Read about how we're covering COVID-19 and our sustained commitment to telling stories of hope, justice and resilience. We covered how the City of Boston has been responding to COVID-19. Now, as...

Boston City Councilor At-Large Annissa Essaibi George declared her candidacy for mayor at the end of January, shortly after President Biden nominated Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary. The daughter...

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 weekly updates of the rollout...

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Update: The snow emergency and parking ban currently in effect will be lifted at noon on Tuesday, the mayor announced. Residents who parked in discounted lots and garages will have until 2 p.m., Tuesday...

Following the recent passage of legislation to create a Boston Fire Cadet program, aimed to diversify the Boston Fire Department, lawmakers, advocates and a group representing Black and Latino firefighters...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the Community Choice Electricity program begins on Feb. 1. Boston residents will benefit from renewable energy, stable prices and healthier communities, according to...

On Jan. 12, Mayor Marty Walsh addressed the city likely for the final time during his 7-year tenure as mayor in the 2021 State of the City address. Recently tapped for a position in the Biden-Harris...

Demetrios Pseudoikonomou, the owner of Cappy’s Pizza and Subs, located near 5 colleges in the Fenway area, has been working tirelessly since the beginning of the pandemic. But even with longer days and...

Growing up in the Roxbury and South End neighborhood, Yahaira Lopez is one of many who has cut through Clifford Park to get to Target and Stop & Shop.  Now, she can’t bear to walk through it. The...

When Shirley Jones Luke heard that the Boston Public Schools were transitioning back to remote learning on Oct. 22, she was relieved.  A teacher at John W. McCormack Middle School and a breast cancer...

In Massachusetts, the COVID-19 pandemic and cold winter weather are deepening the dire crisis of food insecurity.  It’s all hands on deck as nonprofits around the state, even those that are not typically...