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
Roxbury YMCA provides warmth and community during cold months
Roxbury YMCA provides warmth and community during cold months
February 25, 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
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
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The first in-person NEMPAC open mic night after the event was established virtually during COVID-19. Courtesy of NEMPAC.
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center open mic night supports independent artists
Hikari Terasawa, Contributing Writer • March 28, 2025

The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) has expanded its open mic night, which started as a virtual event during early COVID-19,...

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...

Nazzaro Community Center in the North End.
Nazzaro Community Center to undergo $5 million renovation as plans for new North End facility are announced
May 9, 2025
El Jefe's Taqueria's ninth location, in Kenmore Square
Podcast: Why is late night food so hard to come by in Boston?
April 29, 2025
‘Hands off hospitals’
‘Hands off hospitals’
April 23, 2025
Chinatown Farmer's Market brings vitality to the neighborhood.
Why is Chinatown becoming less Chinese?
April 8, 2025
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Protestors hold signs outside Boston City Hall.

Boston rallies for rent control, again. Will the state listen? 

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The first generation to grow up with HPV vaccine reaches adulthood

The first generation to grow up with HPV vaccine reaches adulthood

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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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Pilot of retrofitted electric street light at 212 Stuart St. in Bay Village.

Boston to switch its 2,800 gas lamps to LEDs

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Two years in, what's the state of Mayor Wu's Boston?

Two years in, what's the state of Mayor Wu's Boston?

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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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Photo by Scott 97006 via Flickr, CC by 2.0.

Emotional support or service animals: miseducation causes harm that policy alone won't fix

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Darrell Jones

Darrell Jones, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 32 Years, Uses His Freedom to Fight for Others

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Protesters hold a sign, courtesy of City Life, that demands rent control. In addition to the unhealthy, unclean and undignified living conditions, residents and supporters were also protesting unaffordable rent increases and no-fault evictions.

'We’re afraid the building is going to collapse' – Malden residents can’t get through to housing management, form coalition

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Nazzaro Community Center in the North End.

Nazzaro Community Center to undergo $5 million renovation as plans for new North End facility are announced