LOCAL NEWS
Boston NAACP officially names Curry new presidentIt's official. Mike Curry, the attorney and community health lobbyist, is president-elect of the Boston branch of the NAACP. Curry defeated former state Sen. Bill Owens, a longtime civil rights activist, by a total of 78 votes in an election that saw Curry earn 245 votes to Owen's 167. Of the 78 contested ballots, NAACP officials allowed six of those, making the difference not enough to alter the Curry victory. More » |
Elma Lewis development clears key hurdleThe $400 million redevelopment proposal to reshape an 8.2 acre tract of land directly across from the Boston police headquarters received another vote of confidence as a key community group approved Feldco Boston, LLC as the project's co-developer. More » |
Keeping it movingBleached by the Los Angeles sun and processed with solvents and abrasives in his studio, worn street posters, discarded newspapers and sidewalk debris are among the raw materials that artist Mark Bradford collects and incorporates into his collaged images, which he regards as paintings. More » |
Grand opening for Thomas I. Atkins ApartmentsMore than 100 community members, elected officials and business and nonprofit leaders gathered in the spacious community room of the new Thomas I. Atkins Apartments at Blue Hill Avenue and Edgewood Street on Dec. 1 to celebrate the grand opening of the "green" development that adds 48 affordable rental units and 3,600 square feet of commercial space to the Roxbury neighborhood. More » |
Massachusetts pols brace for redistricting battlesMassachusetts lawmakers have plenty on their plate for the new year, but the most politically perilous task they face may be the drawing of new legislative and congressional districts. More » |
Turner's ouster justified, Gov. Patrick says(AP) Gov. Deval Patrick said last week that he supports the Boston City Council's decision to oust Chuck Turner. More » |
Praising Ashmont Hill!In 2008, a Christian music quartet known as Ashmont Hill released their first self-titled album and it spent a week at #16 on Billboard's Christian albums 12 weeks at #10 on Billboard's gospel albums chart. More » |
