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Facing climate change, urban farmers adapt
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Facing climate change, urban farmers adapt
s rain clouds gathered above, Danielle Andrews bent down to reach into the soil in a section of an urban farm in Roxbury. She lodged her hands into the rich dirt and tugged at something underground before pulling out two earth-covered potatoes, one with dozens of tendril-like protrusions sprouting from its skin.
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Community Music Center of Boston to open new campus in Roxbury
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Community Music Center of Boston to open new campus in Roxbury
Community Music Center of Boston, which provides youth music training to about 400 students and is one of the largest external providers of arts education to Boston Public Schools, announced April 4 that it plans to open a new space in Nubian Square on Washington Street, in the old home of the Nubian Gallery.
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Local partnership brews up cannabis-infused beer
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Local partnership brews up cannabis-infused beer
Long Live Beerworks partnered with local dispensary Rooted In to release a cannabis-infused IPA at a launch at their Roxbury taproom, where about 150 patrons sampled the latest merger of beer and bud.
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Rev. Mariama White-Hammond closes City Hall cabinet chapter
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Rev. Mariama White-Hammond closes City Hall cabinet chapter
On the seventh floor of Boston City Hall, there’s an office with windows facing out over the recently renovated plaza. Whiteboards are filled with scrawled notes and planning. Trophies and mementos and books line the shelves. Two buttons — one that says yes, the other no — sit on the desk ready to verbally voice agreement or dissent.
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Sports betting under scrutiny in wake of scandals
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Sports betting under scrutiny in wake of scandals
When legal gambling on sports began to explode in the U.S., some critics said it was just a matter of time before athletes themselves were caught up in the billion-dollar business of wagering on contests.
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Chanda Smart believes affordable housing should be built by those who’ve lived in it
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Chanda Smart believes affordable housing should be built by those who’ve lived in it
Chanda Smart has a motto: People who build affordable housing never had to live in it.
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The Pearl: Breaking bread and crab legs together in Dorchester since 2021
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The Pearl: Breaking bread and crab legs together in Dorchester since 2021
Located in South Bay Center in Dorchester, The Pearl provides the experience of entering a comfortable community corner bar that simultaneously offers handmade specialty cocktails, drinks and an elevated dining experience.
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‘No Books No Ball’ links athletic prowess to academic achievement
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‘No Books No Ball’ links athletic prowess to academic achievement
More than three decades have passed since Tony Richards Sr. created a youth program to motivate urban athletes to new heights of scholastic achievement.
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In the news: Lawrence P. Ward
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In the news: Lawrence P. Ward
Lawrence P. Ward has been selected to serve as the seventh president of the University of Hartford in Connecticut starting on July 1.
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Boston renames Dorchester school for civil rights icon Ruth Batson
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Boston renames Dorchester school for civil rights icon Ruth Batson
The Boston School Committee voted unanimously on April 10 to rename a Dorchester public high school in honor of storied civil rights activist and Girls’ Latin School alumna Ruth Batson, who challenged school segregation and launched the iconic METCO program.
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Floyd, Garner family members ‘channeling grief into activism’
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Floyd, Garner family members ‘channeling grief into activism’
It’s been four years since the nation erupted in protest following George Floyd’s murder by police in Minneapolis. But Selwyn Jones, Floyd’s uncle, has found a way to help achieve some good out of the national rage and his immense personal grief.
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Coalition alleges bias in vocational school admissions
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Coalition alleges bias in vocational school admissions
Admissions policies for the state’s vocational high schools create disparities in access for students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities and English-language learners, a collection of community, union, and civil rights groups allege.
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