The video starts on Harrison Avenue and Albany Street and it appears to be late at night, with only the urban-orange streetlights providing the lighting for State Rep. Jon Santiago to walk from his hospital job to his South End…
Author: Seth Daniel
Sociedad Latina Advocates to Get Ethnic Studies Into the Statewide School Curriculum
After more than 10 years working incrementally on a broad campaign to ethnically diversify the curriculum in Boston Public Schools (BPS), youth at Sociedad Latina are seeing some major gains this year that build on the work of so many…
Opera in House; New Operatic Film Breaks Barriers, Includes Three Local Musicians
After the Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) was ushered off the stage suddenly last March – never to return to this point – they took their talents beyond the stage to produce and distribute an innovative operatic film, “The Fall of…
Santiago Logs Major Fundraising for February in Mayoral Race
With just one week of campaigning under his belt, South End State Rep. Jon Santiago stepped out strong in the fundraising realm, announcing the second largest monthly fundraising total of any candidate in the mayoral race so far. Santiago’s campaign…
Reggie Lewis Center Opened up as mass Vaccination Site
The last time Health Chief Marty Martinez was at the Reggie Lewis Center, it was prior to the pandemic and for a summer youth employment fair. It was a time of hope and excitement for young people who were looking…
Boston Police Officers Praise Commissioner Gross after Sudden Retirement
Police Commissioner Willie Gross stunned the City and the Boston Police ranks on Thursday morning, Jan. 28, when he suddenly announced – with Mayor Martin Walsh – that he was retiring after 37 years and after being the first African…
The 11:59 Generation: Students Say Remote Learning Pushes them to 24-hour Cycle
It’s noon on Monday, and Charlene Pimentel has been up for more than 24 hours doing homework, trying to catch up from the loads of assignments that were piled on over the past week by her teachers. She needs to…
BPS Submits Budget Heavy on Social-emotional Help, Addressing Enrollment Declines
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) submitted its budget proposal to the School Committee Wednesday night, and it was a budget that included a $36 million increase in funding over last year in what is the second year of a $100…
After National Efforts, Ron Bell Plans to Return to Mission Hill
Some two decades ago, in the hot, late summer afternoons that are typical of Boston, one could routinely find Mission Hill native and Dunk the Vote founder Ron Bell canvassing the ins and outs of Mission Park – knocking on…
New School Committee chair leans on experience with youth in new role
Alexandra Oliver-Davila often tells the youth at Mission Hill’s Sociedad Latina be careful about what they say, because quite often it could come true. That is the case for Oliver-Davila, who – as a consultant 21 years ago – said…