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City of Boston releases ongoing plan to reconstruct Boston Common

Alicia Hamm October 26, 2022
The Boston Common will be receiving numerous improvements, as revealed in the Boston Common Master Plan announced earlier this month.
East to West: Apr. 30, 2021

East to West: Apr. 30, 2021

Veronica Thompson April 30, 2021

Season 5 Finale! Today on East to West, we cover landlords charging student tenants illegal fees, Boston University’s reaction to the result of the Derek Chauvin trial, a demonstration against...

rev. mariana white-hammond speaks at a dorchester event march 2019

Local activist, community leader appointed Boston’s chief of environment

Greye Dunn April 26, 2021
Responsibilities include protecting Boston's climate, water, air, land and architectural resources.
Rev. Mariama White-Hammond speaks about the realities of climate change at the Road to a Green New Deal tour launch in Dorchester Thursday. COURTESY OF SUNRISE MOVEMENT

Ayanna Pressley, Ed Markey speak about Green New Deal in Dorchester

Michal Shvimer April 23, 2019
The Road to a Green New Deal, an eight-city nationwide tour, launched Thursday as U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and others addressed a 1,400-person audience at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester about the urgency of climate change and how the Green New Deal plans to address it.
Kaio Thompson speaks at “Is it Bougie to be Green?” on Thursday. The panel addressed how socioeconomics, faith and environmentalism intersect. PHOTO BY JOHN LITTLE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Is It Bougie To Be Green?’ connects climate change to faith, marginalized groups

Julia Maruca April 24, 2018

Conversations about environmentalism, climate change and conservation swirled around during Earth Week last week, and some are calling on activists and environmentalists to pay more attention to groups...

Mayor Martin Walsh speaks about being the son of immigrants Wednesday afternoon during the Boston National Day of Action at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh says Boston stands behind immigrants at National Day of Action rally

Erin Edwards December 7, 2017

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Faneuil Hall Marketplace for the Boston National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights Wednesday afternoon as part of a movement to protect immigrants whose residency...

The Museum of Fine Arts Boston hosts “The City Talks: Climate Change," a discussion about climate change in Boston and the Inuit art exhibition, Wednesday night at the Edward H. Linde Gallery. PHOTO BY BILLY BEVEVINO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MFA engages residents in City Talks forum on climate change

Megan Forsythe September 28, 2017

  At the first of three public forums in this year's Museum of Fine Arts City Talks series, 50 people gathered Wednesday night to discuss climate change and the effects it has in Boston. The...

Locals gather Tuesday afternoon at Boston Common to march in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. and advocate for a $15 minimum wage. PHOTO BY FRANCHESCA VIAUD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Residents march to commemorate MLK, call for increased minimum wage

Breanne Kovatch April 4, 2017

Approximately 100 people stood in the rain to voice their support for an increased minimum wage at Boston Common Tuesday afternoon. The protest was one of around two dozen called “Fight Racism,...

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