Christina McCabe, Reporter
May 12, 2023
This year, more than 80 people ran the 26.TRUE Marathon hosted by PIONEERS.

“Our city, our way”: 26.TRUE is designed to redefine what running looks like in Boston

Annie Probert, Reporter
April 15, 2023
Pilot of retrofitted electric street light at 212 Stuart St. in Bay Village.

Boston to switch its 2,800 gas lamps to LEDs

Emily Niedermeyer, Reporter
March 24, 2023
Boston faces a shortage of medical interpreters

Boston faces a shortage of medical interpreters

Wenxuan Fan, Reporter
March 17, 2023
The free Route 23 bus arrives at Ruggles Station. This is one of the most active lines in the whole system and has been fare-free for almost a year.

Transit activists celebrate anniversary of fare-free buses, call for expansion

Ben Crawley, Reporter
February 22, 2023
Approximately 3,000 people walked in the Winter Walk march on Sunday in Boston.

‘Everyone deserves a home’: Annual Winter Walk uplifts stories of homelessness to fight for change

Rachel Umansky-Castro, Reporter
February 13, 2023
Boston: Jan. 17, 2023 -- Protesters across the street from the East Boston Substation site. Protesters were out daily for a week in January to oppose the construction of the project.

Protests continue as Eversource breaks ground on the Eastie Substation

Elisabeth Hadjis, Assistant Editor
February 10, 2023
“Youth Lead the Change: Rise Up From Your Roots” at Franklin Field in Dorchester.

Beautifying Boston: New mural art brings sense of community to Boston neighborhoods

Kelly Chan, Isabella LoNigro, and Pavithra Rajesh
January 31, 2023
Boston, MA: Jan. 29, 2023 -- Lions and a masked figure dance in the streets of Bostons Chinatown. This years Lunar New Year rang in the Year of the Rabbit. (Photo: Kelly Chan)

Boston celebrates Lunar New Year with annual Chinatown lion dance parade

Kelly Chan and Sophia Paffenroth
January 29, 2023
Urban educators struggle to support students post-pandemic

Urban educators struggle to support students post-pandemic

Grace Comer, Reporter
January 19, 2023
Students at the relaunching of a new vending machine at Boston University organized by Students for Reproductive Freedom got access to various types of sexual health resources. Credits: Melissa Clavijo

Boston campus contraception vending machines promise contraceptive access but pose unexpected challenges, reproductive justice advocates say

Melissa Clavijo , Reporter
October 24, 2022
Artist-organizer Sam Lê Shave’s Mekong River installation. Credits: AARW

Dorchester Reckons With Deportation, Displacement at #WhoBelongsHereWhoDoesnt Exhibition

Mehr Singh, Editor
October 4, 2022
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