Following the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S., businesses, restaurants and public spaces have had to adapt their existing layouts in order to comply with safety guidelines. Moving forward, architects and designers might have to incorporate what they’ve learned so far from the...

Many residents of the city of Boston erupted in cheers at 11:30 Saturday morning, celebrating the historic win of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the 2020 election. After almost four days of uncertainty regarding the outcome of the election,...

Question 1 on this year’s Massachusetts ballot passed with 75% voter approval after a contentious debate this campaign season, with issues of access to vehicle repair services meeting concerns about cybersecurity threats. This will amend the Massachusetts “right-to-repair”...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, the Boston Public Development Agency, or BPDA, stopped holding public meetings for all in-progress development projects. This included the Suffolk Downs redevelopment, a recently approved residential development in East Boston. Now...

At Haley House Bakery Café, the mission is simple: food with a purpose.  General manager Misha Thomas said the café is far from traditional. Located in Roxbury’s Nubian Square, Haley House Bakery Café is a social enterprise café, as part of the larger Haley House non-profit...

As Nov. 3 gets closer, political candidates are trying to shore up key constituencies, including the youth vote.   In the 2016 presidential election, voters in the 18 to 29 age group were the only age range to increase their turnout rates compared to the previous election,...

On Nov. 3, Massachusetts voters will choose whether to implement ranked choice voting or uphold the status quo of winner-take-all. The majority of elections in the United States use the “winner-take-all” system, where you choose your candidate for each race, grab your...

Dozens of students and workers marched Oct. 15 for the Climate Justice Strike and demanded environmental justice in Boston and wider Massachusetts. The protest, which was led by Strike Boston, was endorsed and joined by many other climate and social justice organizations such...

With the upcoming expiration of the state eviction moratorium, thousands of Massachusetts residents will lose the ability to shelter in place as they face impending risk of eviction and foreclosure. Activists, state legislators and community members have been urging Gov. Charlie...

As many businesses, specifically restaurants, struggle due to the pandemic, Massachusetts Restaurants United, or MRU, rallied on the front steps of the State House Sept. 22 in support of the pending Economic Development Bill. The Economic Development Bill includes a Distressed...