A Challenge to Feed South Boston’s Hungry
Gleaming new buildings are springing up like mushrooms all over South Boston, along with upscale restaurants and trendy boutiques. In this atmosphere of plenty it’s hard to imagine that there are more than a few people in the neighborhood who are hurting and hungry. But hurting and hungry they are. Ten years ago, Dr. Nisha Thakrar, pediatrician and Chief [...]
JFK Library “Celebrate” Series Features Mariachi
by Richard Campbell Instead of being couch potatoes on Columbus Day some smart families headed off to enjoy the first of the John F. Kennedy Library Celebrate Series. The concert featured Veronica Robles high spirited Mexican Mariachi Band blending music, dance and culture with an interactive twist. As a part of Boston’s city-wide celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, this performance [...]
The Ribbon Is Cut. EpiCenter Expansion Opens!
by Rick Winterson Last Wednesday morning, October 3, Artists for Humanity cut the ribbon on its 30,000 square foot expansion. For several years now, Artists for Humanity has occupied its clean-lined building at the intersection of A and Second Streets. This building opened in 2004. It is called “The EpiCenter”, a word that means the point on the earth’s surface [...]
How We’re Creating More Affordable Housing
Mayor Martin Walsh by Mayor Martin J. Walsh Boston is going through a period of historic growth- the kind our city hasn’t seen in decades. More people are choosing to put down roots and start families here. More businesses are choosing to open their doors here. Students from all over the world come to attend our universities and [...]
Boston Common Awareness Vigil
By Richard Campbell The Massachusetts State of Awareness Day which is part of the International Awareness Movement on the prevention and cure for addictions held a passionate public outreach event this past Saturday August 31 at the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common. The day, which was proclaimed by Governor Charlie Baker, hosted multiple addiction and recovery organizations. The event, [...]
The 2018 Primaries
by Rick Winterson For an election that took place in a so-called “Off Year”, and was a Primary Election as well, the turnout was fairly strong at 25% of registered voters. Part of this was the action (or reaction) generated by the current climate in Washington. Another part was due to the high interest in certain campaigns run [...]