Living in Roxbury for a week has the same health implications as smoking roughly 5 1/4 cigarettes.
Toxic air pollutants have plagued Roxbury for at least a decade, according to collected Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, air emissions data.
Air toxics are airborne...
Nidhi Prakash, news correspondent
• December 6, 2024
For over 40 years, Rosie’s Place has been a safe haven for Boston’s women, a city with the second-highest homeless rate in the United States. Founded in 1974 as the first women-only shelter in the country, it offers far more than food and shelter — women can also access...
At the Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library Oct. 5, Roberto Mighty brought the dead to life.
Mighty, a multimedia artist and filmmaker, spoke to an audience of 20 about his upbeat docuseries “World’s Greatest Cemeteries,” currently airing its second season...
The heart of Roxbury pulsed with artistic energy as Roxbury Open Studios held its 25th annual Arts Festival Oct. 5 and 6 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury. Running from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the two-day-long festival was a multi-medium, multicultural and multigenerational...
The Boston Vegetarian Society, or BVS, hosted its 29th annual Boston Veg Food Fest Sept. 28 and 29 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury. This two-day festival, the longest running veg fest in the country, according to BVS’s website, featured six speakers...
In September 2023, Asha Janay took on the role of Roxbury liaison in the Department of Neighborhood Services. In the brief time Janay has been liaison, she has been hard at work helping Roxbury thrive by connecting with residents and sharing city resources. As a Roxbury native...
In the ninth episode of WRBB News, co-hosts Bela Omoeva and Grace Sawin speak with The News about two recent stories. Editor-in-chief Eli Curwin provides details on campus editor Emily Spatz's article about Northeastern indicating that it would not divest endowment holdings from...
The Walgreens at 416 Warren St. in Roxbury officially closed Jan. 31 despite protests from local residents and elected officials.
The closure leaves the neighborhood with just one location on Columbus Avenue, about a mile away from the closed site. The walk between the two...
Northeastern University plans to construct a 26-story building at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. The land at 840 Columbus Ave. is currently a parking lot. Northeastern purchased it from the City of Boston in 1997. In court, it’s referred to as Parcel...
