Residents ask city to hit brakes on White Stadium plans
The proposal before the BPDA board would change the zoning around White Stadium from “Open Space” to a new designation city officials are calling “Stadium Open Space.

South African presidential candidate tours Nubian Sq.
The bus wound its way through the narrow streets of Nubian Square, past the all-African restaurant Suya Joint on Dudley Street and Frugal Bookstore on Warren Street, before stopping briefly at Nubian Markets where the group paused to nosh on pastries and fruit.

Local clergy, political leaders step up calls for Gaza ceasefire
Demand release of hostages, increased humanitarian aid

Roxbury filmmaker’s project brings message of hope
For the month of February, the third-brightest object in the night sky will send a message of hope back to the world below.

‘Give him his flowers while he can smell them’
“Dr. Holland created so many opportunities to dream,” said Brandy K. Cruthird, a former Burke star athlete who currently works as an administrator at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.

The ongoing immigration crisis
The cynical and politically charged decisions by border-state officials like conservative Texas GOP Gov. Gregory Abbott, to transport migrants from the Lone Star State to blue states like Massachusetts and New York has brought the dilemma to our own doorstep like never before.

All talk and no action
All talk and no action.

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Lopes has a long and esteemed track record. He is the interim CEO of Fenway Health, one of the first health care organizations in the country to specifically address the health care needs of the LGBTQ+ community.

Keep fighting for your political power
Every American deserves to be respected and reflected by their government. The right to vote is about the ability to be seen and heard by people who make consequential decisions that impact your life, your family and your community.

Estate planning: the only constant is change
I regularly speak proudly about being a New Year’s resolutioner. I always have resolutions about taking steps to be more healthy, wealthy, and wise! However, as I reflect on the goal of health, I define it differently now.

City’s community garden program supports fresh food, environmental benefits
As a child, Jessie Dambreville would look out her window at an open lot next door, near the Neponset River in Mattapan. Full of weeds and walnut trees, the space sat empty for years, serving mostly as a shortcut home.

In key election year, prisoners with felonies seek right to vote in Massachusetts
Concerned that thousands of Massachusetts prisoners with felony convictions are banned from voting in elections, state lawmakers, prisoners and their advocates on Monday pushed for legislation that would restore their voting rights.

JP researchers probe local ties to slavery
The group, Hidden Jamaica Plain, has found at least 27 people who were enslaved in the area in the 1700s and identified the family lines of free Black people and early anti-slavery voices in its early history as part of a rural extension of the town of Roxbury.

Pickleball serves up fun at Kroc Center
However, there is a marked difference in the schedule, due to a new sport that has been booming in recent years. Last week, the game of pickleball was introduced to 12 new senior athletes and is expected to be a popular new sport at the Upham’s Corner facility.

Burke Bulldogs eye a third city basketball championship
There was turmoil in the basketball program, leading to rumors of mass transfers. Chatman came to the rescue.

Super Bowl bound: Chiefs, 49ers claim stunning victories
The Chiefs handled the favored home team, the Baltimore Ravens, beating them by the score of 17-10 behind the superb play of quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce.

Randall Goosby
African American prodigy violinist Randall Goosby will make his debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in February.

Jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant explores feminism by way of history, myth
Cécile McLorin Salvant is a jazz vocalist, but her latest album “Mélusine,” pushes the boundaries of the genre.

A reprise for youth arts program ‘Show Out Boston!’
Last year, “Show Out Boston!” a vibrant youth arts community engagement program, was an allout success. The inaugural event maxed out its space and featured choral and orchestral ensembles, touching poetry recitals and spirited dance performances, complete with impressive acrobatics.