BPS parents bracing for budget cuts
With early indications that schools will be receiving cuts for the third consecutive year, parent groups are gearing up for what may be a series of contentious School Committee and City Council meetings and many are questioning whether the way Boston schools are funded makes sense.

City officials consider Amazon HQ2
When news broke out that Boston is one of 20 cities considered for the location of online retail giant Amazon’s second headquarters, city leaders reacted with both excitement and concern over the impact a large corporation could have on a city laden with housing and transportation shortfalls.

Thousands decry Trump’s policies at women’s march
On the first anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration, thousands of people gathered at the Cambridge Common on Saturday to oppose his policies and reaffirm that women’s rights are human rights..

Roxbury residents demand democratic voice for planning
Community activists with the group Reclaim Roxbury interrupted a Boston Planning and Development Agency open house Monday, calling on the city to suspend PLAN: Dudley Square until neighborhood residents are better represented in the process.

Private enterprise approach imperils American health care
Every European nation has some form of universal health care for its citizens. This was not true of the United States until so-called Obamacare was enacted. However, it cannot be said that the ardent critics of the Affordable Care Act are driven simply by a spirit of inhumanity.

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IN THE NEWS
The Boston Foundation announced it is welcoming renowned community development professional Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, Ph.D. to the foundation’s Board of Directors. Since 2003, Dr.

Trump deserves no credit for black jobless plunge
Trump predictably wasted no time in crowing that he was the reason for the big plunge in the black jobless rate. It was part of his trademark ego, and part a chance to score political points by digging at the Democrats talking.

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I think we’ve all been affected, whether we’re citizens or not. I have friends who are here on temporary protective status and friends who are DREAMers. I know kids whose families are being broken..

Rox residents can now buy healthy groceries at a discount
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Daily Table founder and former president of Trader Joe’s Doug Rauch said, “Daily Table is designed around the challenge of tackling food security and access to healthy and nutritious food in a dignified setting where people have a sense of agency by choosing and providing for their family.

Comcast partners with RIC
PHOTO: BILL BRETT Comcast representatives, Roxbury Innovation Center (RIC) staff and patrons took a moment to celebrate Comcast’s multiyear partnership with (RIC).

City, United Way expanding STEM education program
Whether or not Amazon selects Boston for its second headquarters, the city is likely to see an influx of tech jobs, with the online retail giant currently seeking 1 million square feet of office space in the Seaport District and other tech firms leasing space in and around the city.

Former civil rights activist, scholar, Julius Lester dead at 78
Then search the Black Studies section of a good bookstore or library. Among Lester’s 40 books is one shouting, “Look Out, Whitey! Black Power’s Gon’ Get Your Mama!” On Thursday, the world lost the man behind those words, a figure both beloved and at times a lightning rod to his black and Jewish communities.

BOSTON SCENES
Boston, MA – January 15, 2018 - The Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. along with the undergraduate chapters Epsilon, Iota Gamma and Lambda Upsilon partnered with Boston Cares and 600 volunteers at the Boston Latin School, to...

Walsh releases eviction guide for tenants in Boston
The first new resource is a step-by-step guide for tenants who are dealing with eviction to inform them of their rights and options. The guide includes information on mediation, how to prepare for court, and what further steps to take in the event a judge orders them to leave.

Supply chain diversity
The Pacesetter program, modeled after the Minority Business Accelerator program of the Cincinnati Regional Chamber, encourages companies to commit not only to increasing their contracts with suppliers of color and participating in Chamber-sponsored...

BIZ BITS
Samsung recently announced that users will be able to control all of their Samsung devices through one app. The company said it will begin integrating all of its internet-connected devices — televisions, security cameras, dishwashers, ovens, etc. — to be controlled by the SmartThings app.

You’re good enough, you’re smart enough
Simply, imposter syndrome leads you to believe that you’re not actually skilled and accomplished — you’ve only somehow muddled your way through and tricked everybody else into thinking you’re awesome.

Flash Wiley’s work with Dimmock celebrated
Mayor Martin Walsh celebrates the work of Flash Wiley as he steps down as board chair from the Dimmock Community Health Center. (l-r) Pratt Wiley, Beneree Wiley Flash Wiley and Walsh..

Legacy of Cool
“Legacy of Cool” at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, is a tribute to Barkley L. Hendricks, an African American conceptualist who died last year. Curator Darci Hanna paid homage to the brilliant artist with an extensive display of contemporary artists working in a similar spirit.

Trevante Rhodes stars in ‘12 Strong’
Trevante Nemour Rhodes was born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana on February 10, 1990, but raised in Little Elm, Texas from the age of 10. After excelling in sports in high school, he earned a scholarship to the University of Texas where he was an All-American sprinter as well as a running back on the Longhorns’ football team.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Through Feb. 10, Speakeasy Stage Company will perform “Shakespeare In Love” at the Boston Center for the Arts. The 2014 stage adaptation of the award-winning film by the same title follows a young Shakespeare as he writes “Romeo and Juliet,” and falls for the woman who inspired it.

LEAVE THE LETTUCE
“Locavore” was anointed 2007’s word of the year by the Oxford American English Dictionary. Since then the idea of wanting to eat closer to home has only gained traction, which has naturaly invited skepticism.

FOOD
Need an appetizer with a kick? This cracker spread, from the Association for Dressings & Sauces, is perfect for any festive gathering. n 3½ oz. dried chipped beef n 2 Tbsp. butter n 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature n 2 tsp.