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Dorchester Open Streets concludes Open Streets Boston series

Xiaoya Shao September 28, 2022
A two mile strip of the street closed its road for drivers and opened it up for pedestrians to engage with neighbors and friends and support small businesses in Boston.
construction worker walks across a steel beam

Janey announces programs aimed at tackling city contract inequity

Sam Trottenberg April 12, 2021
The new Boston Contracting Opportunity Fund will grant up to $15,000 to companies looking to bid.
osaka sushi and steakhouse in brookline

Andrea Campbell releases Restaurant Recovery plan

Greye Dunn April 5, 2021
Boston’s restaurants hopes to return to their feet following a year of public health restrictions.
boston city councilwoman annissa essaibi george talks to small business owners in downtown crossing

Annissa Essaibi George tours downtown businesses stung by pandemic

Samuele Petruccelli March 22, 2021
The councilor discussed struggles and relief as part of her “Get Boston Back to Business” tour.
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Let’s Talk About: Cultural appropriation of tequila

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 3, 2021
If Kendall Jenner is receiving all the criticism in the tequila industry, shouldn’t we extend that scrutiny to all the other wrong-doers and shed light on other non-Mexican celebrities in the tequila-making industry?
Newbury Street stores

Boston dispensary applications remain a point of conflict among residents

Sam Trottenberg March 1, 2021
“We will fight this tooth and nail, to the last man,” said Alex Mancebo, a Back Bay resident. “If the applicants want to endure that, we’re ready to do it. We live here.”
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.
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EDITORIAL: We shouldn’t celebrate a Chick-fil-A food truck

Editors January 29, 2021

If you’re on campus this semester and have walked past Boston University’s College of Communication, you might have seen a big, red food truck. At the beginning of the year, Chick-fil-A began parking...

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EDITORIAL: Amazon’s new jobs in Boston may have unintended consequences

Editors January 27, 2021
Whether the new hires will be sustainable for the economy and whether Amazon’s growth will have a negative impact on local businesses after the city opens back up has yet to be seen. But it is certain we must hold these giants to higher standards, or they will continue doing good with ulterior motives.
Harvard University student Justin Crist Lee co-created LivelyHood, a volunteer coordination service that aims to tackle food insecurity in the Boston area by matching delivery volunteers with those who need assistance. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston students support vulnerable communities, address food insecurity

Yiran Yu January 26, 2021
Even before the pandemic exacerbated the issue, food insecurity has loomed over the United States — an estimated 11.1 percent of American households were food insecure in 2018, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Now, entrepreneurs and student volunteers are finding creative ways to tackle the issue.
Boston’s Newbury Street. On Black Friday this year, stores in the city adjusted their safety protocols to meet the demands of shoppers while following health-related constraints. JACQUELYN O’BRIEN/ DFP FILE

Shoppers see early sales instead of typical Black Friday weekend

Yiran Yu December 1, 2020
Despite specific health-related constraints and added safety procedures, businesses and students strived to celebrate Black Friday in a different way.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Is using social media still a personal choice?

Editors November 18, 2020
We have evolved as a society, and social media has adapted adequately. Our uses for the internet have changed, and our purpose for interacting with each other have as well. But painting our dependence on social media as a personal decision discounts the cunning strategy behind it all.
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