Ex-Whittier St. resident buys first home
Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Administrator Bill McGonagle and Shelia Dillon, the city’s chief of housing and director of the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND), as well officials from several organizations that supported her through the home buying process.

Hotel workers march for better working conditions
Hundreds of hotel workers marched through Back Bay on Labor Day in a bid for better working conditions and pay before demonstrating in front of the Boston Sheraton Hotel where Unite Here Local 26 President Brian Lang announced the hotel workers would take a Sept.

Parking fee hikes spark protest
Members of the Save UMB Coalition and the on-campus chapter of the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM) say the university’s proposed parking fee increases unfairly place the burden of UMass Boston’s debt onto staff and students who attend the public research university.

Farrakhan’s masterful album set to change the world
Music plays a major role in people’s lives, but rarely do we consider the power of music. Back in the 18th century, the British poet and dramatist William Congreve expressed that power with the memorable quote: “Music has charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

Proposed 41-unit building draws fire from Rox. residents
During an Aug. 22 Boston Planning and Development Agency meeting, residents voiced objections to the size of the sixstory building, large number of units and small number of on-site parking spaces proposed for the market-rate building.

Willing victims of the great con
Americans seem to be especially susceptible to the grand promises of scam artists. Perhaps the extraordinary results of entrepreneurs who built great industrial and financial empires during the nation’s economic boom inspired people to get aboard the gravy train.

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Oliver case proves cops who murder can be convicted — and should be
If former Balch Springs, Texas police officer Roy Oliver was stunned when he was found guilty of murder in the slaying of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, there was good reason. He was the rarest of rare breeds. That is a cop who wantonly kills an unarmed civilian and then is prosecuted, let alone convicted.

IN THE NEWS
Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center (HSNHC) has selected Kathy K. Best as their chief performance and strategy officer. HSNHC is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides quality, comprehensive patient-centered medical care and has been serving the community for 49 years.

ROVING CAMERA
They would need to appeal to the group that’s in the middle, that hopefully will find its moral compass. I think they’ve seen lack of unity and moral fortitude from the other party..

Dorchester Eagles
PHOTO: MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO BY JEREMIAH ROBINSON Boston Police Commissioner William Gross helped distribute gear to the Dorchester Eagles Football Team during an event with the Police Athletic League (PAL) and the GoodSports Foundation..

Progressive legislative primaries pull in big cash
Running in races across the city, legislative candidates received financial support from a range of sources, from lobbyists to locals in their districts, according to campaign data filed with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) for the period Jan.

Latino vegan revolution
“We want to show that there’s not one way to be vegan and that veganism can be approachable, exciting and familiar,” said Flores, an ultra marathon trainer who switched to a plant-based diet in 2017 after the birth of her daughter Ivanna, but missed the homecooked comfort foods of her Dominican upbringing in Medford.

BIZ BITS
Individuals who rushed to prepay property taxes after the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may have saved some money in 2018 — but that’s pennies compared to the long-term tax savings taxpayers should take advantage of before the TCJA’s...

Coast into a new job
Francisco is an extreme example, the cost of living by any beach is certainly a barrier to entry, and that barrier is typically relative to the quality of the local job market.

DRAGON SLAYER
In early August, a new 106-foot mural by Raúl de Nieves debuted on the side of Fenway Health’s Ansin Building in the Fenway neighborhood. Originally a watercolor on paper piece, “All Is One” applies the historic myth of Saint George and the Dragon to a contemporary world.

5 questions: Aaron Neville
Until now, it’s been easy to separate Aaron Neville’s career into two separate but equal strains: the funky stuff he’s favored when working with his esteemed band of brothers, and the angelic balladry you associate with him when he’s punching his own time card as a solo artist.

Family lost and family gained
Boston-born artist Lorraine O’Grady has achieved an artistic feat few others can dream of: her family photos are hanging in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. In “Lorraine O’Grady: Family Gained,” running through Dec.

Boston Children’s Festival
Two-year-old Lorenzo Bradt of Roxbury races happily through bubbles created by The Bubble Guy at the August 21 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Festival at Franklin Park hosted by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department.

‘Venus’ delivers timely message about gender preference tolerance
Sid Gill (Debargo Sanyal) is presently being pressured by his East Indian immigrant parents (Zena Darawalla and Gordon Warnecke) to settle down and start a family. They are even willing to find the bride. Trouble is, they have no idea their son is on the verge of transitioning into a woman.

Labor of Love
Labor Day is unique among holidays in that nobody really celebrates it. It lacks the excitement of New Year’s, the virtues of MLK Day, the mystery of Easter, the love of Mother’s Day, the sorrow of Memorial Day, the unity of the Fourth, the excesses of Thanksgiving and the baggage of Christmas.

Food
Nothing says “summer” like fresh fruit and veggies, straight from the farmers market stand. But what’s actually in season? Comprehensive food database SeasonalFood Guide. org has a tool for finding what produce is currently at its peak in your home state.

BOSTON SCENES
Created by Boston-based couple George and Janet Humdy-Morrison in the year 2000, the Morrison Golf Classic offers attendees the opportunity to fellowship, support a few worthy non-profits, and learn more about African-Americans who have contributed to the game of golf.