Two Neighborhoods’ Different Paths to Revitalization
In South Boston, revitalization is being driven by development initiated by investment firms. In Roxbury, public efforts are transforming once troubled neighborhoods.
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Getting a Grip on Heroin Addiction
At age 19, Matthew Ganem fell into a two-year nightmare of heroin addiction, leading him in and out of jail. He said he lost everything.
Continue reading »Gender-neutral Bathrooms a Growing Trend
By Gabrielle Silva Boston City Hall is making history – and all for under $30. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh signed in June an executive order to immediately establish two gender-neutral bathrooms on the fifth floor of City Hall just outside his office. Gender-neutral bathrooms are meant to be accessible public facilities that protects all peoples “regardless of gender identity or […]
Continue reading »Academics and Athletics = Success at The Base
By Dakota Antelman Robert Lewis expects the athletes he and his staff members mentor at his program — The Base — to be much more than athletes – he expects them to be successful students. By combining academic lessons and baseball, Lewis is working to send Boston’s African-American and Latino students to college. Located in Roxbury, The Base was created […]
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