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
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Jenny Wechter (left) and Heather O'Brien (right) pose with students' plants at the Eastie Farm greenhouse. Photo: Cassidy McNeeley
Local organizations offer climate education for Boston-area kids
May 15, 2023
Boston, MA: Feb. 24, 2023 — In February, many of the stalls at the Somerville Winter Farmers Market look like this one: packed with locally-sourced seasonal root vegetables like carrots, parsnip, daikon and radishes. As climate change influences agriculture practices in the area, farmers may see a shift in their harvest and the produce it yields.
Boston-area farmers find solutions for unusually warm winter
March 21, 2023
This nonprofit in Jamaica Plain is pushing to change the healthcare industry through food
This nonprofit in Jamaica Plain is pushing to change the healthcare industry through food
March 2, 2023
How free meal programs in the Boston area are helping to ease food insecurity
How free meal programs in the Boston area are helping to ease food insecurity
January 23, 2023
A photo of the original booklet, published in 1970.
Our Bodies, Ourselves Today continúa luchando por la alfabetización de la salud reproductiva en un país post Dobbs, 50 años después de iniciar una revolución femenina
November 30, 2022
Changemakers
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
A mixed media sculpture titled "My Leaves Are Up Here." Pamela Kainz uses a torch to "paint" on foraged or discarded wood.
With a propane torch for a paintbrush, Pamela Kainz creates art from foraged and discarded materials
December 4, 2024
JP Centre/South Main Streets office in Jamaica Plain.
JP Centre/South Main Streets builds community and fosters local businesses in Jamaica Plain
November 20, 2024
Michael Maria (right) stands with Boston Palestine Film Festival organizers in 2022. Courtesy of Boston Palestine Film Festival.
After a challenging year, the Boston Palestine Film Festival returns to in-person programming
October 23, 2024
Haloderm skin-lightening soap found in Kiki Beauty Supply in Roxbury on Nov. 4, 2025.
Skin-lightening products for sale in Boston may be hazardous to health and under-regulated
January 31, 2025
The arched entrance to the Tet in Boston festival, designed to look like popular landmarks in Saigon.
Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrated at ‘Tet in Boston’ festival in Dorchester
January 28, 2025
Patricia Thaxton’s temporary mural in Harvard Square in 2021. Source: Cambridge Arts.
Greater Boston’s new public art movement
January 17, 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
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The arched entrance to the Tet in Boston festival, designed to look like popular landmarks in Saigon.

Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrated at 'Tet in Boston' festival in Dorchester

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Progressive Boston clergy respond to first two weeks of Trump presidency

Progressive Boston clergy respond to first two weeks of Trump presidency

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Haloderm skin-lightening soap found in Kiki Beauty Supply in Roxbury on Nov. 4, 2025.

Skin-lightening products for sale in Boston may be hazardous to health and under-regulated

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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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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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Courtesy of The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts.

The Eliot School’s ‘Teen Bridge’ program welcomes the next generation of Boston's artists

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

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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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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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Boston, MA - Oct. 25, 2023: Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson spoke passionately about the conflict in Gaza at the Oct. 25 City Council meeting.
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