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EnVision Hotel Boston website home page. Mayor Wu announced the acquisition of enVision Hotel Jan. 30, a homeless shelter that has been operated by Victory Programs Inc. since November 2021. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

EnVision Hotel acquired by City of Boston to support permanent housing for homeless residents

Liam Dunne February 10, 2025
Mayor Michelle Wu announced Jan. 30 the acquisition of enVision Hotel, a homeless shelter that has been operated by Victory Programs Inc. since November 2021.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The ghost of Mass. and Cass will still haunt Boston | Editorial

Editors November 6, 2023
Last week Mayor Wu oversaw the clearing of tents from Mass. and Cass, something the city has tried before and always results in the encampment coming back, because to finally get rid of Mass. and Cass for good Boston will have to change the way it thinks about homelessness.
Michelle Wu smiling to supporters Nov. 2 following her mayoral victory. Since the mayoral election, Boston University students have expressed high expectations of Wu, who will officially take office Tuesday. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DFP FILE

BU students share strong expectations for Michelle Wu, celebrate win for minority representation in Boston

Talia Lissauer November 15, 2021

Boston’s mayor-elect Michelle Wu, who made history as the first woman and person of color to be elected to the position, will officially take office Tuesday, and students at Boston University expressed...

Jose Diener stands in front of his sister's tent on Atkinson Street Wednesday, in the area commonly known as the Methadone Mile. The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts sued the City of Boston for clearing tents and ordering the unhoused out of the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. KAITO AU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts ACLU sues Boston for clearing tents at Mass/Cass

Bella Ramirez November 12, 2021
The ACLU of Massachusetts sued the City for clearing tents of unhoused individuals at Mass/Cass.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

ENDORSEMENT: A vote for Michelle Wu

Editors October 21, 2021
We, as a paper, endorse Michelle Wu because we believe in her vision, and we trust in her ability to achieve it.
Boston mayoral candidates John Barros, Andrea Campbell, Kim Janey, Annissa Essaibi George, Jon Santiago and Michelle Wu at the Suffolk County House of Corrections May 28. The candidates addressed criminal justice reform, mental health resources and more at their first in-person mayoral forum. COURTESY OF PETER VAN DELFT

Suffolk County Sheriff Department holds first in-person 2021 mayoral forum

Madison Mercado June 2, 2021
Six Boston mayoral candidates debated in the first in-person forum of the year last Wednesday.
East to West: October 15, 2019

East to West: October 15, 2019

JenRacoosin October 15, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a data breach affecting hundreds of student accounts, a recent trend in commuting on campus, and a rise in Massachusetts rape reports. This episode...

Massachusetts Avenue in South Boston, which intersects with Melnea Cass Boulevard at the center of “Methadone Mile.” LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh unveils new plan to curb growing opioid epidemic

Sonia Rubeck October 10, 2019
The plan will focus on improving public safety, making more public health services available to drug users and maintaining quality of life for residents.
The School of Public Health’s Activist Lab releases a photographic project Oct. 25 featuring the faces of people struggling from homelessness, addiction and mental illness. PHOTO COURTESY LIAM HUNT

SPH releases set of photos depicting life of opioid addicts

JenRacoosin November 1, 2017

The Boston University School of Public Health’s Activist Lab unveiled a new set of photos from its "Life on Albany" series in the Crosstown Center last week, featuring residents of the area commonly...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has asked artists to join efforts to clean up the area around the BU Medical Campus. PHOTO BY JINGYI LIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City continues BU Medical Campus revitalization with public art projects

Cynthia Fernandez April 23, 2017

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh put out a call to artists to paint temporary artwork on the exterior of the Finland Building at 774 Albany St., according to a press release published on Wednesday. The call...

The City of Boston holds a public meeting to discuss the next phase of the South Bay Harbor Trail, which connects Boston neighborhoods to its waterfront. PHOTO BY AMANDA LUCIDI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Transportation Department holds meeting, discusses South Bay Harbor Trail project

Nathan Bindseil January 27, 2017

After 15 years, at a meeting with Boston Transportation Department officials Wednesday evening, Michael Tyrrell came one step closer to seeing his South Bay Harbor Trail project become a reality. The...

Boston University’s Medical Campus makes progress in the efforts to clean up the area in partnership with Mayor Martin Walsh's office and Project Place. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Coalition makes progress revitalizing Medical Campus neighborhood

Till Kaeslin January 19, 2017

One month after Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the city’s initiative to revitalize Lower Roxbury and South Boston neighborhoods, the city’s effort, in partnership with Boston University’s...

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