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City plans to move O’Bryant High School to West Roxbury complex
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City plans to move O’Bryant High School to West Roxbury complex
Five years ago, the Boston School Committee voted to close the West Roxbury Education Complex, citing city reports that the school building was unsafe. Now, the city is proposing a new life for the complex, and for two of the city’s high schools.
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Above and beyond: The life of Phil Reavis Sr.
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Editorial
Above and beyond: The life of Phil Reavis Sr.
This week’s editorial is a personal one for me, because it’s the story of Philip Reavis Sr., who is more like an uncle than a family friend, and his son Philip Reavis Jr., who is my brother from another mother. To tell the story properly, I have to go back to the beginning.
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Diversity ‘backsliding’ in Boston tech sector
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Diversity ‘backsliding’ in Boston tech sector
David Delmar Sentíes is fed up. The Jamaica Plain resident has labored for years so that tech companies would have every opportunity to diversify their workforces. He founded Resilient Coders in 2014 to train minority software engineers for lucrative careers in the major growth industry.
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Candidates of color join large field in R.I. congressional race
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Candidates of color join large field in R.I. congressional race
More than a dozen Democratic candidates have entered the special election race for the Rhode Island congressional seat vacated by Rep. David Cicilline. who announced his resignation June 1 to run the Rhode Island Foundation. 
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Music and memories: Local journalist Carmen Fields recalls her musician father in debut book
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Arts & Culture
Music and memories: Local journalist Carmen Fields recalls her musician father in debut book
Award-winning Boston-based journalist Carmen Fields grew up in a house full of music. Her father, Ernest (Ernie) Lawrence Fields, was a trombonist, pianist, musical arranger and bandleader who toured in the Southern United States with an orchestral territory band.
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Money Matters: What rising interest rates mean for your wallet
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Money Matters: What rising interest rates mean for your wallet
Interest rates have a bigger impact on your wallet than you may realize. With rates forecasted to continue rising in 2023, you can expect to pay more on things like credit card debt, mortgages, car loans, and other everyday purchases.
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Arias on the Steps: A free concert at the Urban Ministry
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June 08, 2023
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Who benefits from affirmative action in college admissions? Not who you think
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Who benefits from affirmative action in college admissions? Not who you think
Kyra Tyler used to work as an admissions official at Brandeis University, a private college in Waltham with a long social justice streak, advocating behind closed doors for underrepresented students of color. After all, she had been hired in the early 2000s specifically to recruit them.
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Candidates work the crowd on Dorchester Day
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Local News
Candidates work the crowd on Dorchester Day
Frank Baker won’t be appearing on the ballot this year. After 10 years in office, the District 3 City Councilor from eastern Dorchester is calling it quits. But you wouldn’t know it by his presence in last Sunday’s Dorchester Day Parade, where he practically jogged the three-mile route, zig-zagging from one side of the street to the other, shaking hands. Why?
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Teachers union pushes against MCAS as school exit exam
The Massachusetts Teachers Association is continuing its push for legislation that would remove MCAS exams as a graduation requirement, end state receiverships of underperforming school districts and implement performance-based assessments.
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Mission Hill Arts Festival returns June – August
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Arts & Culture
Mission Hill Arts Festival returns June – August
Arts curator Luisa Harris and musician and educator Kevin Harris launched the Mission Hill Arts Festival in 2021 to provide community members with safe outdoor entertainment during the pandemic. The multi-month concert series was so successful, it’s now back for the third year. The 2023 festival will feature performances by two local artists each month, June-August.
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Acrobat David Henderson sets the bar high in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Corteo’
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Arts & Culture
Acrobat David Henderson sets the bar high in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Corteo’
The circus is back in town, but without the big top this time. Cirque du Soleil presents “Corteo” at the Agganis Arena June 8–11.
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Black lips on the Stanley Cup
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Sports
Black lips on the Stanley Cup
The history of this story dates back to 1968. As a freshman at Boston University with an ambition to become a sportscaster, I decided to gain knowledge of professional hockey. Bobby Orr and the Boston Bruins were the hottest sports ticket in town.
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