McCormack students want school to keep field
But the open stretch of green space — a rarity in Boston Public Schools — may soon be no more. On June 24, Boston Public Schools released a request for proposals to develop a parcel of land that includes the McCormack school’s baseball diamond and field, a playground and an expanse of pavement that includes two basketball courts.

Arroyo gets nod from challengers
“I know, firsthand, the power of the Boston City Council to improve the lives of residents, and I believe in the power of leaders who listen and lift up the voices of their communities,” Pressley said in a statement sent to news media. “Ricardo is that kind of leader.

Edwards calls for overhaul of ZBA
District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards filed an ordinance last week that would radically reform the way the Zoning Board of Appeal is constituted and conducts its business. The measure would end the practice of reserving seats on the board for real-estate industry insiders and institute strict guidelines to curb conflicts of interest.

Walsh admin. lays out new Mass & Cass plan
Months after a controversial police sweep of the streets around Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue pushed the city’s concentration of drug users into the surrounding South End and Roxbury neighborhoods, city officials announced a Mass and Cass 2.

Affirmative action: safe for now
There was an enormous sigh of relief across the country when United States District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs issued her ruling in the case brought to end affirmative action admissions at Harvard University. Everyone is aware that a contrary opinion would essentially eliminate race-conscious admissions everywhere.

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Dallas Judge Tammy Kemp’s hug was far more than a hug
Imagine this. A white State District Court Judge in Dallas County, Texas ignores the prosecutor’s recommendation of a 28-year sentence for a black defendant convicted of wanton murder in Texas, a state that has been unsparing in throwing the book and the execution chamber at murderers.

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Cruz began work with the college this semester and will lead students in the Advocacy Clinic. She is a past practitioner-in-residence with American University’s Washington College of Law’s Civil Advocacy Clinic where she supervised law students on economic justice cases such as wage theft, debt claims, and related housing matters.

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People have to get out and make their voice heard. The people have to demand it. Nothing is going to happen if we just sit on our hands..

At-large candidates air views at Dorchester forum
Following a week of victory parties and media coverage, seven of the eight finalists for at-large City Council seats congregated for a candidate forum in Dorchester on Tuesday night after clinching their spots in a race that could bring Boston’s most historically diverse legislative body.

HUD: deregulation needed to solve homelessness
For more than a decade, economists, lawmakers, and others have heralded the nation’s economy. Often citing how unemployment has declined as new jobs have been created, or Wall Street trading and major bank profits rising, some might be led to believe that all is well in America.

IRS: It’s just easier and cheaper to audit the poor
ProPublica reported the disproportionate audit focus on lower-income families in April. Lawmakers confronted IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig about the emphasis, citing our stories, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked Rettig for a plan to fix the imbalance.

HSNHC 50th Anniversary Gala
PHOTO: DON WEST/FOTOGRAFIKS Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center celebrated its 50th Anniversary October 4, 2019 at The Exchange. (L to R) HSNHC President & CEO Stan McLaren, Board Chair Bonnie Brathwaite, Rev. Mark Arnold (son), 35-Yr Nurse Practitioner Pat Arnold and Brian Shelly, Vice Chair of the HSNHC Board of Directors.

Catering, food truck, then bricks and mortar
Campbell started his business in 2012 while he was working mainly for private events and catering. He always had an interest in food trucks, as did Jamaica Mi Hungry General Manager Aquila Kentish. The two met working in a Seaport hotel, where they realized that they both were into food trucks and had an interest in opening one of their own.

Mendes & Gilberto
“It’s a wonderful thing. I feel so blessed and lucky that music takes me all over the world,” says Mendes by phone recently from Los Angeles. “I can play for different cultures and different people. It’s just a wonderful thing. Music is such a universal language.

When the truth kills
Boston-native actors Elimu Nelson of ABC’s “The Rookie” and Michael Beach of “If Beale Street Could Talk,” knew they would perform in Charles Murray’s film “#Truth” before they even read the script. The level of trust and respect between the three creators is so strong the actors were willing to do the film sight unseen.

Reading plays, creating community
Attendees read plays from the current ArtsEmerson season, see the shows live (for free) and sometimes even perform scenes from the plays themselves within their groups, all while discussing the content from their own cultural and personal perspectives.