When looking for books to buy for her young daughter, Northeastern alum Sailaja Joshi noticed the lack of children’s books that represented South Asian culture.
“At the time, there were five times as many books about dogs and trucks than there were about every single...
Jessica Xing, deputy photo editor
• April 24, 2023
Even from the outside, DIVERSITY Consignment draws in customers with its bright blue exterior and colorful, fun window art. With its racks of secondhand tees, artwork-covered walls and large collection of vinyl records, DIVERSITY Consignment has gained a reputation for the unique...
In the auditorium of a Vietnamese community center in Dorchester, music swells from the instruments of more than 50 community members that make up Me2/’s Boston ensemble. A sign on the door informs all participants they are entering a “stigma-free zone,” part of Me2/’s...
It was April 15, 2013. Thousands of runners sprinted down Boylston Street during the Boston Marathon on Patriots Day, usually a lively celebration in the city of Boston.
At 2:49 p.m., everything changed. Two homemade pressure cooker bombs planted near the finish line...
Mike Gorman, a long-time Boston Celtics commentator for NBC Sports, has covered the 17-time championship winning team since the early 1980s, making him a prominent voice in the journalism industry. From superstar Larry Bird to powerhouse small forward Jayson Tatum, Gorman, a...
Several dozen environmental activists marched through downtown Boston March 21, staging protests in front of Chase Bank and Bank of America and calling on consumers to divest from all banks with ties to the fossil fuel industry.
March 21 was a day of nationwide environmentalist...
Swirling cinnamon walnut babka, layered honey cake and poppyseed strawberry croissants are only a handful of the treats sold at Solodko Boston, a Ukrainian-inspired bakery owned and operated by sisters Ilona and Irina Znakharchuk.
The sisters sold pastries online for three...
The Underground Cafe + Lounge, a relaxed and inviting coffee and pastry shop with an emphasis on community, has started to grow in popularity and make its mark in the bustling city.
Nia Grace, the founder of the Underground, made her dream a reality in 2021 when she opened...
Ireland and the United States share a unique relationship, centered upon the sharing of values and culture through the immigration of Irish people into America, Tánaiste Micheál Martin told the audience at the John F. Kennedy Library forum St Patrick’s Day.
Sixty years...
Hundreds gathered in Downtown Boston March 18 to protest transphobia and trans genocide in the Transgender Day of Resistance March. The protest, organized by grassroots organization Stop Trans Genocide, started in front of the Government Center MBTA station, where organizers...
Approximately one million people flocked to the streets of South Boston Sunday for the 122nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade hosted by the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council.
The 30-degree weather hardly deterred those festively adorned in leprechaun costumes and dressed...
The Boston public school system has a widely impoverished student body, with almost eight in 10 students classified as low-income.
The Possible Zone, or TPZ, is a Boston-based organization that supports high school students by creating access to educational and entrepreneurial...
