LOCAL NEWS
Task force mulls 'Skylab' proposal for Ferdinand Bldg.The Dudley Vision Advisory Task Force and about 80 community members heard details recently on the "Dudley Skylab," a multi-use education center proposed for the top floor of the old Ferdinand's Furniture building. More » |
High schooler brings single-stream recycling to BPSNadia Issa, a rising sophomore at Boston Arts Academy, goes through several water bottles each day. As a dance major, she and her classmates rely on vending machines to stay hydrated, and when they're done, they toss the empty plastic containers in the trash. More » |
Operation A.B.L.E. helps older volunteers find workWhen Almin Sutton-Berkeley, a resident of Mattapan in her 50s, was laid off in 2011, she didn't wait for the jobs to come to her. "I was laid off from my job and I was at the Mattapan library," she said, "and there was a flyer and it said ? if you are unemployed, 48 and over, Operation A.B.L.E. will help you give you the tools to get back to work." More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Clement Garnett Morgan: From slavery to HarvardClement Garnett Morgan was born to slave parents in Stafford County, Va., in January 1859. After he and his parents were freed on Jan. 1, 1863, the effective date of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, they moved to Washington, D.C., where he attended the racially segregated M Street High School and learned the barber's trade. More » |
Advocates hail Supreme Court's health decisionInitial reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court's general upholding of the health care reform law last week ranged from praise to criticism. The American Public Health Association's (APHA) heralded the decision, while conservative groups such as the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons decried it as "a victory for those who want the Federal government to micromanage your life and medical care." More » |
WORLD NEWS
Paltrow's tweet heard 'round the worldIt was the tweet heard 'round the world -- at least the portion of the world that pays attention to Twitter. One weekend in early June, actress Gwyneth Paltrow tweeted a picture while onstage at Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch the Throne" concert in Paris, with the caption "Ni**as in paris for real" (the asterisks are Paltrow's). More » |
