Rox. real estate market heats up
For real estate brokers selling condos in Roxbury, 2013 may be little more than a hazy recollection — a quaint, bygone era when the president of the United States had gravitas and dignity and home values in Roxbury were still within reach of some neighborhood residents.

Pressley and Capuano talk race
While Capuano cited his nearly two-decade long record as a U.S. representative and his perfect rating from the NAACP, Pressley dove deep into the nuts and bolts of systemic and institutional racism and her work as at-large city councilor for eight years.

Rights groups fight Trump admin. on TPS
After the Trump administration announced on May 4 that it will be terminating Temporary Protected Status for Honduran immigrants, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice amended a pending federal lawsuit filed in February to challenge the most recent TPS decision.

Some candidates raking in cash in Suffolk D.A. race
In the four months leading up the primary, raising money for the staff, mailers and advertising necessary to reach voters in the county’s four municipalities — Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop — is an imperative. Fundraising also can serve as an early indicator of a candidate’s relative strength in the race.

Parcel P-3: A new beginning or a dead end?
Well before Boston’s building boom erupted, Elma Lewis Partners, LLC had been granted development rights for Parcel P-3. The imaginative plan was to construct housing, office and retail buildings along the now barren site that had been levelled in an earlier plan to extend Interstate 95 through Roxbury and the South End.

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IN THE NEWS
Reynolds Graves has joined the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department as the director of government relations. In his role, he acts as a legislative and community policy advisor for sheriff Steven W. Tompkins and operates as an ombudsman for the Sheriff with all governmental and established civic and community organizations.

A legacy of housing discrimination
I recently spoke at Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Convention. I told the story of housing and how housing discrimination doesn’t just rob people of color of the symbolic power of a home. It robs them of the economic power that comes with homeownership.

ROVING CAMERA
More patrols in the hot areas where there’s a lot of violence. I know the older gentleman who was shot last week. It’s sad when you can’t even sit outside..

Boston teens share ideas to inform future policy change
Nearly 60 percent of Latinos are millennials or younger, according to a 2016 Pew Research Center study. With this statistic in mind, Sociedad Latina hosted a roundtable discussion between Boston youth leaders and UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía to hear their perspectives on the national and local climate for enacting policy change.

Roxbury celebrates cultural district designation this month
As the geographic center of Boston, including areas like Dudley Square, Highland Park, Fort Hill, John Eliot Square, Ruggles and Roxbury Crossing, RCD is recognized for its socially and ethnically diverse populations, its historic ties with waves of immigrant settlements, jazz music, and the civil rights movement.

Immigrants treated like trash in NY sanitation industry
The body of the young man lay in the middle of Jerome Avenue beneath the elevated train tracks, the scene lit by the neon blue sign above the shuttered El Caribe restaurant. A garbage truck sat mid-turn at the otherwise deserted intersection in the Bronx.

Funding your new business
Otherwise known as bootstrapping, self-funding lets you leverage your own financial resources to support your business. Self-funding can come in the form of turning to family and friends for capital, using your savings accounts, or even tapping into your 401(k).

BIZ BITS
Things will soon be heating up all over the country. In fact, the average U.S. household will spend 3 percent more on electricity bills this summer than in 2017, due to rising retail electricity prices and higher usage, according to the U.S. Energy Administration’s estimation.

Five things new grads can do for their careers
the materials specifically related to your career. Start with your resume. Ensure that all of the information is current and that it’s completely free of any typos or errors. Also, identify any areas where it could be improved. Next, turn your attention to your LinkedIn profile.

Holder speaks at Harvard
PHOTO: DON WEST Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the Harvard Kennedy School April 30 on “Full Participation: Making Every Voice Count.” Interviewing Holder was Academic Dean and Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship Archon Fung.

BOSTON SCENES
The Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus and 300 Guests Celebrated four Good Guys and one of many Good Companies at it’s 17th Annual Good Guys Awards held recently at the Omni Parker House Hotel.

INFINITE DIMENSIONS
An image by Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898– 1972) can prompt the question: Is this art or a clever visual feat? Fans of Escher abound among mathematicians and scientists, and it’s not difficult to understand why: His ambitious optical games often embody mathematical principles and invite analysis.

One to watch
Photographer Valerie Anselme was tired of hearing, “You don’t look Haitian.” She was tired of having to prove her Haitian heritage because of her appearance, despite having two immigrant parents. So she channeled that frustration into her series “Faces of Haiti,” a grouping of minimalistic portraits of Haitian-Americans in all their differences.

They could not stop the beat
When Step Afrika! walks onto ArtsEmerson’s Cutler Majestic Theatre stage to perform “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence,” the whole audience loses their breath. There’s no small talk, no prologue, no messing around — just strong drumbeats and powerful movement.

Inside Out
Poet Charles Coe has christened Gallery J at the Boston Public Library Central with its first exhibit, “What You Don’t Know About Me,” on view through September 30. Featuring portraits of and quotes from Mission Hill residents, Coe illustrates the age-old adage, “Never judge a book by its cover.

Giving up the green
Like the shared bond of financial bloodletting that American wage earners endure at roughly the same time, the sprouting of the garlic signals a change in one’s wealth status, regardless of the race, gender or socioeconomic status of the individual garlic eater.

FOOD
Blueberries are loaded with phytonutrients that may help prevent chronic diseases, like heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. Blueberries may also improve short-term memory and promote healthy aging, according to the Mayo Clinic, as well as provide a low-calorie source of fiber and vitamin C.

Mural at BCLA
PHOTO: MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO BY ISABEL LEON Mayor Martin Walsh visits the Boston Community Leadership Academy to help unveil a new mural created by students and the City of Boston Mural Crew..

City announces applications for SPARK Boston Council
Under the guidance of the SPARK Boston director, Amy Mahler, the SPARK Council will spend the year working on programming and projects on housing policy, economic development, equal pay, public art and neighborhood engagement. Council members also get the opportunity to work with the Mayor’s staff and other city leaders.

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