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Northeastern filed a proposal with the city to use 149 rooms in the Midtown Hotel as student housing.

Northeastern confident in housing plan despite city and faculty opposition

Jayden Khatib, deputy city editor August 9, 2020

With the ongoing effort to maintain physical distancing for the fall, housing at Northeastern will look very different next semester. Vice President and Chief of Campus Planning and Development Kathy Spiegelman said in an interview with The News that reducing density is one...

TJ and Hadley Douglas pictured in front of a wine rack at The Urban Grape

The Urban Grape launches new wine studies award for students of color

Matt Yan, news staff August 4, 2020
At The Urban Grape, a wine, beer and spirits store in the South End, wine instills a sense of community. In co-owners TJ and Hadley Douglas’ latest endeavor, The Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color, they seek to diversify their community and amplify the voices of people of color both at their store and in the wine industry.
Students entering Massachusetts from all but eight states must quarantine for 14 days or produce a negative COVID-19 test.

Most entering Mass. must quarantine or produce negative test, Gov. Baker says

Charlie Wolfson, news staff July 24, 2020

Effective Aug. 1, people entering Massachusetts from most states will be required to quarantine for 14 days or produce a negative COVID-19 test result. The COVID-19 Travel Order from Gov. Charlie Baker’s office applies to travelers from all but eight states, except those transiting...

A group of hand-sewn, custom masks from SchnelleCares.

SchnelleCares masks sewn for a larger purpose, serves local Black community

Matt Yan, news staff July 15, 2020
With the continued rise of COVID-19, masks remain an essential part of everyday life. For Schnelle Shelby of SchnelleCares, her hand-sewn, custom masks enable her to give back to her community. 
A dish served at Lucy Ethiopian Café.

Lucy Ethiopian Café sees continued support amid Black Lives Matter movement

Matt Yan, news staff July 8, 2020

At Lucy Ethiopian Café, food acts as cross-cultural dialogue: a way to connect customers to a culture and cuisine that may be unfamiliar to them. As Black Lives Matter protests continue across the country, this meaningful dialogue is as relevant as ever.  Owners Girmay Ziegay...

Harvard will house up to 40 percent of its undergraduates this fall.

Harvard classes all online for 2020-21 academic year

Charlie Wolfson, news staff July 6, 2020

Harvard University announced Monday that all instruction will be online for the 2020-21 academic year. The Cambridge-based private school will bring up to 40 percent of its undergraduates back to its campus this fall, but even those living on campus will receive instruction virtually...

Evans and Hart will open the first recreational marijuana shop and economic empowerment client in Massachusetts.

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...

Pedestrians pass through City Hall's expansive brick plaza on a cloudy day.

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...

Ryan Costa speaks to other marchers from the State House steps.

Bernie supporters rally, march from State House

Ariana Bennett, news correspondent February 26, 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...

Markey and Kennedy sit with other politicians at the opening of Northeastern's Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex in 2017.

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...

Hispanic and Latinx communities around the Greater Boston Area are increasing their stake in civic participation.

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...

The illness caused by the novel coronavirus was named Coronavirus Disease, or COVID-19, in February.

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...