When the Environmental Protection Agency declared the Lower Neponset River a Superfund site in 2022, community members celebrated it as a recognition of the community’s need and a way to bring faster repair to a natural resource.
Year: 2025
Mayor’s Youth Summit hopes to engage Boston’s future leaders
The 2025 Mayor’s Youth Summit will take place on Saturday, February 22. The summit is targeted toward youth throughout the city and gives them a forum to showcase their talents and build community. Implemented in 1994 under Mayor Thomas Menino, the summit was hosted annually for 10 years before taking a hiatus in 2005.
Angélique Kidjo coming to Somerville Theatre
Angélique Kidjo will bring her thrilling voice and stage presence, irresistible music and fluency in multiple cultures and languages to the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, Somerville, on Friday, February 28, presented by Global Arts Live.
Actors’ Shakespeare Project tackles loss and light with August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’
Over the course of his career, playwright August Wilson produced a repertoire examining the condition of Black America. His plays have become canon in the arts world, with some of them going beyond the stage, like his 1985 “Fences,” brought to the big screen by Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in the 2016 award-winning film.
Ayanna Pressley channels MLK Jr.’s legacy to call for resistance to Trump
The celebrations of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and President Donald Trump’s second inaugural provided a stark contrast on Monday with several Massachusetts politicians pointedly skipping the Washington, D.C., event to stay close to home.
Beyoncé pledges $2.5M to help rebuild historic Black community ravaged by fires
When the Eaton Canyon fires roared through Altadena and Pasadena on January 7, the historic Black community of Altadena, a beacon of resilience and Civil Rights-era progress, faced near-total devastation. Among Los Angeles County’s hardest-hit areas, the unincorporated San Gabriel Valley town — home to 42,000 residents — saw over 1,000 structures destroyed, at least five lives lost and thousands displaced.
Hope, fear and counter-protests in Washington
Thousands of people from across the country held a march in the nation’s capital on Saturday for women’s reproductive rights and other rights many marchers deemed to be under threat from the incoming Trump administration.
The Final Four in football is set
The race for Super Bowl LIX has come down to a four-team race with the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Washington Commanders, and the Philadelphia Eagles. These superb squads are still in the hunt for the coveted Vince Lombardi Championship Trophy on February 9.
To be female, patriotic and Black
A familiar face has retaken the White House, promising to pursue America’s “manifest destiny” and restore the country back to its former glory. For some, that evokes a feeling of patriotism and nostalgia for the days of American exceptionalism. For those who have been the exception to those ideals, it is repudiating.
To resist Trump 2.0, look to Florida — and organize
The dystopian future that Trump is building for this country is one I have already seen. Born and raised in Florida, I’ve lived, worked, and fought in a state that has become a laboratory for MAGA experiments in extremist education policies and prohibitions.
In the news: Angela Pitter
Newton resident Angela Pitter was recently elected chair of the board of directors for the Charles River Regional Chamber.
10+ things you can do with your Boston Public Library card
The Boston Public Library is one of the most important public institutions in this city. Though it holds an impressive collection of books and has 25 neighborhood branches to visit, some of the best perks of having a library card aren’t about reading at all.
