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[VIDEO] Wu begins sunsetting urban renewal, advocates say abolishing BPDA should be next

[VIDEO] Wu begins sunsetting urban renewal, advocates say abolishing BPDA should be next

Desmond LaFave, Reporter
March 21, 2022
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

Sophia Paffenroth, Assistant Editor
March 14, 2022
A photograph of Boston artist Pat Falcos innovative housing solution design in Seaport

A Boston artist’s critical solutions to the housing crisis

Aiden Stein, Reporter
December 15, 2021
Boston voters to new mayor: Fix housing, Mass. & Cass, education

Boston voters to new mayor: Fix housing, Mass. & Cass, education

Sebastian Grace, Aparna Sekhar, and Jess Silverman
November 2, 2021
Boston City Council meeting April 8, 2020

Boston City Council meeting April 8, 2020

Jordan Erb, Reporter
April 9, 2020
What to know about paying rent and evictions in Boston during COVID-19

What to know about paying rent and evictions in Boston during COVID-19

Eileen O'Grady, Editor
April 9, 2020
Judy Burnette, Jamaica Plain resident, organizer and activist with housing rights group, City Life/Vida Urbana.

Changemaker: Judy Burnette, organizer City Life/Vida Urbana

Connor Lewis, Reporter
March 30, 2020
Deb Beatty Mel, assistant director of BBR’s Reuse Center says they are at home in Bostons Mission Hill. Photo by Abigail Hembree.

Mission Hill co-op making DIY more affordable for over 40 years

Abigail Hembree, Reporter
March 20, 2020
The Northeast Housing Court in Lowell, Massachusetts. All non-emergency court events have been cancelled to reduce the number of people in the buildings during COVID-19.

Housing Court Postpones Evictions due to COVID-19 outbreak

Eileen O'Grady, Editor
March 18, 2020
Boston Winter Walk. Photo by Lex Weaver.

Photo Essay: Boston Winter Walk

Lex Weaver, Reporter
February 11, 2020
The main stage in Copley Square, where prayers were said, stories shared and hot coffee fueled the Winter Walk. Photo by Maria Aguirre.

Boston walks to fight homelessness

Maria Aguirre Torres
February 11, 2020
Protestors fighting back against new development, calling for more affordable housing in East Boston, Saturday Dec. 14. Photo by Eileen OGrady.

Protestors march for affordable housing at Suffolk Downs

Eileen O'Grady, Editor
December 19, 2019
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