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Battle brewing in redistricting suit
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Local News
Battle brewing in redistricting suit
According to the plaintiffs suing the Boston City Council over the redistricting map, the body violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by taking race into account in re-drawing district lines. Lining up in support of the lawsuit are a Who’s Who of Irish American elected officials representing South Boston and Dorchester.
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Sister Act
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April 07, 2023
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
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Water and Sewer lots ready for development
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Water and Sewer lots ready for development
It isn’t often in a city the size and density of Boston that the opportunity presents itself to re-imagine — and indeed rebuild — more than four acres of publicly-owned land in the heart of the city. But that is exactly what the sprawling parking lot along Harrison Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, currently owned by the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, represents.
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An unwilling role model
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Editorial
An unwilling role model
For young basketball fans like my sons, Ja Morant is a symbol of hope, an under-recruited kid out of high school who comes from a two-parent household in the small town of Dalzell, South Carolina.
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Arroyo proposes ban on nip bottles
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Local News
Arroyo proposes ban on nip bottles
Citing public health concerns as well as persistent issues with litter, Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, who represents the city’s 5th District, is ordering a public hearing to discuss the potential benefits of a citywide ban on single-serving or miniature alcohol bottles — known popularly as “nips.”
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‘James Baldwin Abroad: A Program of 3 Films’ at Coolidge Corner Theatre
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Arts & Culture
‘James Baldwin Abroad: A Program of 3 Films’ at Coolidge Corner Theatre
“James Baldwin Abroad: A Program of 3 Films” opens at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on March 24. The digitally remastered short documentaries reveal snippets of the writer’s life and his personal reflections during his time abroad in Istanbul, Paris and London.
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Money Matters: These tax tips can make filing (1040) EZ
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Money Matters: These tax tips can make filing (1040) EZ
With tax day approaching, there’s no time like the present to get started on your 2022 returns and submit them well before the April 18 deadline.
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Art + Meditation Workshops
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April 06, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Roxbury
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Worrell brothers open shared district office
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Local News
Worrell brothers open shared district office
Elected officials including U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Mayor Michelle Wu turned out Saturday for the opening of a Dorchester district office for state Rep. Chris Worrell and Boston City Councilor Brian Worrell.
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Worker abuse common in Mass. businesses
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Local News
Worker abuse common in Mass. businesses
A day after the owner of a Boston-area pizzeria chain was charged with forced labor and abuse of an immigrant worker in federal court, local advocates say it’s likely there are many more exploited workers in our region who go unidentified.
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Garrison Trotter moving forward with new housing
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Local News
Garrison Trotter moving forward with new housing
A development project currently under review by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) would bring 23 units of affordable and market-rate housing to the Garrison Trotter area of Roxbury.
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Handel and Haydn Society launches fellowship for minority musicians
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Arts & Culture
Handel and Haydn Society launches fellowship for minority musicians
The Handel and Haydn Society has launched the H+H Stone Fellowship, a fellowship for emerging musicians working with period instruments in baroque and classical genres.
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The Huntington serves up laughs with a side of wisdom in ‘Clyde’s’
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Arts & Culture
The Huntington serves up laughs with a side of wisdom in ‘Clyde’s’
Foodies and theater-lovers alike will be satiated at The Huntington’s production of “Clyde’s” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, running March 24-April 23.
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Cancer Equity Colloquium
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Cancer Equity Colloquium
April 21, 2023
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Cambridge
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In the news: Aimee Chambers
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Local News
In the news: Aimee Chambers
Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison has announced the hiring of Aimee Chambers, AICP as the city of Boston’s new director of planning.
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