April 2023
Crafting a Side Hustle: Kathryn Rizzo Creates Leather Items by Hand, with Love
By Ginger DeShaney The amount of leather Kathryn Rizzo watched get tossed during her time working for a luxury handbag designer in New York sparked a passion. [...]
Join the Katy and Ellie Collaborative for Special Event
A yoga benefit to serve homeless adults and teens on April 16th Ellie Morin died on December 2011, at age twenty of an overdose, and Katy Harrington of cancer in 2017. The Morin family of [...]
‘All is Well’: Son Writes Book as Tribute to Late Father
By Ginger DeShaney To deal with the unexpected loss of his father, Kevin P. Martin Jr. started writing down stories and life lessons he had learned from his dad. “Part of it was the grief [...]
Micro Plant Studio: An Artist with a Vision
By Carol Masshardt The art of plants is displayed in the work of Julio Cesar Roman-Rios of Micro Plant Studio on West Broadway, and the inspiration was formed through his experiences of both trauma and [...]
March 2023
Cleanups Begin at Moakley Park
By Ginger DeShaney About 45 people braved the cold and wind Saturday morning to clean up Moakley Park as Boston Harbor Now and the Boston Parks & Recreation Department kicked off the 2023 cleanup season. [...]
It Takes a Community: Nicole Alfano
By Carol Masshardt There are people who are at home in an office and only go outside to get back inside, but Nicole Alfano, a mail carrier for the past seventeen years, is not one [...]