Local cannabis dispensary reaps benefits of economic empowerment opportunities
Sarah Olender, news staff
February 27, 2020
After years of preparation behind the scenes, Pure Oasis, a local cannabis dispensary, is set to open between the end of February and early March. It will not only be the first recreational cannabis dispensary in Boston, but the first cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts to benefit from its economic empowerment pr...
Boston plans to renovate City Hall Plaza, increase accessibility
Sophia Berkofsky, news correspondent
February 27, 2020
The city of Boston plans to renovate City Hall Plaza in the Government Center area of the city. These renovations, announced in June, are the first phase of a larger, 30-year master plan, resulting from Rethink City Hall: Boston City Hall & Plaza Master Plan, a study by Boston-based design firm Utile and Ree...
Bernie supporters rally, march from State House
Ariana Bennett, news correspondent
February 27, 2020
Last Saturday afternoon, Bernie Sanders supporters gathered in front of the Massachusetts State House for a march organized by Socialist Alternative, an organization committed to Sanders’ campaign and the creation of a new working peoples’ party.Members of Socialist Alternative and Huskies for B...
Markey, Kennedy mostly in step at first Senate primary debate
Julia Preszler, news staff
February 21, 2020
There was little disagreement between Sen. Ed Markey and challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III during Massachusetts’ first 2020 U.S. Senate primary debate, held Tuesday night at WGBH Studios in Brighton. In the hour-long debate, moderated by Boston Public Radio hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan, t...
The political power of Boston’s Latinx community
Jayden Khatib, news staff
February 19, 2020
As the population of eligible Latinx voters in Massachusetts continues to grow and change, Latinx-led civic organizations continue to try to increase civic participation. This year for the first time in history, Hispanic and Latinx Americans will make up the largest segment of citizens eligible to vot...
Coronavirus poses minimal threat in Boston despite local case
Christie Ya-Chi Lee, news correspondent
February 19, 2020
On Feb. 1, state health officials confirmed Massachusetts’ first case of coronavirus, or, COVID-19, making it the eighth to appear in the United States — the number of cases has since increased to 15. The infected person was identified as a male student in his 20s at University of Massachusetts Boston, w...
Work and Family Mobility Act approved by Transportation Committee
Nicholas Stolte, news correspondent
February 13, 2020
The Massachusetts Transportation Committee favorably reported the Work and Family Mobility Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants to receive driver’s licenses, to the state Senate after a vote Feb. 5. The bill was voted on during a hunger strike organized in support of it by immigrant rights organization Movimiento Cosecha. The strike sta...
One Year of Aging Strong: Boston’s Initiative to Empower the Elderly
Julie Dobkin, news correspondent
February 13, 2020
More than 11 percent of Boston’s population is made up of people over the age of 65. Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Age Strong Commission, launched last January, could affect roughly half a million Bostonians. According to the commission’s official web page, Age Strong provides “meaningful program...
Anti-vaxxers protest bills for required immunization
Kelly Chan and Avery Bleichfeld
February 13, 2020
A crowd of anti-vaxxers stood beneath a banner reading “Medical Freedom is the New Civil Rights Movement” on the State House steps this past Monday, clutching signs and megaphones in protest of three proposed bills that would standardize vaccinations for all children. Bills S2359, H3999 and H4096 all aim to enfo...
Boston shapes new narrative with King Boston memorial, advocacy
Petrina Danardatu, news staff
February 12, 2020
In 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. rallied supporters in Boston Common and called on Bostonians to live by their highest ideals, expressing hope that his legacy would serve as a call to action in the pursuit of justice. Today, the nonprofit organization King Boston hopes to anchor a memorial in the s...
Who is the Boston Public School system leaving behind?
Jayden Khatib, news staff
February 5, 2020
Boston routinely appears on top 10 lists of the most educated cities in the United States, but the city’s high-school and college graduation rates disguise serious disparities in the city’s public school system. In the 2017-2018 school year, Boston Public Schools’ high-school graduation rate rose to 75 percent, an all-time high. However...
Hundreds in Boston protest US involvement in Middle East
Nicholas Stolte, news correspondent
January 30, 2020
Over 400 people rallied in Boston Common Saturday as part of an event to denounce U.S. actions in Iran and Iraq, including an airstrike which killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and sanctions against Iran. Soleimani was "plotting sinister attacks on diplomats and American military personnel," President Donald J. Trump said in a speech following the Jan. 3 airstrike, al...
Without virtual commencement, students fill the void with at-home celebrations
May 12, 2020
Students celebrated at home with cakes, photos and Zoom calls.
Congress allocated $14 billion in relief money to colleges. Here’s how it impacts Northeastern
April 14, 2020
Northeastern was allotted more than $11 million by the CARES Act. Half must go to emergency financial aid grants for students.
The loss of a possible national title, two iconic NU leaders
March 23, 2020
