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Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

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Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

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Life in Mission Hill: Julius Wayne Dudley

Life in Mission Hill: Julius Wayne Dudley

January 21, 2019

By A.M. Blaze Julius Wayne Dudley, 73, sports a sweeping moustache, cowboy hat, red Harvard sweater and black pants. Standing over six feet tall, Dudley speaks with a distinct confidence. The oldest...

Life in Mission Hill: Sarah Hanlon

Life in Mission Hill: Sarah Hanlon

January 19, 2019

By Katie Coiro Sarah Hanlon, 20, moved into Mission Hill to live in a packed house. “I live with six girls, so it’s a lot of fun,” she said. “You never know what’s going to happen next....

Life in Mission Hill: Jacquelin Roman

Life in Mission Hill: Jacquelin Roman

January 18, 2019

By Joshua Qualls Jaquelin Roman’s favorite memory of growing up in Mission Hill is going with her mom to the park next to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. “I just loved the neighborhood in...

Construction wraps up at the Forest Hills station, where pedestrians, cyclists and drives each have newly designated routes. Photo by Andy Robinson

Forest Hills: Neighborhood in Transit

Zach Ben-Amots December 7, 2018

Story by Zach Ben-Amots, Jianou Han & DJ Wassick Forest Hills only has two consistent, defining features: change and a train station. For at least five years, the Forest Hills station has been surrounded...

Life in Mission Hill: Steven Matos

Life in Mission Hill: Steven Matos

November 17, 2018

By Joshua Qualls Steven Matos, 19, has lived in Mission Hill all his life. He has big dreams. He’s already studying computer science at Bunker Hill Community College, and he wants to travel the...

Life in Mission Hill: Kristi Griffen

Life in Mission Hill: Kristi Griffen

Riley Robinson November 14, 2018

By Riley Robinson Kristi Griffen, a 62-year-old retired special education teacher, moved to Mission Hill just over two years ago from the South End. She owns a brownstone with her husband, a doctor...

Life in Mission Hill: Chuck Davis

Life in Mission Hill: Chuck Davis

November 13, 2018

By Joshua Qualls In the nearly 40 years that he’s been coaching basketball in Mission Hill, 55-year-old Chuck Davis, 55, has seen a few of his players touch an NBA floor, including Wayne Turner and...

Life in Mission Hill: Nancy Ahmadifar

Life in Mission Hill: Nancy Ahmadifar

November 13, 2018

By Joshua Qualls Nancy Ahmadifar’s happily-ever-after story began with a housemate interview in 1975. It was a couple years after she moved to Mission Hill for grad school at Northeastern University....

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