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...]
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...]
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...]
LESS BUILDING, MORATORIUM
Photo courtesy of HSM Magazine Hundreds of Roxbury residents speak out against displacement at landmark hearing Last Tuesday, Roxbury residents filled the Bruce C. Bolling municipal building auditorium for the first Boston … [Read more...]
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