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EDITORIAL: All Inclusive Boston will help create equitable tourism, but the city’s reputation cannot be restored without addressing its racism

Editors April 7, 2021
Boston remains unwelcoming to the vast majority of its residents, regardless of how we market it.
st patrick's day celebration in south boston

Boston celebrates second COVID-era St. Patrick’s Day

Taylor Brokesh March 17, 2021
South Boston’s traditional St. Patrick’s Day Parade was canceled for the second year in a row.
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EDITORIAL: The Boston Marathon continues to unite the city, overcome challenges

Editors March 4, 2021
The marathon demonstrates how Boston traditions continue to persevere and connect us during a time of severe isolation. Perhaps it can also inspire us to fight against the COVID-19 fatigue and keep us Boston Strong through the last stretch of the pandemic.
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Councilors retry chemical, projectile crowd control reform

Daniel Kool February 26, 2021
The proposed restriction would that police use chemical weapons and impact projectiles only if a supervising officer witnesses violence or destruction of property and determines the situation cannot be controlled or de-escalated.
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EDITORIAL: We must recognize the power of local elections

Editors February 24, 2021
As we lean toward more and more progressive lawmakers in local elections, it’s important to remember the power these races hold in the United States.
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Andrea Campbell hosts climate justice town hall

Isabella Abraham February 24, 2021
“We know that the climate crisis of course is a public health crisis, and that the investments we need to make in resiliency and sustainability are opportunities to improve health and the economic well-being of our residents," Campbell said.
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Capturing 2021: a Spring preview of FreeP photography

Hannah Yoshinaga January 19, 2021
Last semester, The Daily Free Press continued reporting under the constraints of the pandemic. This Spring, the photo section plans to continue our efforts to inform the Boston University community.
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EDITORIAL: Elected officials must appreciate their community, not disrespect it

Editors October 23, 2020
Boston is a city rich with diverse backgrounds and culture. It deserves to be served by those who appreciate these attributes instead of diminishing them down to a joke.
Boston Police Department District D-4 Station in Back Bay. BPD will hire 15 mental health clinicians for the 2021 fiscal year, according to a Sept. 3 Boston City Council meeting on public safety and criminal justice. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

BPD to hire 15 more mental health clinicians

Anne Jonas September 10, 2020
Clinicians will respond to calls for psychiatric crises or other behavioral health issues, like substance abuse.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Boston Housing Authority $1.8 billion in housing vouchers for Boston’s homeless and disabled residents Saturday. COURTESY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIA FLICKR

Boston awarded $1.8 million to house homeless and disabled

Mia Khatib December 10, 2019
Homeless and disabled residents will benefit from a $1.8 million federal grant for housing subsidies in Boston.
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