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...]
DILAPI-DAVIS SQUARE
PHOTOS BY LYNNE DONCASTER Somerville residents squawk about the state of infrastructure, deteriorating public art Around Christmastime, a mirrored box the size of a telephone booth appeared on Davis Square’s Statue Plaza. People wondered … [Read more...]
2019: WE HAVE 11 YEARS TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
In last week's column looking back at "2018: The Year in Global Warming," I reviewed the dire threat posed to humanity and our environment by climate change, and concluded with the following: The big question for Bostonians and anyone else … [Read more...]
FAIR HOUSING WHACKED: TUFTS STUDENTS FIGHT ADMIN PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH “CLASSIST” DORM SYSTEM
More than 200 Tufts University students, faculty, and allies from surrounding communities held a march and demonstration last week to protest a new campus housing policy, according to the Boston Herald. Over the summer, the Tufts … [Read more...]
FAIR HOUSING?
For developers in Boston, it may pay off to blow off inclusionary building requirements It was another condo building rising in Southie. The development at 135 Athens Street/160 West Broadway was approved by city officials in 2014, … [Read more...]