Mission Hill Main Streets spearheaded the effort to bring much needed bench seating to the Mission Hill neighborhood on Huntington Avenue. This project was made possible through grants provided by the Boston Planning & Development Agency. The black metal benches…
Fenway High Receives Arts Expansion Initiative Grant From BPS
Boston Public School students at Fenway High will continue to receive their quality arts education programs throughout the 2019-2020 school year with announcement of more than $350,000 in grants that will support nearly 60 schools working with more than 30…
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Event Celebrates the Past, But There’s ‘Still a Long Way to Go’
By Lauren Bennett On June 25, 1919, The 19th Amendment was ratified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, giving women the right to vote for the first time in the country’s history. One hundred years later to the date, the Women’s…
Our National Disgrace at the Border
Hundreds of migrant children have been transferred out of a filthy Border Patrol station in Texas where they had been detained for weeks without access to soap, clean clothes or adequate food, the authorities confirmed on Monday, — The New…
Op-Ed : Criminal Justice Reform
By Nika Elugardo, State Rep. for the 15th Suffolk District In our district, many agree that structural inequities abound in our public institutions. One stark example: the criminal justice system. The belief that we must not only expose, but also…
Op-Ed : Updates to Trash and Recycling Pickup Will Improve Efficiency and Convenience
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh One of the most fundamental ways we can improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods is by proactively addressing the basic needs of our residents. The men and women of our Public Works Department…