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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Street in Jamaica Plain neighborhood

Boston remains highly gentrified despite housing efforts

Madison Mercado February 18, 2021
Boston was ranked third most intensely gentrified city in the United States between 2013-2017. Neighborhoods like East Boston, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Mattapan, Hyde Park and South Boston were most affected.
The Boston Public Library in Copley Square, where at-large candidates for Boston City Council hosted an open forum to discuss their environmental stances on Wednesday night. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

City Council candidates tackle environmental challenges in public forum

Alyssa Figueroa October 3, 2019
All but one of the at-large candidates for Boston’s City Council convened at the Boston Public Library Wednesday night for a forum in which city residents pressed the contenders on their stances on energy and environmental issues.
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