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Trash bags and cardboard boxes piled up inside and against a dumpster on Freeman Street. Due to a decrease in enrollment in universities across Boston, fewer moving truck permits were issued to Allston residents and there was less participation in “Allston Christmas” on Labor Day weekend. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

High temperatures, move-in difficulties overshadow ‘Allston Christmas’

Charlie Johnson September 3, 2024
U-Haul trucks and miscellaneous debris typically litter the streets of Allston each Labor Day weekend in celebration of “Allston Christmas.” This year, however, some residents and students were unaware of the tradition or chose not to participate as move-in difficulties surfaced.

Terriers InBiz: Pablo Ferreyra develops startup to help students buy and sell used goods

Martha Merrow November 29, 2018
Pablo Ferreyra is the CEO and co-founder of the innovative startup, VERTO an e-commerce marketplace that brands itself as a collegiate Craigslist: an online space exclusively for college students to safely and affordably buy and sell used goods.
The first annual Allston Christmas Block Party hosted by Do617 and Allston Village Main Streets was held in the new POP Allston Space Monday. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Allston Christmas Block Party celebrates neighborhood’s scrappiness

Monika Nayak September 9, 2015

Promoting culture, community and creativity, Do617 and Allston Village Main Streets hosted an outdoor public festival Monday to celebrate Allston Christmas. The Allston Christmas Block Party, held in...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts said Monday it will continue to defend limits on re-detaining immigrants. PHOTO COURTESY OF LUIGI CATERINO VIA FLICKR

ACLU battles laws re-detain, imprison immigrants

Christy Osler April 10, 2015

The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts will continue to defend limits on re-detaining immigrants already released from prison, according to a Monday press release. A hearing to defend these...

PHOTO BY KYRA LOUIE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

EDIT: Gentrification Nation

Editors October 2, 2014

Fifty years ago, Allston was the gritty neighborhood home to a potpourri of blue-collar workers and their families. Today, Allston is the prime spot for college students looking for cheap rent and fun...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks in front of a student apartment in Allston-Brighton on Monday. The mayor stated in the speech that the city is committed to fixing safety violations in student housing. PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Walsh plans to protect students, facilitate move-in during Allston Christmas

Jaime Bennis September 1, 2014

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a series of housing reforms in Allston-Brighton Monday as hundreds of students moved in and out of their apartments during “Allston Christmas.” “Students have...

‘Allston Christmas’ not as popular amongst student body

Daily Free Press Admin September 2, 2013

As the commotion of yellow carts and excessive traffic comes to a close, many residents of Allston said the annual ‘Allston Christmas,’ the miscellaneous curbside furniture exchange between apartment...

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