On April 30, GrowBoston, the City of Boston’s Office of Urban Agriculture, began reviewing proposals regarding the future of a vacant Roxbury lot.  Located on Woodcliff Street and designated as urban...

In 2021, a small team of Simmons University graduate students began work on the Mary Eliza Project, which involves the digitalization of extensive, difficult-to-work Boston voter registration records from...

At 558 Massachusetts Ave. sits a building holding value for Boston’s Black, female population — it’s the headquarters for the League of Women for Community Service, or LWCS — which has been owned...

The sixth installment of the Spring 2022 Myra Kraft Open Classroom speaker series, put on by Northeastern’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Social Impact Lab, was held on Wednesday,...

Boston is well-known for the pivotal role it played in early U.S. history, its delicious seafood and its popular sports teams like the Red Sox and the Bruins. Less frequently is the city recognized for...

For Cindy Choi, founder, owner and sole employee of Small and Sweet Bake, the past two years have been full of immense, positive change. The Chinese-American Boston native was inspired to start her entrepreneurial...

Every December since 2010, the Greater Boston Food Bank, or GBFB, has held the Hunger Free Holidays campaign. The month-long program works to raise funds that will help GBFB reach individuals and families...

Four groups of Northeastern University students embarked on service-centric trips to various locations in the New England area, including Providence, Rhode Island; Portland, Maine; and Laconia, New Hampshire...

This Tuesday, Nov. 2, marks the end of the at-large Boston City Council race. There are four seats available in the at-large council with eight candidates running, narrowed down from the 17 original hopefuls...

Ruthzee Louijeune, one of the eight at-large candidates vying for a spot on the Boston City Council this fall, is extremely passionate about doing her part for communities similar to the one that she was...