PHOTOS BY BY ERIN NOLAN As students and recent grads displace longtime East Bostonians, a community welcomes newcomers but not without some concerns Mireya, an immigrant from Colombia, loves living in East Boston, her home of more than 20 … [Read more...]
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART III
PHOTO BY DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN Residents vent on issues related to poverty and affordable housing As a major initiative for 2019, the team at the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ), in collaboration with partners at … [Read more...]
FEATURE FOLLOW-UP: SORTING IT OUT
PHOTO BY DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN Will Boston set a new regional precedent and finally pay recycling workers a living wage? For the first time in the city’s history, Boston’s living wage ordinance might finally get applied to low-paid workers … [Read more...]
THIS IS U.S.
A community confronts stigmas hurting immigrants in America “In that moment, they said give your son your blessings.” José Oliverio Diaz spoke to audience members at a recent public forum held in Lynn. With a social worker from the Lynn … [Read more...]
JOIN US FOR THE SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY SUMMIT
WHEN: SATURDAY, FEB. 16 from Noon to 2pm WHERE: ONCE Somerville Over the last couple of decades, Somerville has started turning into what media researchers call a "news desert"—a municipality lacking enough news outlets to properly cover all … [Read more...]