LOCAL NEWS
Program moves homeless families out of motelsA report released this month by the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership (MBHP), a Boston-based regional housing assistance organization, highlights the fragility of housing stability for low-income families in Massachusetts and calls for broader and longer-term support for homeless families re-entering the housing market. More » |
Grossman: Mass. checkbook will go online ASAPHe's helped elect senators and presidents and headed one of the nation?s top political parties. Now Steve Grossman is ready to step into his own public office in Massachusetts. More » |
MFA's new wing celebrates The Art of the AmericasOn Saturday, Nov. 20, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA) opens its new wing for the Art of the Americas to the public with a free community day. From 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m., visitors can enjoy music, festivities and guided tours of the dazzling $345 million structure. More » |
Community voices: Race to the Top? More like, crabs-in-a-barrelPerhaps you've had a young cashier try to solicit a donation from you on behalf of the store's latest Education First campaign. Or perhaps you've been greeted at some point by a small child asking that you buy chocolates in support of his school's annual fundraiser. More » |
Community voices: Insane moment hours before the rally to restore sanityA few hours before the recent Rally to Restore Sanity, the general manager of a Hampton Inn in Washington, D.C. kicked me out of his hotel, forcing me to stand on the street to wait for my colleague in 39-degree weather. More » |
Community voices: Public school financing - broke, busted and disgustedWith all the talk about firing poor teachers, closing the achievement gap and adopting "common core standards" for students, one essential element of American education reform is too often overlooked - the inherently unequal and unfair system of state funding for public schools. More » |
Cigarette company says it never gave freebies to kidsLeslie Adamson said the white truck that stopped at the Boston housing project she grew up in brought adults and children running, much like a visit from the ice cream man. More » |
